Investor

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Last cheque observed Oct 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

VentureGrantSeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque5121days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.6MRounds led0 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Grant: 83% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2012

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    UversityVenture · US · prnewswire.com$3.3MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    AtrecaVenture · US · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 1 other
  4. 2011

    4 rounds

  5. Dec
    Seventh Sense BiosystemsGrant · US · finsmes.com$3.3MWith 1 other
  6. Nov
    Startup WeekendGrant · US · techcrunch.com$250KWith 1 other
  7. Mar
    Liquidia TechnologiesVenture · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 2 others
  8. Feb
    UversitySeries B · US · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

What does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invest in?

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invests most often at Venture and Grant (83% of the rounds on record).

How active is The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2012.

How big are The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.6M.

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2012.

Who does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invest alongside?

Most often Gates Foundation (6 rounds together) and Retro Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is an investment firm.

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