# Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO at Microsoft > Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO at Microsoft. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Redmond, US · Partner # Satya Nadella Chairman and CEO at [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Latest rounds - **Outtake** Series B · $40M Jan 2026 Backs *AI* *Cybersecurity* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jan 2026 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions - **Books:** 1 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Microsoft - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=satya-nadella)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=satya-nadella) ## The firm [**Microsoft** Corporate VC · US **12** cheques in 12 months **105** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $40M - **Active:** 2026 2026 - [Outtake](https://millionrounds.com/company/outtake) *Series B* **$40M** *US* Jan 2026 Joined · +11 investors By stage - Series B **1** What they backed AI **1** Cybersecurity **1** Alongside - [Bill Ackman *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-ackman) - [Bob McGrew *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-mcgrew) - [CRV *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) - [Guillermo Rauch *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch) - [IQ Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) - [Iconiq *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital) - [John Donovan *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-donovan) - [Nikesh Arora *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **MICROSOFT CORP** Executive Officer, Director since 2020 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Microsoft - [**John Thompson** Chairman of the Board *11 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-thompson-2) - [**Kevin Scott** Corporate Vice President Global Enterprise Sales *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-scott) - [**Gordon Bell** Researcher Emeritus (Ret) *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gordon-bell) - [**Bruce Jaffe** General Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bruce-jaffe) - [**Jeff Miller** Team *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-miller-9) - [**John Maeda** CVP Engineering, CoreAI Computational Design & Research *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-maeda) - [**Vinayak Hegde** Angel Investor *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/vinayak-hegde-2) - [**Baharat Vemuri** Team *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/baharat-vemuri) ## Their book - Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone Satya Nadella · 2017 3.78 from 18,115 ratings on Goodreads About the book As told by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Hit Refresh is the story of corporate change and reinvention as well as the story of Nadella’s personal journey, one that is taking place today inside a storied technology company, and one that is coming in all of our lives as intelligent… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 15 Sept 2026 · 37 min Satya Nadella on the AI Doomer Slowdown, Microsoft's Master Plan & Who Wins AI With [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) Their book [Hit Refresh](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella#books) About this episode (0:00) Satya Nadella joins The Besties! (0:55) Dario's blog, "pacing the frontier," common sense AI safety (6:28) The failure of AI CEO messaging, monitoring agents, what will a slowdown mean for new AI products? (14:22) Economic incentives for frontier lab doomerism, where the AI profits are… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 25 Jul 2026 · 1h 0m Possible: Satya Nadella on making human and token capital compound With [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) Their book [Hit Refresh](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella#books) About this episode In this recent episode of Possible, Reid Hoffman sits down with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella fresh off Microsoft Build 2026. The conversation goes wide: how AI is reshaping work, business, and society, and why the transformation sweeping through software development today is only a preview of what's… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 21 Jan 2026 · 32 min Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on AI's Business Revolution: What Happens to SaaS, OpenAI, and Microsoft? | LIVE from Davos With [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) Their book [Hit Refresh](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella#books) Mentions [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) About this episode (0:00) Jason and Sacks welcome Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (1:31) Future of AI copilots and agents, impact on white collar work (8:01) How Microsoft has scaled revenue and profits with flat headcount (10:50) The extreme competition in AI: Microsoft, xAI, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic (12:39) Views… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Cheeky Pint](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/cheeky-pint) · 18 Nov 2025 · 1h 19m Satya Nadella describes how lessons from Microsoft’s history apply to today’s boom With [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) Their book [Hit Refresh](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella#books) Mentions [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates)[Larry Ellison](https://millionrounds.com/person/larry-ellison) About this episode Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, sits down with John to discuss the diffusion of AI inside the enterprise. He explains why “all your data at your fingertips” is the evergreen pitch, why this AI CapEx cycle is different from the.com bubble, and his vision for "agentic commerce". They also cover… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [BG2Pod](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/bg2pod) · 12 Dec 2024 · 1h 25m Satya Nadella | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner With [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) Their book [Hit Refresh](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella#books) About this episode Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week they are joined by Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, to discuss becoming Microsoft’s CEO, Advice for CEO’s, Microsoft’s Investment in OpenAI, Legacy Search, Ten Blue Links,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 13 Sept 2022 · 38 min Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: Why we need re-founders With [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) Their book [Hit Refresh](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella#books) Mentions [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates)[David Mandel](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-mandel)[Steve Ballmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-ballmer) About this episode To achieve massive scale, you don’t just need founders, you also need a re-founder – someone to come in at a later stage to keep the mission and culture on track. As Microsoft’s third CEO ever, after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, Satya Nadella is doing just that. He’s fostered a culture at… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Satya Nadella in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 14 Oct 2026 · 29 min Who’s the sheriff in AI’s wild west? (Equity Live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026) Mentions [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) About this episode The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026! Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane took over the Builders Stage Tuesday morning to tackle a growing challenge for the AI industry: what happens when AI agents go off-script, and who’s responsible for keeping them in check? Recent… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 27 Sept 2026 · 47 min 10 of The Wildest Hot Takes From the All-In Summit 2026 Mentions [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital)[Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[David Friedberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-friedberg)[David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) About this episode The All-In Summit returned to Los Angeles this year with one of its biggest lineups yet: Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, Gwynne Shotwell, Jared Isaacman, Brad Gerstner, Bill Gurley, Dina Powell McCormick, Jake Paul, Nick Shirley, Blake Scholl, Martin Shkreli and more, alongside hosts… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 7 Aug 2026 · 1h 43m The 18x Midas Lister Betting $3B on AI (and calling most of it fake) | Navin Chaddha, Mayfield With [Navin Chaddha](https://millionrounds.com/person/navin-chaddha) Mentions [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) About this episode Navin Chaddha is the Managing Partner at Mayfield. He’s made the Forbes Midas List 18 times, and thinks a lot of the AI revenue everyone's chasing right now is fake. Mayfield is a 56-year-old firm that backs founders at the paper-and-pencil stage. They’re investing $3 billion into AI, but Navin… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 17 Jul 2026 · 35 min Apple's lawsuit couldn't come at a worse time for OpenAI Mentions [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) About this episode Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it's not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI's chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI's response so far has… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) · 4 Jun 2026 · 42 min We Need An Ecosystem in AI, And Every Company Can Win A Place In It Mentions [Satya Nadella](https://millionrounds.com/person/satya-nadella) About this episode What does it mean for a business to truly operate at the AI frontier? In a special crossover episode at Microsoft Build, Sarah Guo and Elad Gil team up with Latent Space host “swyx” to talk with Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella about the future of AI platforms, software development, and the… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=satya-nadella). ## Find people like Satya Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. 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