Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Redwood City, California, United StatesFounded 2015
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) operates as a "for-profit charity" making venture investments in innovations that embed societal impact within their business models, focusing on scalable and sustainable businesses and social entrepreneurs. These investments primarily target science (especially biomedical research), education, and justice and opportunity, with any profits reinvested into their philanthropic endeavors.
Portfolio
8
Fund Size
$300M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Stage Distribution
Portfolio
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen Health | Seed | $14.5M | Nov 2024 |
| Sound Agriculture | Series D | $75M | Dec 2022 |
| Eruditus | Series D | $113M | Sep 2020 |
| Sawyer | Seed | $6M | Aug 2017 |
| Byju's | Series C | $50M | Sep 2016 |
| RaiseMe | Series B | $15M | — |
| Brightwheel | Series B | $21M | — |
| Varsity Tutors | Growth | $50M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Footprint Coalition1 shared
Leaps by Bayer1 shared
S2G Ventures1 shared
Fall Line Capital1 shared
Cavallo Ventures1 shared
Northpond Ventures1 shared
Sequoia Capital1 shared
Sofina1 shared
Advance Venture Partners1 shared
Female Founders Fund1 shared
Collaborative Fund1 shared
Teamworthy Ventures1 shared
Salesforce1 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
Omidyar Network1 shared
GGV Capital1 shared
Technology Crossover Ventures1 shared
Learn Capital1 shared
Leeds Illuminate1 shared
Prosus Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 1 March 2026