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    Gates Foundation

    Founded 2000

    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through its Strategic Investment Fund (SIF), focuses its investments on driving positive social impact globally, particularly in areas such as global health, agriculture, financial services, and education for low-income populations. Their strategy is "impact first, financial sustainability second," utilizing flexible financial instruments like equity, debt, and grants to support game-changing developments and scale breakthrough business models and technology innovations.

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    Portfolio

    4

    Fund Size

    $77.2B

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Stage Distribution

    Portfolio

    4 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Puna BioSeries AJul 2025
    Lumen BioscienceSeries C$30MJul 2025
    Butterfly NetworkGrowth$250MSep 2018
    PHASE ScientificSeries A$34M

    Top Co-Investors

    Builders VC1 shared
    National Science Foundation1 shared
    WestRiver Group1 shared

    Last updated: 3 March 2026