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BlackRock

Institutional investor

Wilmington · Series A–Growth · 57 people tracked

Also known as APERIO GROUP, LLC · Blackrock (Singapore) Limited · Blackrock Alternatives Management, Llc · BLACKROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT NORTH ASIA LIMITED · Blackrock Asset Management Schweiz Ag · Blackrock Capital Investment Advisors, Llc · Blackrock Capital Management, Inc. · Blackrock Financial Management, Inc · BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS · Blackrock International Limited · BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED · Blackrock Investment Management, Llc · Blackrock Realty Advisors Inc · SPIDERROCK ADVISORS, LLC · SVOF/MM, LLC · TENNENBAUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

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Investment thesis

BlackRock is a global asset manager that serves as a fiduciary to its clients, focused on helping people achieve financial well-being.

Invests inCrypto & Web3HealthtechSector AgnosticEuropeGlobalLondonNew YorkUnited KingdomWilmington

Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Growth
HQ
Wilmington, CA, US
Instruments
Debt
Founded
1999
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$172.6B
Tracked investments
17

Team · 57 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Gary Shedlin· Vice Chairman
Rob Fairbairn· Vice Chairman
Thomas E. Donilon· Vice Chairman, Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute
Edward Ng· Managing Directorin
Adebayo Ogunlesi· Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Global Infrastructure Partners
Armando Senra· Head of Americas Institutional Business, Head of Canada and Latin America
Derek Stein· Global Head of Technology & Operations
Dominik Rohé· Deputy Head of the International Business, Global Head of Client Platform
J. Richard Kushel· Head of the Portfolio Management Group
Jane Sloan· EMEA Head of Global Product Solutions
Jessica Tan· Head of Americas, Global Product Solutions
John Perlowski· Head of Global Business Operations Services
Martin Small· Chief Financial Officer
Michael Patterson· Private Financing Solutions Executive Office, Co-President of HPS Investment Partners
Mike Pyle· Deputy Head of the Portfolio Management Group
Pierre Sarrau· Chief Risk Officer and Head of Risk & Quantitative Analysis
Raffaele Savi· Global Head of BlackRock Systematic
Raj Rao· President and Chief Operating Officer Global Infrastructure Partners
Ram Subramaniam· Chief Marketing Officer, Global Head of Digital Wealth
Rick Rieder· Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income
Roland Villacorta· Global Head of Liquidity and Financing
Hassan Chaudhry· Vice President

What they invest in

from 12 of 17 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×6Biotech ×3Enterprise Software ×3Fintech ×3Hardware ×3SaaS ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cleantech ×2

HQs:United States×10Belgium×1United Kingdom×1Netherlands×1

Investments · 17 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 12021 · 22020 · 26 dated

Axelera AIaxelera.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Axelera AI develops hardware and software platforms for artificial intelligence inference at the edge, including specialized processors and accelerators for edge computing, computer vision, natural language processing, and automotive applications.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Fabrizio Del MaffeoEvangelos Eleftheriou

ConnectDERconnectder.comin✓ verified

ConnectDER manufactures meter socket adapters that simplify the installation of distributed energy systems, including solar, EV charging, and battery storage solutions for homeowners and installers.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwarePhiladelphia, US

Whitman Fulton(Executive Officer, Director)Ivo Steklac(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Gustafson(Director)

BoardDaniel Goldman(Director)Rajan Gupta(Director)Matt Coleman(Director)

Load smartloadsmart.comin𝕏✓ verified

Loadsmart provides freight and logistics technology, including digital freight brokerage, managed transportation and consultancy, procurement and execution software, dock scheduling (Opendock), computer-vision yard visibility tools, and a carrier TMS.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York, US

Ricardo Salgado(Executive Officer, Director)

Sequana Medicalsequanamedical.comin𝕏✓ verified

Sequana Medical develops the alfapump system and DSR therapy for treating fluid overload in patients with conditions such as liver disease and heart failure.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesGhent, BE

Astranisastranis.comin𝕏

Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in

Behavoxbehavox.comin

Behavox provides an AI-native compliance platform that unifies surveillance, archiving, policy management and compliance operations for large financial institutions, asset managers, and other regulated enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Erkin Adylov(Founder & CEO)

Caplight Technologiescaplight.comJun 2026

Caplight provides pricing data and analytics for the private company secondary market, including historical pricing trends, trade history, real-time market alerts, and investor insights sourced from primary and secondary transactions.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Justin Moore(Director)Javier Avalos(Executive Officer, Director)Maria Rabinovich(Executive Officer)

BoardJake Gibson(Director)

PartnerKunal Khara· quoted

CRDfinra.orgin𝕏

FINRA is a not-for-profit self-regulatory organization that oversees U.S. broker-dealer firms and associated persons, working to protect investors and maintain market integrity.

FintechGovTech

Databricksdatabricks.comin𝕏Sep 2025

Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ali Ghodsi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ion Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Conte(Executive Officer)Tram Phi(Executive Officer)

BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)

Insitroinsitro.comin𝕏Mar 2020

insitro is a drug discovery and development company that uses machine learning and cellular data to identify therapeutic insights and accelerate the creation of new medicines.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Daphne Koller(CEO & Founder)Duane Valz(General Counsel)Mary Rozenman(Chief Financial Officer)

BoardRobert Nelsen(Director)Vijay Pande(Director)

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Loft LabsMar 2021

vCluster platform making Kubernetes more efficient; closed a $24M Series A led by Khosla Ventures.

San Francisco, US

Lukas Gentele(Executive Officer, Director)Fabian Kramm(Director)

BoardLu Zhang(Director)

Solugensolugen.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Solugen develops a biomanufacturing platform using fermentation and bioprocessing technology to produce specialty chemicals at scale.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechHealthtechHouston, US

Sean Hunt(Founder/CTO)inGaurab Chakrabarti(Founder)in

BoardSeth Bannon(Director)

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Unqorkunqork.comin𝕏Sep 2020

Unqork provides a low-code/no-code platform that helps enterprises in financial services, insurance, and healthcare build and manage complex software systems with governance, security, and transparency.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Gary Hoberman(Founder & CEO)Alex Schmelkin(Executive Officer)Bassam Chaptini(Executive Officer)David Sullivan(Executive Officer)

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 33

as of Dec 2024
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
BlackRock-Global Infrastructure Partners V-A/B, L.P.LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds20231.05x0.11x
Blackrock Global Infrastructure Fund IVLPs: Baltimore City Employees' Retirement System, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund202211.2%14.00x0.02x
BlackRock Global Infrastructure Fund IV D, L.P.LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, District of Columbia Retirement Board20221.09x0.01x
Blackrock Global Infrastructure IV-DLPs: San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association20221.11x0.01x
BlackRock US CRE Debt Fund C7 LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration20215.4%1.05x0.60x
BlackRock Global Energy and Power Infrastructure ILPs: Baltimore City Employees' Retirement System202012.6%1.20x0.20x
Blackrock Global Renewable Power Infrastructure Fund III (D), L.P.LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds2020-11.1%0.81x0.03x
Blackrock Global Energy & Power IIILPs: San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association20191.26x0.33x
BlackRock Global Renewable Power Infrastructure IIILPs: Minnesota State Board of Investment2019-12.1%0.71x0.06x
BlackRock Long Term Capital, SCSPLPs: Minnesota State Board of Investment201922.4%2.11x1.75x
BlackRock-Global Infrastructure Partners IV-A&B, L.P. (2020)LPs: Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds20199.1%1.25x0.09x
BlackRock Middle Market Senior FundLPs: Minnesota State Board of Investment20186.5%1.33x1.26x
BlackRock Global Renewable Power Fund IILPs: Minnesota State Board of Investment2017-0.5%0.98x0.95x
BlackRock DevelopedLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems20168.1%1.35x1.35x
Tennenbaum Direct Lending Fund VIII, L.P.LPs: Maine Public Employees Retirement System, San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20165.8%1.23x1.11x
Tennenbaum Energy Opportunities, L.P.LPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20168.2%3.33x
Blackrock Fixed Income Opportunities Nero LLCLPs: Empire State Development – New York Ventures20151.26x1.24x
BlackRock Tempus FundLPs: Minnesota State Board of Investment20154.9%1.10x1.09x
BlackRock TIPS IndexLPs: North Carolina Retirement Systems20150.9%
Tennenbaum Special Situations Fund IXLPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20159.2%1.64x
Tennenbaum Waterman Fund, L.P.LPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20129.4%1.91x
Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners VI, L.P.LPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20117.3%2.02x
BlackRock Carbon Capital III, L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration20109.3%1.26x1.26x
BlackRock Europe Property Fund III, L.P.LPs: Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System20073.0%1.15x1.15x
Tennenbaum Opportunities Fund V, LLCLPs: Santa Barbara County Employees' Retirement System, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation20075.4%1.49x1.44x
Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V, L.P.LPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association20075.4%1.48x
BlackRock Carbon Capital VLPs: Florida State Board of Administration20066.1%1.20x1.20x
BlackRock Diamond PropertyLPs: San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association2005-9.3%0.61x0.61x
BlackRock Carbon Capital VILPs: Florida State Board of Administration20024.1%1.11x0.56x
BlackRock Asset Investors, L.P.LPs: Washington State Investment Board199521.9%1.40x1.37x
Blackrock European Middle Market Private Debt Fund IIILPs: West Yorkshire Pension Fund1.19x0.40x
BLACKROCK GLBL INFRA IV DLPs: New York City Board of Education Retirement System1.11x
Blackrock Growth Equity Fund ILPs: West Yorkshire Pension Fund1.19x0.09x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

What stage does BlackRock invest at?
BlackRock invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does BlackRock focus on?
BlackRock focuses on Crypto & Web3, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is BlackRock located?
BlackRock is headquartered in Wilmington, US.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: I'm very bullish on the markets over the next 12 months

CNBC Television · Larry Fink

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: We're at the beginning of growing capital markets

CNBC Television · Larry Fink

BREAKING: BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink Just Said a Recession Is Coming! 😳

Ale's World of Stocks · Larry Fink

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: We're too focused on monetary policy and not enough on fiscal discipline

CNBC Television · Larry Fink

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: We're at the beginning of the tokenization of all assets

CNBC Television · Larry Fink

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: We, as country, need massive investments in AI

CNBC Television · Larry Fink

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