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BlackRock — 2021 Investments

30 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Amunix Pharmaceuticalsamunix.comMar 2021 · $117M

Biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel biologics, protein, and peptide therapeutics.

BiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Trisha Millican(Director)James Topper(Director)Otello Stampacchia(Director)David Hirsch(Director)Volker Schellenberger(Executive Officer)James Brush(Director)

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesFrazier Life SciencesLongitude CapitalViking GlobalCasdin CapitalFranklin Templeton+6 more

Anchorageanchorage.comin𝕏Dec 2021

Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Diogo Mónica(Founder)inNathan McCauley(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta Blockchain+28 more

Birdbird.comin𝕏Series C · Apr 2021

Bird provides messaging infrastructure for developers, offering SMS, email, voice, and real-time messaging APIs built and operated end-to-end.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL

Robert Vis(CEO)inBob Violier(Distinguished Engineer)inJoey van Ommen(Head of Product \u0026 Partner)inAdriaan Mol(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelAnthem Venture Management, LlcAtomicoBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalGlynn Capital Management+14 more

Bright Peak Therapeuticsbrightpeaktx.cominJun 2021

Bright Peak Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing multi-functional PD-1 inhibitors for cancer immunotherapy, based on its EDC protein-engineering platform.

BiotechHealthtechSan Diego, US

Vijaya Pattabiraman(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inJeffrey Bode(Scientific co-founder)inFredrik Wiklund(Chief Executive Officer)Christine Siu(Director)Michael Rosenzweig(Director)Bertolt Kreft(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsRA CapitalJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCVersant VenturesVenrockAlexandriaFidelity Investments+2 more

Carbon Healthcarbonhealth.comin𝕏Jul 2021

Carbon Health operates a chain of clinics offering urgent care, primary care, and chronic condition management, combining technology with in-person care to provide broader access to health services.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & Entertainment

Eren Bali(Founder)inGreg Burrell(Founder)inTom Berry(Founder)Caesar Djavaherian(Founder)Greg Burell(Founder)

Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 Global515 VenturesAkkadian VenturesAnnex InvestmentsBuilders VC+31 more

Claritygetclarity.aiinJan 2021Acquired

Clarity provides identity security and fraud protection for organizations throughout the candidate and employee lifecycle, using AI detection technology to prevent unauthorized access and insider threats caused by AI-driven identity manipulation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech

Ofer Ben-Noon(Co-Founder & CEO)Udi Mokady(Co-founder & CTO)Slavik Markovich(Head of GTM)Eyal Sasson(Head of Fraud & IP)David Lu(Founder)Gil Avriel(Founder)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersCommunity Access FundFlying Fish VenturesFusion VCAscend+14 more

Definitivedefinitive.fi𝕏Sep 2021

Definitive builds a non-custodial execution layer and trading infrastructure for crypto, serving traders and developers across DeFi.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLos Angeles, US

Dennis Qian(Co-Founder)inJai Prasad(Co-Founder)inBlake Arnold(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesGeometryRobot VenturesFlowdeskNascent

Digital Surgerydigitalsurgery.cominSep 2021 · $30Macquired by Medtronic

Digital Surgery develops pulsed field ablation technologies for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, offering safer and more effective procedural options for cardiac patients.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Co-investors8VCBalderton CapitalXR InvestFrstIndex VenturesIntel Capital+4 more

Farmers Business Networkfbn.comin𝕏Nov 2021 · $300M

Farmers Business Network (FBN) operates an agriculture marketplace where farmers buy inputs and supplies directly from manufacturers, access financing and grain marketing programs, and use data insights drawn from a network of over 100,000 member farms.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintechFoodTechSan Mateo, US

Amol Deshpande(Founder)inCharles Baron(Founder)inDiego Lopez Casanello(Executive Officer, Director)inGuillaume Luebke(Executive Officer)in

BoardLorenzo Gonzalez(Director)John Vaske(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAcre Venture PartnersBow CapitalColle Capital PartnersDBL PartnersFuture Communities Capital+5 more

Flixflixbus.dein𝕏Jun 2021

FlixBus operates an intercity bus network offering online and app-based ticket booking, real-time journey tracking, and e-tickets across roughly 8,000 destinations in 40+ countries.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

André Schwämmlein(Founder)inDaniel Krauss(Founder)inBenjamin Gubitz(CFO)inMax Zeumer(CCO)inFabian Stenger(COO)inAndre Schwammlein(Founder)

Co-investorsBright Success CapitalCherry VenturesGeneral AtlanticHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalSilver Lake Partners+7 more

Grammarlygrammarly.comin𝕏Jan 2021

Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps users write with clarity and confidence across over 1 million apps and websites.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Max Lytvyn(Founder)inAlex Shevchenko(Founder)inDmytro Lider(Founder)inShishir Mehrotrain

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBoxGroupBreyer CapitalCapital B Private HoldingsDria Ventures+12 more

Infobipinfobip.comin𝕏Nov 2021 · $500M

Infobip is a communications platform that enables businesses to build customer experiences across multiple messaging channels including SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, and others.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Silvio Kutic(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsOne Equity PartnersAres

Loft LabsinMar 2021

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

San Francisco, US

Lukas Gentele(Executive Officer, Director)inFabian Kramm(Director)in

BoardLu Zhang(Director)in

Co-investorsFusionBerkeley SkyDeck FundEMERGENT VENTURESFoundation CapitalJLL Spark Global VenturesKhosla Ventures+2 more

Loft Orbitalloftorbital.comin𝕏Dec 2021 · $140M

Loft Orbital operates space infrastructure, providing satellites equipped with sensing resources, onboard edge compute, and connectivity that let customers run missions without deploying their own hardware.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Antoine Bellon de Chassy(Executive Officer, Director)Pierre-Damien Vaujour(Founder)inAlex Greenberg(Founder)inAntoine de Chassy(Founder)

Co-investors1809 CapitalAlumni VenturesBlast.ClubBlitzscaling VenturesChaos VenturesEQUIAM+23 more

Mythic AImythic.aiin𝕏May 2021

Mythic builds analog processing units based on compute-in-memory architecture designed to run AI workloads efficiently in real-world applications.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Mike Henry(Founder)inTaner Ozcelik(CEO / Board Member)inSteven Pho(CFO)Dave Fick(Founder)

Co-investorsCatapult VenturesLinse CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)S3 VenturesAtreides ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)+16 more

Noodlenoodle.shop𝕏Oct 2021

Glade is an AI-powered case management platform for law firms that builds and maintains case files as work progresses, handling client intake, document collection, billing, scheduling, and court filing through CM/ECF.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioQED InvestorsRestive VenturesAlumni VenturesElectric Feel Ventures LlcGingerbread Capital+3 more

Noodlenoodle.cxinOct 2021

Noodle is a financial technology company offering foreign exchange operations in Brazil through partnerships with licensed banking institutions.

FintechSão Paulo, BR

Igor Bonatto(Founder)Rafael Pelosini(Founder)

Co-investorsHoney Island CapitalQED InvestorsAlumni VenturesElectric Feel Ventures LlcGingerbread CapitalL Catterton+2 more

Noodle Partnersnoodle.comin𝕏Oct 2021

Noodle partners with universities to design, build, and manage online and hybrid degree programs.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

John Katzman(CEO)inRanjan DanielsKeri Hoytin

BoardNelson C. Baker, Ph.DJames DeVaneyEddie Maloney

Co-investors500 GlobalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew Markets Venture PartnersOwl VenturesSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersAlumni Ventures+7 more

Nucleixnucleix.comin𝕏Apr 2021 · $55M

Nucleix is a healthcare company developing diagnostic technology based on DNA/nucleic acid analysis for cancer detection.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Eli Frydman(President EMEA)

Co-investorsGefen CapitalOrbiMedRA CapitalAurum Ventures MKILilly Asia VenturesLYFE Capital+1 more

Relativity Spacerelativityspace.comin𝕏Late Stage · Jun 2021 · $650M

Relativity Space develops Terran R, a reusable medium-to-heavy-lift rocket designed for efficiency and scalability, serving government entities, telecommunications companies, and commercial customers for space access missions.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Tim Ellis(CEO)inJordan Noone(CTO)inEric Schmidt(CEO)inAlex Levy(Investor)inNatalie EstrellaArleen Giger(Principal Recruiter)

Co-investorsAidenlair CapitalARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Aurum Venture PartnersBalerion Space VenturesBaruch Future VenturesBold Capital Partners+62 more

SambaNova Systemssambanova.aiin𝕏Apr 2021 · $676M

SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Kunle Olukotun(Founder)inRodrigo Liang(Founder)inChristopher Ré(Founder)

BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalFelicis Ventures+21 more

Snorkel AIsnorkel.aiin𝕏Apr 2021

Snorkel AI provides a platform and research for building training data and evaluation environments for frontier AI and agentic AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRedwood City, US

Henry Kiss Ehrenberg(Founder)inChristopher (Chris) Ré(Co-Founder)Braden Hancock(Founder)inParoma Varma(Founder)inManas Joglekar(Co-Founder / Founding Engineer (former))inVincent (Sunn) Chen(Co-Founder & VP of New Products & Technology)in

Co-investorsAccenture VenturesAdditionFelicis VenturesGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-Tel+10 more

Solugensolugen.comin𝕏Series C · Sep 2021 · $357M

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

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCleantechClimate TechHealthtechHouston, US

Sean Hunt(CTO)inGaurab Chakrabarti(Founder)inJonathan Tang(Investor)inSlava Solonitsyn(Investor)in

BoardSeth Bannon(Director)in

Co-investorsFifty YearsFounders FundLowercarbon CapitalY CombinatorBaillie GiffordGIC+40 more

Swift Health Systems Inc.inSep 2021 · $102M

HealthtechIrvine, US

Kenny Chang(Executive Officer)W. Ronald Redmond(Director)Vijay Dhaka(Executive Officer)Philong Pham(Executive Officer, Director)Hongsheng Tong(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsEndeavour VisionMVM Life Science PartnersRTW Investments L.P.Soleus CapitalvenBio Global StrategicVivo Capital

Traxtraxretail.com𝕏Apr 2021

Trax provides retail intelligence and execution software for global CPG brands, using image recognition to analyze shelf images and report on on-shelf availability, share of shelf, pricing, and promotional compliance.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Gary Laben(Chief Executive Officer)inJoel Bar-El(Co-founder)Dror Feldheim(Co-founder)

Co-investors1802 VenturesDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCHaymaker VenturesSingha VenturesSmart Partnership Capital+9 more

Ursa Major Technologiesursamajortechnologies.cominDec 2021 · $85M

Colorado aerospace and defense manufacturer of rocket engines, solid rocket motors, hypersonic and in-space propulsion systems.

Berthoud, US

Joseph A. Laurienti, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nicholas Doucette(Executive Officer)David Gregory(Executive Officer)

BoardStewart Alsop(Director)in

Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersAlumni VenturesDolby Family VenturesAlpha EdisonEclipseExplorer 1 Fund+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Breeze Aviation GroupExperience AnalyticsMotif FoodWorksVerge Analytics, Inc.

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.