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M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

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Seattle · Seed–Growth · 36 people tracked

Also known as Microsoft · Microsoft Ventures

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Investment thesis

M12 invests in seed through Series B stage companies that are changing how people live and work, with a strategy tightly aligned to Microsoft. Its focus areas span AI applications, security for AI, AI cloud infrastructure, AI data operations and models, and deep tech and systems. By harnessing the power of Microsoft, M12 aims to create value for its portfolio through connections, customer access, and unique benefits, helping today's innovative startups become tomorrow's technology leaders.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
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$100K – $10M
HQ
Seattle, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
13 investments
Tracked investments
216
Unicorns
22
Acquisitions
19

Team · 36 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Andrew Smyth· Managing Partner
Elizabeth Fitzgerald· Head of Marketing
Ramez Debbasin

Founder mafia

4 people who came through M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 167 of 216 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×118Enterprise Software ×78SaaS ×52Developer Tools ×36Cybersecurity ×32Data & Infrastructure ×32Cloud Computing ×21Deep Tech ×21

HQs:United States×105United Kingdom×5Canada×4Israel×3Australia×2Croatia×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 104 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
40 of 104 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 147 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 52 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×402 founders×393 founders×154+ founders×10

Where their founders studiedfrom 137 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×13Harvard Business School ×9Technion ×6Tel Aviv University ×6Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×5Stanford University ×5University of Cambridge ×5The Johns Hopkins University ×4

What their founders studiedfrom 136 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×58Engineering ×45Business & Management ×21Economics ×11Finance & Accounting ×7Life Sciences ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×4Physics ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 147 founders with career history

Microsoft ×12Google ×8Amazon ×6Stanford University ×6IBM ×5McKinsey & Company ×5Goldman Sachs ×4Oracle ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×10Techstars ×8

25 founders hold a PhD · 25 hold an MBA (of 144 with degree data)

Investments · 216 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

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AdPushupadpushup.comin𝕏✓ verified

AdPushup provides ad revenue optimization technology for web publishers, offering tools to test and optimize ad layouts, run header bidding auctions across demand partners, and recover revenue lost to ad blockers.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsGENIEEKima Ventures

NobleAInoble.aiin✓ verified

NobleAI develops a science-based AI platform that uses machine learning to accelerate product innovation and discovery for chemical and materials companies.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyNew Materials

Alex Wang(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesPrime Movers LabTouring CapitalAlumni VenturesBaruch Future VenturesStreamlined Ventures+3 more

19101910.aiin𝕏Series A

1910 develops an AI platform that integrates multimodal data, frontier AI models, and high-throughput lab automation to accelerate drug discovery and development for pharmaceutical companies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US

Jen Asher(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorFoundersX VenturesPlayground GlobalPoint Reyes ManagementScientia VenturesEmles Advisors+2 more

1910 Genetics1910genetics.comin𝕏Series A · Jan 2021 · $22M

1910 Genetics develops genetic engineering and biotechnology solutions, leveraging computational and biological approaches.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Jennifer O. Nwankwo(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSamir Kumar(Director)Marc Foster(Director)Jory Bell(Director)in

Co-investorsFoundersX VenturesPlayground GlobalY CombinatorEmles Venture PartnersJude GomilaPoint Reyes Management+4 more

Acertaacerta.aiin𝕏

Acerta provides an industrial AI analytics platform for discrete manufacturers to identify and resolve production defects early, reducing scrap, rework, and downtime.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareKitchener, CA

Greta Cutulenco(Founder)in

Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBDC Thrive Venture Fund for WomenBDC Venture CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Garage Capital+7 more

Aclimaaclima.cominNov 2020

Aclima is a Norwegian brand that makes wool-based clothing, including apparel designed for demanding outdoor conditions and wool garments for children and juniors.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Kapor CapitalACVC PartnersClearvision VenturesGingerbread CapitalKTB Network+3 more

Aclimaaclima.earthinNov 2020

Aclima operates a network of mobile and stationary sensors that measure air pollution and greenhouse gases at block-by-block resolution, and offers analytics software (Aclima Pro) and a free consumer app (air.health) that turn these measurements into environmental data for governments, companies, and communities.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureGovTechIoTSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveKapor CapitalMPowerRadicle ImpactACVC PartnersClearvision Ventures+4 more

Adeptadept.aiin𝕏Mar 2023Acquired

An ML research and product lab building general intelligence by enabling people and computers to work together creatively

Enterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

David Luan(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inAshish Vaswani(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)Niki Parmar(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Augustus Odena(Co-founder)Maxwell Nye(Co-founder)inErich Elsen(Co-founder)

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAdditionAir Street CapitalAtlassian VenturesGeneral CatalystGreylock Partners+9 more

agoloagolo.comMay 2017

Implicit is an AI-powered knowledge platform that aggregates technical content from manuals, tickets, and procedures to provide cited answers to both human workers and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Alan Jacobson(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Basecamp FundCerity Partners VenturesDentsu VenturesPoint72 VenturesPrime Partners+8 more

Airmapairmap.comFeb 2017Acquired

AirMap builds airspace information and traffic management software for low-altitude drone operations; acquired by DroneUp in 2021.

Santa Monica, US

Gregory McNeal(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Marcus(Founder)in

BoardBilal Zuberi(Director)in

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalComet LabsLux CapitalOne Planet GroupR/GA VenturesSony Ventures Corporation+6 more

AKA Identityakaidentity.ioin

AKA builds a security layer for AI agent systems, providing real-time monitoring and control of agent operations including prompt scanning and tool call enforcement.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

William Lin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundForgePoint Capital

Allstacksallstacks.comin𝕏

Allstacks is an AI-agent platform that connects data from software development tools (Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins) to provide engineering teams and leaders with delivery metrics, risk alerts, and recommendations for planning, managing, and optimizing software creation.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRaleigh, US

Jeremy Freeman(Founder)inHersh Tapadia(Founder)inDarrell J. Freeman, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Scot Sherwood(Director)

BoardAndrew Drylie(Director)inFiras Raouf(Director)in

Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesCompanyon VenturesCreativeCoFirst Rays Venture PartnersGutbrain VenturesHyperplane Venture Capital+9 more

Andor Healthandorhealth.comin𝕏Series A · Nov 2020

Andor Health provides AI-powered virtual healthcare communication and collaboration solutions that enable real-time coordination between care teams to improve patient outcomes and reduce clinician burnout.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechOrlando, US

Raj Toleti(Chairman & CEO)in

Anthropicanthropic.comin𝕏Nov 2025

Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)inChris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)in

Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAlanda Capital Holding Limited+129 more

Applied Intuitionappliedintuition.comin𝕏

Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Qasar Younis(Co-founder and CEO)inPeter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)in

Co-investors137 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementElad GilEQUIAM+29 more

Aqua Securityaquasec.comin𝕏

Aquasec provides open-source and commercial security scanning solutions, including Trivy, designed to detect vulnerabilities and maintain security posture in cloud-native applications.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoston, US

Amir Jerbi(Co-founder)inDror Davidoff(Co-founder)inMichael Dube(CEO)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBright Pixel CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners+2 more

Arcee AIarcee.aiin𝕏

Arcee AI develops open-weight foundation models optimized for efficiency and portability across edge, on-premises, and cloud deployments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsUnited States, US

Mark McQuade(Founder)in

Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesCentre Street PartnersEmergence Capital PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersHitachi Ventures+5 more

Arize AIarize.comin𝕏Series C · Feb 2025 · $70M

Arize provides observability and evaluation tools for AI systems and large language models, enabling development teams to monitor, debug, and improve AI agents in production.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMill Valley, US

APARNA DHINKARAN(Director)Jason Lopatecki(Co-founder and CEO)inAparna Dhinakaran(Co-founder and CPO)in

BoardDHARMESH THAKKER(Director)inBrett Wilson(Director)inMORGAN GERLAK(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesCollective LiquidityEvolution Equity PartnersFoundation CapitalNimble PartnersOMERS Ventures+8 more

Arkose Labsarkoselabs.comMay 2021

Arkose Labs provides fraud and bot protection for enterprises including banks, gaming platforms, fintechs, and marketplaces.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kevin Gosschalk(CEO)inMark Resnick(Executive Officer)

BoardNagraj Kashyap(Director)inJames Wu(Director)inDafina Toncheva(Director)inJeremiah Grossman(Director)

PartnerJames Wu· led

Co-investorsAspenwoodBallistic VenturesSoftBank Vision FundSony Ventures CorporationTransition Level InvestmentsUS Venture Partners+2 more

Armada AIarmada.aiinJul 2024 · $40M

Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Dan Wright(Founder)inJon Runyan(Founder)inPradeep Nair(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures515 VenturesArtisanal VenturesCollaborative FundCollective LiquidityCommodity Capital+23 more

Artificialartificial.com𝕏
At-Bayat-bay.comin𝕏Aug 2022 · $190M

At-Bay provides cyber insurance and risk management technology for businesses of all sizes, combining insurance products with cybersecurity expertise and monitoring to help companies prevent and manage digital risks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Rotem Iram(Co-founder & CEO)inRoman Itskovich(Co-founder & Chief Risk Officer)inTara Bodden(Head of Claims & General Counsel)inBrett Sadoff(Head of Insurance)inAyelet Kutner(Chief Technology Officer)inJoseph Schiro(Head of People)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalGallatin Point CapitalGlilot Capital PartnersHarmony PartnersIcon VenturesKhosla Ventures+8 more

Auctorgetauctor.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2026 · $20M

Auctor is an AI-native platform for managing the full software implementation lifecycle, designed for services teams and system integrators to deliver projects faster and more consistently.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

William Sun(Founder)inMatthew Blackburn(Co-Founder & CTO)inAnthony Sky Ng-Thow-Hing(Founder)inSky Ng-Thow-Hing(Founder)in

Co-investorsHubSpot VenturesSequoia CapitalY CombinatorServiceRocket Inc.Venture Investment AssociatesWorkday Ventures

Authomizeauthomize.comin𝕏May 2021 · $16MAcquired

Delinea (formerly Authomize) provides identity authorization and privileged access management solutions for hybrid enterprises.

CybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalEntrée CapitalInnovation Endeavors

Beamerybeamery.cominJun 2018

Beamery provides an AI platform for workforce transformation that helps enterprises hire, redeploy, and reskill talent by connecting skills and task intelligence to real-time workforce data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB

Abakar Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inSultan Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inMichael Paterson(Co-Founder & former CTO)in

Co-investorsAccenture VenturesEQT VenturesLocalGlobeTeachers' Venture GrowthAmplify PartnersAngelPad+4 more

Berkeleyberkeley.consultingOct 2025 · $35M

버클리컨설팅(Berkeley Consulting) offers a website-building service where clients see an actual first-draft homepage in their browser within two days before paying, then pay a fixed price of 990,000 KRW only if satisfied.

Marketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsRPS Ventures

Blacksharkblackshark.aiNov 2021

Blackshark.ai builds AI infrastructure that converts satellite and drone imagery into operational intelligence for understanding the physical world.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Co-investorsInterwoven VenturesIsaiISAI GestionOPAMP CAPITALPoint72 VenturesGaingels+1 more

Bluevinebluevine.comin𝕏Nov 2016

Bluevine is a financial technology platform offering banking services including checking accounts, payments, and lending products designed for small businesses.

FintechSaaSJersey City, US

Eyal Lifshitz(Chief Executive Officer)inNir Klar(Chief Technology Officer)inMORDECHAI SCHATTNER(RELATIONSHIP: TREASURER)NIR KLAR(RELATIONSHIP: SECRETARY)inYACOV EYAL LIFSHITZ(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStewart Newbigging Wilkinson(Director)

Co-investors83NorthCorrelation VenturesKima VenturesKreos CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersMaor Investments+2 more

Bolsterbolster.ai

Bolster is a marketplace and search platform matching startups with full-time, fractional, interim and board-level executives.

Santa Clara, US

Abhishek Dubey(Founder)in

Co-investorsCervinCheyenne VenturesCrosslink CapitalCyber Mentor FundRain Capital

Builder iobuilder.ioin𝕏Apr 2024

Builder.io provides visual development tools that enable teams to collaborate on software development through a plug-and-play approach.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Brent Locks(Co-founder & COO)inSteve Sewell(Co-founder & CEO)inMisko Hevery(Chief Technology Officer)inLindsay Brunner(Head of Communications)in

BoardMike Duboe(Board Member (Venture Partner, Greylock))in

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGood FriendsGreylock PartnersHabitat PartnersImaginary Venture CapitalInsight Partners+5 more

Bytewaxbytewax.ioin𝕏

Bytewax provides a stream processing framework that enables users to build real-time data pipelines with Python, deployable across edge and cloud environments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalRTP Global8-Bit Capital

Cindercinder.aiin𝕏Jun 2026

Cinder provides trust and safety infrastructure that uses AI agents to detect and act on abuse, fraud, and policy-violating content such as CSAM, extremism, and adult material across online platforms.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Glen Wise(Founder)inPhil Brennan(Founder)inBrian F(Founder)Declan Cummings(Founder)inPhilip Brennan(Founder)in

BoardSara Ittelson(Director)in

Co-investorsAccelJ2 VenturesMozilla VenturesPioneerRadical VenturesWebb Investment Network+4 more

ClearMotionclearmotion.comin

ClearMotion develops active suspension systems for automotive vehicles.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationChangshu, CN

Zack Anderson(Founder)inShak Avadhany(Founder)Zackary Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)Shakeel Avadhany(Executive Officer, Director)inChristian Steinmann(CEO)in

BoardKrishna Kolluri(Director)

Co-investorsATEL VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NewView CapitalQualcomm VenturesVerissimo VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)+3 more

Closed Loop Venturesclosedlooppartners.comin𝕏Dec 2021

Closed Loop Partners is an investment and operations firm focused on building the circular economy through investments in companies and innovations that advance waste reduction and resource efficiency.

Circular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsAtento CapitalCircular Innovation FundClean Energy VenturesAutodesk Foundation

Cloudforcegocloudforce.cominSeries A · Jan 2026 · $10M

Cloudforce is a technology firm that appears to focus on client services and solutions, though the page does not specify the particular products, industries served, or problem domains the company addresses.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingGovTech

Husein Sharaf(Founder)in

Co-investorsOwl Ventures

Cloudlanescloudlanes.com𝕏acquired by Druva

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Cnex Labscnexlabs.com

San Jose, US

Yiren Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeFranco(Executive Officer)

BoardLip Bu Tan(Director)inBen Yu(Director)inBill Moore(Director)

Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalCastor VenturesCisco InvestmentsWe VenturesCelesta CapitalDell Technologies Capital+1 more

Code Oceancodeocean.com

Code Ocean is a cloud computational research platform for reproducible code, data and environments in science.

New York, US

Simon Adar(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Tobin(Director)inJoshua Ruch(Director)inMarty Kahn(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBeaconsfield CapitalDigitalis VenturesKreos CapitalOlima VenturesUpmost Capital Limited+1 more

Codefreshcodefresh.io𝕏Jun 2020 · $27MAcquired

Octopus Deploy makes software for automating deployment and operations, aiming to give software teams repeatable, frequent, and reliable deployments.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrisbane, AU

Raziel Tabib(Founder)inPaul Stovell(Founder and CEO)inSonia Stovell(Co-founder)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersUpWestVertex Ventures IsraelHillsvenShasta Ventures+3 more

Codeseecodesee.io

Joshua Leven(Founder)in

Co-investorsPlexo CapitalZenda

Comfycomfyapp.com𝕏

Siemens Building X provides space and workplace management applications for facility owners, enabling workspace bookings, office navigation, and schedule coordination with real-time usage insights and environmental monitoring.

Enterprise SoftwarePropTech

Co-investorsClaremont Creek VenturesNavitas CapitalThe Westly GroupAbstract VenturesChemistryEmergence Capital Partners+1 more

Comtravocomtravo.com

Navan is a corporate travel management platform that offers negotiated rates with travel suppliers and enables employees to book travel with customizable company policies.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsProject A VenturesCreandumDeutsche BankEndeit Capital

Conduktorconduktor.ioin𝕏Series B · Nov 2024 · $30M

Conduktor provides an operations platform for real-time data streaming that unifies access, governance, and observability for Apache Kafka and other streaming data.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Nicolas Orban(CEO, Co-founder)inStéphane Derosiaux(CTO, Co-founder)inStéphane Maarek(Chief Evangelist, Co-founder)in

BoardAndrei Brasoveanu(Director)inOrson Stadler(Director)

Co-investorsAccelAnsa CapitalFrontline VenturesKima VenturesOutlier GroveRTP Global

Consensysconsensys.ioin𝕏Mar 2022

Consensys builds a vertically integrated platform for decentralized finance, offering consumer wallet applications, developer infrastructure, blockchain APIs, and protocol-level software that manage the full onchain transaction lifecycle.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFort Worth, US

Joseph Lubin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsArcane GroupArgonautic VenturesBR CapitalCMT Digital VenturesCoinbase VenturesDragonfly+31 more

Contrast Securitycontrastsecurity.comin

Contrast Security provides an Application and API Security platform that detects and stops live application-layer attacks using patented in-app sensors.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Jeff Williams(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inRick Fitz(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesFounders Circle CapitalGeneral CatalystIn-Q-TelKhosla VenturesWarburg Pincus+3 more

Cooler Screenscoolerscreens.comOct 2020

Chicago, US

Arsen Avakian(Executive Officer, Director)Gregory Wasson(Director)Glen Tullman(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesTransLink CapitalVerizon Ventures

Cruisegetcruise.comin𝕏Jan 2021Acquired

Cruise develops autonomous electric vehicle technology for urban transportation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Kyle Vogt(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Kan(Founder/COO)inDan Kan(Co-Founder)inSheldon Quan(Executive Officer)inJohn Kim(Executive Officer)inMo Elshenawy(Co-President & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalCoelius CapitalDraper AssociatesFelicis VenturesFounder CollectiveFounders Fund+30 more

Crux OCMcruxocm.comin𝕏Series A · Aug 2021 · $17M

CruxOCM develops AI-powered automation software for industrial control room operations in energy infrastructure, enabling autonomous monitoring and control to improve throughput and reduce operational risk.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTCalgary, CA

Vicki Knott, P.Eng(Founder)inVictoria Knott(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardEric Wiesen(Director)inRoger Shirt(Director)Gil Dibner(Director)in

Co-investorsAngel InvestAngular VenturesBullpen CapitalGolden VenturesRaven CapitalRoot Ventures Manager, Llc+3 more

d-Matrixd-matrix.aiin𝕏Series A · Apr 2022 · $44M

d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Sid Sheth(Founder & CEO)inSudeep Bhoja(Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsPlayground GlobalTemasekAlpha Square GroupAmino CapitalBerkeley FrontierCortado Ventures+11 more

Databooktrydatabook.comin

Anand Shah(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersThreshold VenturesDFJ

Databricksdatabricks.comin𝕏Feb 2019 · $250M

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(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+97 more

Datology AIdatologyai.comin𝕏

DatologyAI provides automated data curation for AI model training, helping companies identify and remove low-quality data to improve model performance and reduce computational costs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US

Ari Morcos(Co-Founder, CEO)inBogdan Gaza(Co-Founder, CTO)inMatthew Leavitt(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesOutset CapitalRadical VenturesAmplify PartnersAmazon Alexa FundAmplify Partners CV+3 more

Definely companydefinely.comin

Definely is an AI-powered legal technology platform that helps legal teams create, draft, and review contracts.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Nnamdi Emelifeonwu(Co-Founder and CEO)inFeargus MacDaeid(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCornerstone VCCRE Venture CapitalOctopus VenturesRaine

Deployeddeployed.co

Deployed is a document assembly platform that helps teams create accurate business documents (Statements of Work, NDAs, project briefs, and related agreements) through guided questionnaires and pre-approved clause libraries, rather than template editing.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTech

Kayleigh Kuptz(CEO)

Co-investorsAmrock VenturesAngel Academe

Diderodidero.aiSeries A · Feb 2026 · $30M

Didero builds AI agents that execute procurement, supply chain, and finance workflows on top of a company's existing ERP and communication systems.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain

Tim Spencer(Co-founder)inLorenz Pallhuber(Co-founder)inTom Petit(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBoxGroupChemistryConstruct CapitalFirst Round CapitalFirsthandVCHeadline+1 more

Dimensional Energydimensionalenergy.cominAug 2023

Dimensional Energy develops catalyst and service technology for producing sustainable fuels, licensed to project partners through a recurring, capital-light licensing model.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsIthaca, US

Tobias Hanrath(Director)David Erickson(Director)inJason Salfi(Executive Officer, Director)inClayton Poppe(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalChloe CapitalDemos Strategic Investing PartnersLaunch NYNew Climate VenturesThird Derivative+5 more

Directlydirectly.com

On-demand business apps that scale customer support via expert contributors, integrating with major helpdesk software.

San Francisco, US

Antony Brydon(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Patterson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGreg Sands(Director)in

Co-investorsFamily Angel Management FundTriangle Peak PartnersVARSHA RAOCostanoa Venture CapitalCostanoa VenturesToba Capital+2 more

Ecomedesecomedes.comin𝕏Jan 2019

Ecomedes develops a digital platform for sustainable building products data, helping architects, builders, and manufacturers discover, compare, and document environmentally certified construction materials.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechSaaSDenver, US

Paul Shahriari(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKathleen Egan(CEO)in

BoardTimothy Connors(Director)Michael Levinthal(Director)

Co-investors2.12 AngelsDreamit VenturesHamilton VenturesHomeTeam VenturesNotre Dame Founders Fund

Ederaedera.devinFeb 2025

Edera builds products focused on secure computing.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSeattle, US

Emily Long(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAlex Zenla(Founder)in

BoardHADLEY HARRIS(Director)JAMES WU(Director)

Co-investors645 VenturesEniac VenturesFPVGenerationshipMantis CapitalRosecliff Ventures+2 more

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AiroboticsandorAuthomize (Now part of Delinea)CerebriCognitive ScaleetalyticsFoundryGroundtruthHuueIlofInsite AiKarlsgateKiddoMedmeMendMermaidMetrikaModl AiMy DeosN-TrigNovuNuonParabolPickitPivotal SoftwarePrivate AiScubaSgnlSplit SoftwareUnravel

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How many investments has M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) made?
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) has 216 tracked investments, 19 of which have exited, including 26 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) invest at?
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)'s typical check size?
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What sectors does M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) focus on?
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sales Tech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) located?
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) is headquartered in Seattle, US.
Does M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) lead rounds?
Yes, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) leads investment rounds.
Who does M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) co-invest with?
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund) most often shares deals with Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, among 521 tracked co-investors.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1.7M – $87M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
SoftBank Vision Fund

SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.

Cisco Investments

Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.

Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Qualcomm Ventures

Qualcomm Ventures is the corporate venture investment arm associated with Qualcomm, backing technology companies from early to growth stage across multiple sectors.

$5M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Intel Capital

Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Intel Corporation, investing in AI and deep tech companies across cloud, devices, frontier, and silicon.

$1M – $20M
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
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Battery VenturesPlayground GlobalGV (Google Ventures)AccelFoundation CapitalPoint72 VenturesVertex Ventures IsraelRedpoint VenturesUS Venture Partnersboldstart venturesS32CRV (Charles River Ventures)Acrew CapitalRidge Ventures83NorthEssence Venture CapitalSony Ventures CorporationAnsa CapitalYL VenturesBosch VenturesInnovation Endeavors8VCTrinity VenturesCostanoa VenturesTeam8Obvious VenturesTrajectory VenturesTSVCEclipse VenturesEntrée CapitalViola VenturesBlue Owl CapitalZeev VenturesBDC Venture CapitalAdverb VenturesThomvest VenturesS CapitalWI Harper GroupTriatomic CapitalVenture Guides Management, L.P.Grove VenturesUbiquity VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalSwift VenturesMotley Fool VenturesFramework Venture PartnersFaberMetaVC PartnersUncork CapitalRed Swan VenturesOrbiMedNyca PartnersPitangoForum VenturesH.I.G. Growth PartnersBlu Venture InvestorsF2 Venture CapitalThe Column GroupPfizer Venture Investments10DRabbit VenturesTechnology Crossover VenturesTPY CapitalHolly VenturesIntuitive VenturesMustard SeedInnovacom

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