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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC

Crossover fund

Managed byBaillie Gifford

Edinburgh · Seed–Late Stage · 18 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Scottish Mortgage pursues long-term capital growth by owning what it regards as the world's most exceptional growth companies, spanning both public equities and private companies, within a single portfolio. Its closed-end investment trust structure is used to keep fees low so shareholders retain more of the returns generated. The trust emphasises backing companies that are 'shaping the future' and investing in progress, maintaining a patient, long-horizon approach. It can use gearing (borrowing), derivatives and share buy-backs, and invests across overseas and emerging markets, including China. The focus is on identifying and supporting transformative businesses over multi-year time frames rather than short-term trading.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Edinburgh, GB
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1909
Tracked investments
13
Unicorns
7
IPOs
3

Team · 18 people

from the firm's website
Lawrence Burns· Deputy Manager
Tom Slater· Manager
Adam Dickson· Senior Marketing Campaigns Analyst
Alex Blake· Head of Investment Trust Operations
Campbell MacKenzie· Accounting and Company Secretarial Manager
Claire Shaw· Portfolio Director
Emily Scott· Senior Client Service Associate
Grant Walker· Head of UK Intermediary Team
Hamish Maxwell· Investment Specialist Director
Heather Manners· Director
Mark FitzPatrick· Director
Michael Wylie· Head of Fund Operations
Sharon Flood· Director
Sophie Campbell· Content Manager
Stephanie Leung· Director

What they invest in

from 6 of 13 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×4Deep Tech ×3Biotech ×2Enterprise Software ×2AgTech ×1Cloud Computing ×1Creator Economy ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1

HQs:United States×7China×1United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 7 portfolio companies
47%
repeat founders
of 19 founders with career history

Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×4Nankai University ×2Princeton University ×2Stanford University ×2University of Wisconsin-Madison ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×10Engineering ×4Physics ×4Economics ×2Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history

OpenAI ×8Google ×6Credit Suisse ×2Mayfield Fund ×2Stanford University ×2

9 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)

Investments · 13 tracked

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Ginkgo Bioworksginkgo.bioin𝕏NYSE: DNASeed

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBartholomew Canton(Executive Officer)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAzure Capital PartnersB3 HoldingBlue Owl CapitalCannage Capital+62 more

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCX

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+211 more

Teslatesla.cominNASDAQ: TSLANov 2018

Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.

Palo Alto, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inJeffrey B Straubel(Co-founder; CTO until 2019, Director since 2023)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inMarc Tarpenning(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesInfinite CapitalKluz Ventures+16 more

Anthropicanthropic.comin𝕏

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(Founder)inDaniela Amodei(Founder)inTom Brown(Founder)inJack Clark(Founder)inJared Kaplan(Founder)inChris Olah(Founder)in

Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAkka+151 more

Bytedancebytedance.com

ByteDance builds a portfolio of digital platforms and services focused on short-form video, content creation, e-commerce, and workplace collaboration, serving creators and consumers globally.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentBeijing, CN

Yiming Zhang(Founder)inRubo Liang(Founder)inZhang Yiming(Founder)Liang Rubo(Founder)

Co-investors1435 Capital3Comma Capital5Y CapitalAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAlanda Capital Holding Limited+35 more

Databricksdatabricks.comin𝕏

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(Founder)inIon Stoica(Founder)inMatei Zaharia(Founder)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAlpha Square GroupAltra Venture+115 more

Enveda Biosciencesenveda.comin𝕏

Enveda operates a drug-discovery platform that analyzes natural samples—primarily plant-derived molecules—using mass spectrometry, AI foundation models, and automated high-throughput labs to identify their chemical structures and therapeutic properties.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBoulder, US

Viswa Colluru(Founder)inDaniel Wee(Executive Officer)Pieter Dorrestein(Founder)Viswa Colluru Pieter Dorrestein(Founder)

BoardRohit Sharma(Director)Zavain Dar(Director)in

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBoulder VenturesCatalio Capital Management, LPCox EnterprisesFPVHummingbird Ventures+20 more

Eqteqt.comin𝕏

EQT is an energy company that produces natural gas and operates midstream infrastructure and carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) facilities to deliver cleaner and more reliable energy.

EnergyPittsburgh, US

Toby Z. Rice(President and Chief Executive Officer)Jeremy T. Knop(Chief Financial Officer)Lesley Evancho(Chief Human Resources Officer)Todd M. James(Chief Accounting Officer)Sarah Fenton(Executive Vice President Upstream)William E. Jordan(Chief Legal and Policy Officer)

Co-investorsToba Capital

Revolutrevolut.comin

London-based digital banking app offering multi-currency accounts, cards, trading and business accounts to 65m+ customers.

London, GB

Nikolay Storonsky(Founder)inVlad Yatsenko(Founder)inNik Storonsky(Founder)

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAMK Investment Office+59 more

Other

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

SK HynixStripeVistraZipline

Exits · 3

3 IPOs

Ginkgo BioworksNYSE: DNASpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXTeslaNASDAQ: TSLA

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC made?
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC has 13 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC invest at?
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC invests at the Seed, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC focus on?
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC located?
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC is headquartered in Edinburgh, GB.
Who does Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC co-invest with?
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC most often shares deals with Aglae Ventures, Coatue Management, HongShan Capital Group, among 109 tracked co-investors.

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