Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation

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Overview

Rockefeller Foundation is a philanthropy that prioritizes collaboration with partners and grantees and is motivated by science. The Rockefeller Foundation works to advance human welfare on a global scale. Enhancing access to electricity, food, healthcare, and employment opportunities is a major goal of the Rockefeller Foundation's work. To increase the value of data and private capital, Rockefeller Foundation achieves this by forming imaginative partnerships and making cutting-edge investments.

Highlights

Founded

1913

Industry

Venture Capital

Employees

251-500

Investment

32

Lead Investment

20

Exits

1

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

New York, New York, United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Rockefeller Foundation, established in 1913 and headquartered in New York, New York, United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed investments across Communications Infrastructure, E-Commerce Platforms, Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing Automation, Natural Resources, Gamification, Social Impact, Environmental Consulting, Impact Investing, Education. The organization boasts a portfolio of 32 investments, with an average round size of $6.0M and 1 successful exits. Their recent investments include Treedom, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BPeSA, CloudFactory, United States Artists. The highest investment round they participated in was $4.2B. Among their most notable exits are Treedom and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Rajiv Shah

President

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Sarah Hanck

Managing Director, Strategy & Impact

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Natalye Paquin

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

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Kevin O'Neil

Director, Data, Innovation & Technology

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Donna Dean

Chief Investment Officer

Investment portfolio

Rockefeller Foundation has made 32 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 18, 2024, when Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) raised $271.7K.

Rockefeller Foundation has made 4 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jan 27, 2022, when BlueMark raised $1.4M.

investments

32

Diversity investments

4

Lead investments

20

Number of exits

1

Investments

32

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Feb 22, 2023
The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs
Communities5.0M
Mar 22, 2023
Delta40 Delta40
Venture Capitalnull
Sep 15, 2023
Mombak Mombak
Environmental Engineering5.0M
Apr 18, 2024
Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
Service Industry271.7K

Exits

1

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

32

Investors

0

Funds

1

Funding Rounds

32

Rockefeller Foundation has raised 32 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 18, 2024 from a Grant - Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Feb 22, 2023
Grant - The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs Grant - The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs
-5.0M-
Mar 22, 2023
Seed Round - Delta40 Seed Round - Delta40
-0-
Sep 15, 2023
Grant - Mombak Grant - Mombak
-5.0M-
Apr 18, 2024
Grant - Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) Grant - Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
-271.7K-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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Recent Activity

News

Aug 27, 2024

PRNewswire UK - Rockefeller Foundation to Open New Office in Latin America

News

Jun 30, 2024

AgFunderNews - Financiers can close the regenerative agriculture funding gap — and unlock $4.5tn in the process

News

Apr 18, 2024

PR Newswire - National University of Singapore's IES, The Rockefeller Foundation Advance Renewable Energy Connectivity in Southeast Asia

Funding Round

Apr 18, 2024

Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) raised $271655 on 2024-04-18 in Grant

News

Mar 20, 2024

Forbes - Leading Investors Back New Regenerative Organic Agriculture Fund

News

Mar 20, 2024

AgFunderNews - Targeting $50m, Mad Capital unveils new fund aiming to de-risk regenerative-organic farming