XPRIZE

XPRIZE

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Overview

XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that designs and manages public competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit mankind. The most high-profile XPRIZE to date was the Ansari X Prize relating to spacecraft development awarded in 2004.

Highlights

Founded

1995

Industry

Education

Employees

51-100

Investment

23

Lead Investment

8

Exits

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Stages

Seed

Investor Type

Accelerator

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

XPRIZE, established in 1995 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Seed investments across Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Agriculture, Alternative Protein, Carbon Capture, Environmental Consulting, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, CleanTech. Their recent investments include CellX, BIOSORRA, Heirloom, Project Hajar, Sustaera. The highest investment round they participated in was $226.6M. Among their most notable exits are CellX and BIOSORRA. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Peter Diamandis

Peter Diamandis

CEO, Founder, & Executive Chairman

imagePlace Andrew Tauhert

Andrew Tauhert

Chief Advancement Officer

imagePlace Connie Fox

Connie Fox

Senior Executive Assistant to the Chairman & CEO

imagePlace Zenia Tata

Zenia Tata

Chief Impact Officer.

imagePlace Michael Birnbach

Michael Birnbach

Vice President of Finance

imagePlace Nate Heintzman

Nate Heintzman

Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE Judge

Investment portfolio

XPRIZE has made 23 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 10, 2023, when CellX raised $417.5K.

XPRIZE has made 2 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jan 05, 2022, when BIOSORRA raised $335.0K.

investments

23

Diversity investments

2

Lead investments

8

Number of exits

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Investments

23

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Apr 22, 2022
Project Hajar Project Hajar
Environmental Consulting1.0M
Apr 22, 2022
Heirloom Heirloom
Carbon Capture1.0M
May 10, 2023
CellX CellX
Biotechnology417.5K
May 10, 2023--null

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

23

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

23

XPRIZE has raised 23 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 10, 2023 from a Grant - The PlantEat round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Apr 22, 2022
Grant - Project Hajar Grant - Project Hajar
-1.0M-
Apr 22, 2022
Grant - Heirloom Grant - Heirloom
-1.0M-
May 10, 2023
Grant - CellX Grant - CellX
-417.5K-
May 10, 2023
Grant - The PlantEat Grant - The PlantEat
-0-

Investors

1

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-No
Grant - XPRIZE
1.8M

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
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1.0M

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