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Ford Foundation

748 employees

Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization with a mission to advance human welfare.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Financial Services6
Software4
Finance4
Information Technology3
Big Data2
Information Services2
FinTech2
Publishing2
Digital Media2
News2
Media and Entertainment2
Impact Investing2
ESG Reporting2
Private Equity2
Data Analysis2
Data Reporting2
Private Markets2
Private Companies2
Private Credit2
Policy2

Funding rounds participated in

$5.7M sweet spot round size

Most of their 18 investments are in rounds between $1M and $21M

Basic info

Industry

non-profit organization management

Sectors

Non Profit

Date founded

1936

Investments made

B

BlueMark raised $10M on April 18, 2023

Investors: Blue Haven Initiative, Gunung Capital, Temasek Trust, Radicle Impact Partners and Ford Foundation

N

Novata raised $30M on February 28, 2023

Investors: Canson Capital Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Lindsay Goldberg, Kohlberg & Company, Clearlake Capital Group, Hamilton Lane and Ford Foundation

B

Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation raised $6.3M on February 22, 2023

Investors: The Families and Workers Fund, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ford Foundation

U

Undisclosed raised $2M on January 26, 2023

Investors: Ford Foundation

A

American Association of People with Disabilities raised $1M on September 12, 2022

Investors: Ford Foundation

K

Konfío raised $10M on May 19, 2022

Investors: Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Ford Foundation

B

BlueMark raised $2.3M on January 27, 2022

Investors: Radicle Impact Partners and Ford Foundation

N

Novata raised $21M on November 9, 2021

Investors: Omidyar Network, Hamilton Lane and Ford Foundation

S

Stanford, Center For Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences raised $1M on April 19, 2021

Investors: Ford Foundation

d

d.light raised $5M on October 24, 2019

Investors: Ford Foundation

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