M12 (venture capital)

M12
Microsoft's Venture Fund
Company type	Corporate venture fund
Founded	2016
Headquarters	San Francisco, US
Number of locations	5 offices: Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, Tel-Aviv, London
Key people	Michelle Gonzalez; (Corporate Vice President); Christopher Young; (EVP, Microsoft)
Number of employees	37
Website	m12.vc

M12, formerly Microsoft Ventures, is a corporate venture capital subsidiary of Microsoft. Founded in March 2016,^[1] its mission is to be an active, strategic partner during a startup's growth, typically investing between Series A and D. The fund is managed by Michelle Gonzalez, formerly of Google.

^ Lunden, Ingrid (May 31, 2016). "Microsoft confirms Microsoft Ventures VC arm, renames old one 'Microsoft Accelerator'". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

[tc-rename-1] Lunden, Ingrid (May 31, 2016). "Microsoft confirms Microsoft Ventures VC arm, renames old one 'Microsoft Accelerator'". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

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