M12 (Microsoft Ventures)

General contacts
Investor type

CVC / VC / PE

Founded

2016

AUM

$275 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$100+ m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A Series B

Region of investment

Australia and others Asia Europe North America
Investor profile last updated: 26 September, 2026

Profile

M12 is the venture capital arm of Microsoft, investing in innovative B-stage companies transforming the infrastructure of future technology. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, M12 was established by technology giant Microsoft to leverage its connections and resources to support groundbreaking startups. The team at M12 is led by experienced venture capitalists and technology experts, including Corporate Vice President Michelle Gonzalez, who ensures alignment with Microsoft's strategic objectives.

M12 focuses its investments in AI initiatives such as AI apps, AI cloud infrastructure, security for AI, deep tech, and data operations for AI. They target promising seed through Series B stage companies, frequently working with enterprises across North America, Europe, and Asia. M12 has over 140 active portfolio companies and has facilitated more than 50 exits. This includes companies like Inworld and Evisort, showcasing M12’s strategic partnerships and investment size typically in the $10-50 million range.

Notable portfolio companies include Auctor – workflow automation, Zenity – security for low-code, CruxOCM – control room solutions, Bytewax – stream processing, Micro1 – remote software engineering platform, and Inworld – AI-driven gaming platform. M12 works closely with its portfolio to provide valuable partnerships and customer opportunities through its Microsoft ties.

Industry

Telecommunications Developer Tools Web3 Internet of Things (IoT) Business Services (B2B) Education Edtech Food and Beverage Foodtech Industrial IT Services Robotics Deeptech Cybersecurity Cloud Gaming SaaS AI Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Security Software Transportation HealthTech Infrastructure Machine Learning (ML)

M12 (Microsoft Ventures) Funds

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M12 AI Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
SaaS
Software
AI
Infrastructure
Deeptech
Machine Learning (ML)
Seed
Series A
North America
$5-10 m
$4 M
July 2018

Contacts

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Sean Fitzhenry Portfolio Development Manager
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John Vela Portfolio Development Manager
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FAQs about M12 (Microsoft Ventures)

M12 (Microsoft Ventures) is a venture capital and private equity firm that also operates as a corporate VC (CVC). It backs companies at Seed, Series A and Series B, writing tickets of $100+ m.
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) was founded in 2016.
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) invests in companies and startups in Telecommunications, Developer Tools, Web3, Internet of Things (IoT), Business Services (B2B), Education, Edtech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Industrial, IT Services, Robotics, Deeptech, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Gaming, SaaS, AI, Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Security, Software, Transportation, HealthTech, Infrastructure, Machine Learning (ML).
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) invests in companies and startups in Australia and others, Asia, Europe, North America.
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A, Series B.
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) usually invests $100+ m on average.
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) has around $275m assets under management.
M12 (Microsoft Ventures) last fund was created/launched in 2018-07-10
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