M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund
116 portfolio companies · 26 on the map · $1.5B raised · 21 cities
Portfolio map
23 M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund portfolio companies on the map.
Portfolio companies

Markforged
Waltham
Markforged is a manufacturing company that invents a new 3D printing process to build parts with the strength of Continuous Carbon Fiber.
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing$351.6MEst. 2013
SpyCloud
Austin
SpyCloud is the leader in Cybercrime Analytics.
Computer and Network Security$168.5MEst. 2016
Arize AI
Berkeley
The company offers an AI observability and LLM evaluation platform that enables monitoring AI systems and assessing large language models.
AI/ML$131M
Mend.io
Boston
Mend is a platform designed to automate open source security and compliance processes.
Software Development$121.2MEst. 2011
Skedulo
San Francisco
Skedulo’s leading Deskless Productivity Cloud solution powered by AI and machine learning empowers organizations to manage, engage and analyze their deskless workforce, supporting the 80% of global workers who don’t work in a traditional office setting. Skedulo’s platform helps enterprises intelligently manage, schedule, dispatch, and support deskless workers on the go, whether they are in fixed location facilities or mobile field workers on the frontline. Founded in 2013, Skedulo is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Australia, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom. Skedulo has enabled hundreds of organizations, including The American Red Cross, DHL, and Sunrun, to seamlessly schedule and service over 35 million appointments worldwide. The company has secured over $115 million in funding to date, led by Softbank, Microsoft's venture firm M12, Costanoa Ventures, and Blackbird. For more information, please visit www.skedulo.com.
Software Development$114MEst. 2013
OX Security
New York
Ox Security is an application security platform that helps organizations manage software security throughout the development lifecycle.
Computer and Network Security$94MEst. 2021
Zencity
Brooklyn
Zencity is a global community engagement SaaS technology platform for local governments.
Information Services$91.2MEst. 2017
Inworld AI
Mountain View
Inworld provides realtime AI models for consumer-scale apps with orchestration and experiments, powering multimodal applications for clients like NVIDIA and Microsoft Xbox. It has a 90-person team and has raised over $125M from notable inve
AI/ML$67MEst. 2021
WorkSpan
San Bernardino
WorkSpan is the #1 ecosystem management network that empowers companies to turbocharge and scale their co-sell revenue growth.
Software Development$66MEst. 2015
DatologyAI
Redwood City
The company builds data and modeling solutions to improve business outcomes. It raised $46 million in a Series A led by Felicis Ventures, with Elad Gil, M12, and Amazon Alexa Fund as investors.
AI/ML$57.6MEst. 2023Volley
San Francisco
**Volley** Voice AI games on smart speakers, TVs, and mobile Volley builds the best voice AI games and entertainment experiences for Amazon Alexa, smartphones, and TVs. Popular Volley voice games include “Song Quiz”, “Jeopardy!”, and “The
Entertainment$55MEst. 2016
Outset
San Francisco
Outset, a Y Combinator–backed startup, uses AI and ChatGPT to conduct in-depth qualitative interviews at scale, aiming to revolutionize qualitative research and deliver rich, scalable insights through innovative research tooling.
SaaS$50.8MEst. 2022- CL
CNEX Labs
San Jose
CNEX provides revolutionary solid-state storage semiconductor and software solutions for cloud, hyper-scale, and enterprise data centers.
Semiconductor Manufacturing$46.4MEst. 2013 
Solve Intelligence
England
Solve Intelligence provides AI solutions for intellectual property professionals and is described as the fastest growing startup in its space, with 20-30%+ month-over-month revenue growth, 100+ IP teams worldwide, announced a Series A, and
Law Practice and Legal Services$40MEst. 2023
SpecterOps
Alexandria
SpecterOps is a cybersecurity company that provides services and training solutions to help enterprises defend against attacks.
Computer and Network Security$30MEst. 2017
Auctor
San Francisco
The company automates enterprise software implementations, specializing in the automation of implementing enterprise software.
AI Tools$20.5M
etalytics
Darmstadt
etalytics offers data-driven energy intelligence solutions using AI.
Software Development$17.7MEst. 2020
Cloudforce
National Harbor
Cloudforce designs cloud and AI solutions supporting organizations in building, migrating, and maintaining systems on the Microsoft Cloud.
Technology, Information and Internet$10MEst. 2010
Webiny
London
Open-Source Serverless CMS for Enterprises
Developer tools$2.9MEst. 2019
Conduktor
New York
Conduktor is a data hub for operational data and AI execution that unifies, optimizes, and accelerates enterprise data use, turning fragmented siloes into a governed real-time data flow that AI and downstream systems can act on, trusted by
Data Infrastructure and AnalyticsSeries BEst. 2019
Evinced
California
Evinced is a growing technology leader in digital accessibility software that helps enterprises make web and mobile offerings accessible. Its AI-enabled products use proprietary discovery and analysis algorithms integrated into software dev
SaaSSeries CEst. 2018
d-Matrix
Santa Clara
D-Matrix is a platform that enables data centers to handle large-scale generative AI inference with high throughput and low latency.
Semiconductor ManufacturingSeries CEst. 2019
Relyance AI
Chicago
Relyance AI positions itself as the first AI & Data Security platform, helping security teams detect threats faster, enable safe AI innovation, and automate privacy and AI governance compliance.
AI/MLSeries BEst. 2020
Typeface
Palo Alto
Typeface offers a generative AI application that provides streamlined and personalized content creation for enterprises.
Software DevelopmentSeries BEst. 2022
Databook
California
Databook is a leader in agentic AI for enterprise GTM teams, helping them win 2.5x larger deals and shorten deal cycles by 1.5x; top buyers like Salesforce, Microsoft, and Databricks rely on its award-winning platform.
SaaSSeries BEst. 2017
Incorta
Foster City
Incorta is a unified data and analytics platform.
Software DevelopmentSeries DEst. 2013
More portfolio companies
90 more M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund investments we track beyond the map.
ArmadaSan Francisco · Venture
KnoxAustin · Series A
EderaSeattle · Series A
Regrow AgDurham · Series B
NeonMenlo Park · Venture
BakktAlpharetta · Series B
NetradyneSan Diego · Series C
FirstupSan Bruno · Series E
PandaDocSan Francisco · Series C
NixtlaSan Francisco · Seed
BluevineRedwood City · Series F
HiddenLayerAustin · Series A
Go1Brisbane · Series D
InnovaccerSan Francisco · Series F
ArtificialPalo Alto · Series A
NobleAISan Francisco · Series A
Bolster AISanta Clara · Series B
Space and TimeNewport Beach · Series A
WorkboardRedwood City · Series D
Arcee.aiSan Francisco · Venture
1910 GeneticsBoston · Series A
DideroNew York · Series A
Builder.ioSan Francisco · Venture
EcomedesSan Francisco · Seed
FordefiNew York · Seed
BeameryLondon · Series C
MithrilPalo Alto · Series A
Sola SecurityTel Aviv-jaffa · Series A
Acerta AnalyticsKitchener · Series A
RapidSan Francisco · Series D
Onfido, an Entrust companyLondon · Series D
Xsight LabsKiryat Gat · Series D
FastinoPalo Alto · Pre-Seed
Reach SecuritySan Francisco · Series A
RAAPID INCLouisville · Series A
EventualSan Francisco · Series A
Contrast SecurityLos Altos · Series E
blackshark.aiGraz · Series A
FarEyeDubai · Series E
ParabolAlhambra · Series A
AllstacksRaleigh · Series A
Guardrails AIMenlo Park · Seed
Aqua SecurityRamat Gan · Series E
IsovalentCupertino · Series B
WallarooNew York · Series A
UpscaleMiddletown · Seed
SaleskenBangalore · Series B
Insite AIBentonville · Series A
MemgraphSevenoaks · Seed
NuonSan Francisco · Series A
PachydermSan Francisco · Series B
SuperAwesomeLondon · Venture
ToolJetSan Francisco · Venture
At-BayMountain View · Series D
Code OceanNew York · Series B
GroundTruthNew York · Series E
MetrikaCambridge · Series A
Nautilus LabsNew York · Series B
Figure EightSan Francisco · Venture
Arkose LabsSan Mateo · Series C
Tact.aiSunnyvale · Venture
BonsaiBerkeley · Series A
IllusiveTel Aviv-yafo · Venture
Cerebri AI Inc.Austin · Convertible Note
DirectlySan Francisco · Venture
KarlsgateBudd Lake · Seed
CognitiveScaleAustin · Series B
FortressIQSan Francisco · Series B
HYASVancouver · Series B
MedMe HealthToronto · Seed
DeployedLondon · Seed
Authomize (Now part of Delinea)Tel Aviv · Series A
EvisortSan Francisco · Series C
PaxataRedwood City · Series D
ComfyOakland · Series B
WandelbotsDresden · Series C
TruepicSan Diego · Series B
Palm NFT StudioDover · Series B
Element AIMontréal · Series B
Split SoftwareRedwood City · Series D
LivongoMountain View · Series E
LoggiSão Paulo · Series F
Private AIToronto · Series A
Make.TVSeattle · Venture
Venture Out StartupsSeattle · Seed
HazyLondon · Series A
FluroSatSydney · Venture
FrameSan Mateo · Series A
Pixvana, Inc.Seattle · Series A
Kahoot!Oslo · Post-IPO Equity