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183Portfolio Exits
70Funds
3Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
2About Microsoft
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a global provider of software, hardware, and technology services. The company develops, manufactures, licenses supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, and personal computers and services.
Microsoft Headquarter Location
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Redmond, Washington, 98052,
United States
425-882-8080
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Fortune 500 Investor list
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The Edge Computing Landscape
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Latest Microsoft News
May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time For regulated industries, mobile communication can be fraught with compliance risks. Text, chat, and voice are valued and productive channels, however, IT and compliance teams must balance big mobile-first productivity gains with meeting and enforcing regulatory recordkeeping, eDiscovery and compliance. SL2™ compliant and secure mobile communication for regulated industries, i.e., financial services, government, healthcare, education, insurance: Mobile data, text/SMS, WhatsApp and voice (optional) are captured and archived for retention, eDiscovery and electronic communication compliance SL2 leverages a dedicated Mobile Business Number™ to separate personal and work data for BYOD, CYOD and COPE while protecting staff privacy Helps organizations meet the robust recordkeeping compliance and eDiscovery requirements of SEC, CFTC, FINRA, SOX, FCA, MiFID II, IIROC, FOIA, Sunshine Laws, Public Records Laws and HIPAA Integrated with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune) SL2 integrates with Microsoft Compliance to minimize risks SL2 is seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Teams and the Microsoft 365 E5 enterprise solution. Mobile communications data captured by SL2 are sent to Microsoft 365 E5 user mailboxes via the SL2 Connector where Microsoft Information Governance, Advanced eDiscovery and Communication Compliance features can be applied. SL2 is also available integrated with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune) to provide state-of-the-art Unified Endpoint Management for protection against cyber-attack, ease of configuration and mobile device management and scalability with seamless access to corporate apps/data. All SL2 data is stored in the Azure Global cloud unless the customer requests an instance within the Azure Government cloud , which is also available. “We are thrilled to join the Microsoft AppSource partner ecosystem,” said Sean Moshir, CellTrust Chairman and CEO. “SL2 integrated with Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management offers seamless enterprise level mobile communication capture, retention, governance and compliance.” Toby Bowers, General Manager, Business Applications Group, Microsoft Corp., said, “We’re happy to welcome CellTrust to Microsoft AppSource, which gives our partners great exposure to cloud customers around the globe. Microsoft AppSource offers partner solutions such as SL2 from CellTrust to help customers meet their needs faster.” Customer Case Study RSA Conference 2022 CellTrust will be sharing more information about SL2 and the integration with Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management at the Microsoft booth #6059 on Thursday, June 9, 11:00 am at the RSA Conference 2022 , Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. About CellTrust Corporation CellTrust is a global leader in enterprise mobile communications, compliance enforcement, traceability, eDiscovery and security, for highly regulated industries. CellTrust SL2™ helps enforce regulatory compliance: SEC, CFTC, FINRA, SOX, FCA, MiFID II, FOIA, Sunshine Laws, Public Records Laws and HIPAA. https://www.celltrust.com/ ©2022 CellTrust Corporation. All rights reserved. Contacts
Microsoft Investments
183 Investments
Microsoft has made 183 investments. Their latest investment was in Techpoint as part of their Grant on May 5, 2022.
Microsoft Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/12/2022 | Grant | Techpoint | $0.75M | Yes | 1 | |
4/18/2022 | Convertible Note - II | Udaan | $25M | Yes | Undisclosed Investors | 4 |
3/11/2022 | Series D | ConsenSys | $450M | Yes | Anthos Capital, C Ventures, Marshall Wace Asset Management, ParaFi Capital, SoftBank Group, Sound Ventures, Temasek, Third Point, True Capital Management, Undisclosed Investors, and UTA Ventures | 60 |
2/22/2022 | Series A | |||||
1/17/2022 | Series B |
Date | 5/12/2022 | 4/18/2022 | 3/11/2022 | 2/22/2022 | 1/17/2022 |
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Round | Grant | Convertible Note - II | Series D | Series A | Series B |
Company | Techpoint | Udaan | ConsenSys | ||
Amount | $0.75M | $25M | $450M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Undisclosed Investors | Anthos Capital, C Ventures, Marshall Wace Asset Management, ParaFi Capital, SoftBank Group, Sound Ventures, Temasek, Third Point, True Capital Management, Undisclosed Investors, and UTA Ventures | |||
Sources | 1 | 4 | 60 |
Microsoft Portfolio Exits
70 Portfolio Exits
Microsoft has 70 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Cruise Automation on March 20, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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3/20/2022 | Corporate Majority | 11 | |||
1/31/2022 | Acquired - II | 55 | |||
12/2/2021 | Reverse Merger | 48 | |||
Date | 3/20/2022 | 1/31/2022 | 12/2/2021 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | Acquired - II | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 11 | 55 | 48 |
Microsoft Acquisitions
295 Acquisitions
Microsoft acquired 295 companies. Their latest acquisition was Minit on March 31, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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3/31/2022 | Series A | $11.46M | Acquired | 13 | ||
3/4/2022 | Series D | $69.46M | Acquired | 71 | ||
1/18/2022 | Acq - Pending | 11 | ||||
12/21/2021 | ||||||
10/29/2021 | Series A |
Date | 3/31/2022 | 3/4/2022 | 1/18/2022 | 12/21/2021 | 10/29/2021 |
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Investment Stage | Series A | Series D | Series A | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $11.46M | $69.46M | |||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acq - Pending | ||
Sources | 13 | 71 | 11 |
Microsoft Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Microsoft has 3 funds, including Affordable Access Initiative.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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11/16/2015 | Affordable Access Initiative | 1 | |||
Climate Innovation Fund | |||||
Microsoft Climate Fund |
Closing Date | 11/16/2015 | ||
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Fund | Affordable Access Initiative | Climate Innovation Fund | Microsoft Climate Fund |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | |||
Sources | 1 |
Microsoft Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Microsoft has 10 strategic partners and customers. Microsoft recently partnered with BDO on May 5, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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5/10/2022 | Partner | Belgium | Nothing in the arrangements or rules of the BDO International Limited network shall constitute or imply an agency relationship or a partnership between BDO International Limited , Brussels Worldwide Services BV and/or the member firms of the BDO International Limited network . | 1 | |
5/10/2022 | Client | United States | Microsoft's $21.9B Army contract faces its biggest hurdle yet, a month-long field test of AR headset Despite all of the above , Army Secretary Christine Wormuth spoke with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about feeling `` pretty comfortable '' with where the Microsoft collaboration is and that she believes the `` program is on track . '' | 1 | |
5/10/2022 | Partner | United Kingdom | Year of transformation for FD Technologies `` KX Insights , which was the principal focus of our investment in the year , delivered our target ARR growth , and enters the new financial year with increased momentum from our partnership with Microsoft enabled by the launch of our cloud native KX Insights platform . | 1 | |
5/9/2022 | Partner | ||||
5/9/2022 | Partner |
Date | 5/10/2022 | 5/10/2022 | 5/10/2022 | 5/9/2022 | 5/9/2022 |
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Type | Partner | Client | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Belgium | United States | United Kingdom | ||
News Snippet | Nothing in the arrangements or rules of the BDO International Limited network shall constitute or imply an agency relationship or a partnership between BDO International Limited , Brussels Worldwide Services BV and/or the member firms of the BDO International Limited network . | Microsoft's $21.9B Army contract faces its biggest hurdle yet, a month-long field test of AR headset Despite all of the above , Army Secretary Christine Wormuth spoke with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about feeling `` pretty comfortable '' with where the Microsoft collaboration is and that she believes the `` program is on track . '' | Year of transformation for FD Technologies `` KX Insights , which was the principal focus of our investment in the year , delivered our target ARR growth , and enters the new financial year with increased momentum from our partnership with Microsoft enabled by the launch of our cloud native KX Insights platform . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Microsoft Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Microsoft has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Acq - P2P, and Acquired | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Service Provider | ||
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Associated Rounds | Acq - P2P, and Acquired | |
Provider Type | Investment Bank | |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Microsoft Team
320 Team Members
Microsoft has 320 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Anthony Clay | Founder | Current | |
William H. Gates | Founder | Current | |
Kumar Malavalli | Founder | Current | |
Brad Pelo | Say, i.TV, Ancestry, and LexisNexis | Founder | Current |
Satya Nadella | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Anthony Clay | William H. Gates | Kumar Malavalli | Brad Pelo | Satya Nadella |
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Work History | Say, i.TV, Ancestry, and LexisNexis | ||||
Title | Founder | Founder | Founder | Founder | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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