# BlackRock Private Equity Partners

> BlackRock Private Equity Partners is a VC fund backing E-Commerce. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last fund: Apr 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/blackrock
- Website: https://www.blackrock.com/institutions/en-gb/strategies/alternative-strategies/fund-of-private-equity-funds
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackRock/

BlackRock Private Equity Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in direct and fund investments. The firm offers a range of solutions for institutions, financial professionals, and individuals from all walks of life. It was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 18% |
| Internet | 3 | 14% |
| Software | 3 | 14% |
| Enterprise Software | 3 | 14% |
| SaaS | 2 | 9% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series E | 4 | 18% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 9% |
| Series D | 2 | 9% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 32% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 5% |
| Sweden | 1 | 5% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ELLIOT ASARNOW | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elliot-asarnow |
| Markus Studer | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-studer |
| Peter Martisek | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-martisek |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Astranis | Astranis develops small communications satellites designed for geostationary and other high Earth orbits. The company manufactures software-defined satellites used for broadband connectivity, government communications, navigation resilience, and space-based infrastructure applications. Its MicroGEO platform is built to provide dedicated satellitecapacity for telecommunications providers, enterprises, and public sector organizations serving remote or underserved regions. Astranis also develops satellite systems with onboard propulsion, radiation-hardened electronics, and configurable bandwidth management technologies for mission flexibility. The company operates across spacecraft design, satellite manufacturing, launch coordination, and in-orbit operations through integrated engineering and testing capabilities. Its satellite network solutions support internet connectivity, defense communications, and resilient positioning and navigation services for commercial and government customers. | $300M | Series E | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Sierra Space | Sierra Space products and programs are working towards a more accessible space economy. The company is rapidly advancing toward the launch of the world’s only winged commercial spaceplane, the Dream Chaser. As the next generation of space transportation, the Dream Chaser will perform cargo supply and return missions for NASA, set to begin in late2022, delivering up to 12,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) at a time. The return journey will carry critical data, generated by ISS researcher experiments, enabling earth-bound scientists to benefit from much faster access to these unique results. Dream Chaser is a reusable spaceplane, uniquely capable of a smooth 1.5 low-g re-entry for crew and cargo transportation with the ability to land on existing commercial runways worldwide. | $290M | Series B | Sep 26, 2023 |  |
| GoCardless | GoCardless is the global leader in recurring payments. GoCardless' global payments network and technology platform take the pain out of getting paid for businesses with recurring revenue. More than 40,000 businesses worldwide, from multinational corporations to SMBs, transact through GoCardless each month, and the business processes $10bn ofpayments each year. GoCardless now has four offices in the UK, France, Australia, and Germany. | $312M | Series G | Feb 08, 2022 |  |
| Leightal Capital Management | Leightal Capital Management is a global hedge fund that invests in a variety of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, and commodities. The fund is managed by a team of experienced professionals with a proven track record of success. Leightal Capital Management is committed to providing its investors with superior returns over the longterm. The fund's investment philosophy is based on the belief that alpha can be generated by identifying and investing in mispriced assets. The fund's investment team uses a variety of research and analysis techniques to identify mispriced assets. The team also has a strong focus on risk management and capital preservation. Leightal Capital Management is a good choice for investors who are looking for a long-term investment partner with a proven track record of success. | $5.5M | Debt Financing | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Sierra Space | Sierra Space products and programs are working towards a more accessible space economy. The company is rapidly advancing toward the launch of the world’s only winged commercial spaceplane, the Dream Chaser. As the next generation of space transportation, the Dream Chaser will perform cargo supply and return missions for NASA, set to begin in late2022, delivering up to 12,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) at a time. The return journey will carry critical data, generated by ISS researcher experiments, enabling earth-bound scientists to benefit from much faster access to these unique results. Dream Chaser is a reusable spaceplane, uniquely capable of a smooth 1.5 low-g re-entry for crew and cargo transportation with the ability to land on existing commercial runways worldwide. | $1.4B | Series A | Nov 19, 2021 |  |
| OwnBackup | OwnBackup is a provider of cloud data protection and backup system for companies using Salesforce. The cloud-to-cloud backup and restore vendor, provides secure, automated, daily backups of SaaS and PaaS data, as well as data to compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. It helps more than 2,000 businesses protect critical cloud data,OwnBackup covers data loss and corruption caused by human errors, malicious intent, integration errors, and rogue applications. Built for security and privacy, OwnBackup exceeds the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements for backed-up data. Co-founded by seasoned data-recovery, data-protection, and information-security experts, OwnBackup is a top-rated backup and restore ISV on Salesforce AppExchange and was awarded the Salesforce Appy Award in 2018. | $240M | Series E | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Own Company | Own Company is a software company that offers a data platform for organizations. The platform is designed to protect and activate SaaS data which can help businesses transform their operations. | $240M | Series E | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Elvie | Elvie is a health and lifestyle brand developing smarter technology for women. They are committed to building extraordinary products that improve the health and lives of women everywhere and at all stages of life.Their first product, Elvie Trainer, is an award-winning app-connected Kegel trainer that helps women strengthen the pelvic floor viafun, five-minute workouts. Launched in October 2015 to great acclaim, they took the wellness industry by storm! Our street cred includes more than 12 awards for innovation and design, including the prestigious CES Innovation Award, the IDA Design Award, and the Red Dot Award. As a business, Elvie has been recognized as one of Wired’s ‘hottest start-ups" and named one of the 15 start-ups "to watch" by The Sunday Times, and both products have been featured in the Oscar nominee gift bags.They recently launched a second innovation: Elvie Pump, the world’s first silent wearable breast pump, which is making it possible for new mothers to pump anytime, anywhere. Elvie Pump received international praise following its unveiling on the catwalk at London Fashion Week and at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. In April 2019, Elvie announced a $42 million Series B led by IPGL and supported by Octopus Ventures and Impact Ventures. This represented the largest ever fundraise in femtech. This new round of financing will accelerate Elvie’s research and development efforts as well as help grow brand awareness and distribution for Elvie Pump and Elvie Trainer across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.Headquartered in London, UK, with offices also in New York City, the company has received numerous awards and raised more than $52 million in investment. | $80.5M | Series C | Jul 27, 2021 |  |
| Elvie | Elvie is a health and lifestyle brand developing smarter technology for women. They are committed to building extraordinary products that improve the health and lives of women everywhere and at all stages of life.Their first product, Elvie Trainer, is an award-winning app-connected Kegel trainer that helps women strengthen the pelvic floor viafun, five-minute workouts. Launched in October 2015 to great acclaim, they took the wellness industry by storm! Our street cred includes more than 12 awards for innovation and design, including the prestigious CES Innovation Award, the IDA Design Award, and the Red Dot Award. As a business, Elvie has been recognized as one of Wired’s ‘hottest start-ups" and named one of the 15 start-ups "to watch" by The Sunday Times, and both products have been featured in the Oscar nominee gift bags.They recently launched a second innovation: Elvie Pump, the world’s first silent wearable breast pump, which is making it possible for new mothers to pump anytime, anywhere. Elvie Pump received international praise following its unveiling on the catwalk at London Fashion Week and at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. In April 2019, Elvie announced a $42 million Series B led by IPGL and supported by Octopus Ventures and Impact Ventures. This represented the largest ever fundraise in femtech. This new round of financing will accelerate Elvie’s research and development efforts as well as help grow brand awareness and distribution for Elvie Pump and Elvie Trainer across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.Headquartered in London, UK, with offices also in New York City, the company has received numerous awards and raised more than $52 million in investment. | $80.5M | Series C | Jul 27, 2021 |  |
| Woebot Health | Woebot Health has created relational technologies that underpin a new generation of digital therapeutics and tools for mental health. The company’s proprietary relational agent, Woebot, is capable of quickly forming a bond with users and delivering human-like therapeutic encounters that are psychologically related, responsive to a person’s dynamicstate of health, and targeted using multidisciplinary tools. Woebot is at the heart of the company’s AI-powered platform and the foundation for digital therapeutics and tools that seamlessly integrate within health ecosystems and solve for gaps along the health care journey. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and is funded in part by venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Jazz Venture Partners L.P., Temasek, Owl Ventures, and BlackRock Private Equity Partners with participation from Andrew Ng’s AI Fund. | $90M | Series B | Jul 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does BlackRock Private Equity Partners invest in?

BlackRock Private Equity Partners invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Software startups, most often at Series E and Private Equity stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at BlackRock Private Equity Partners?

The team at BlackRock Private Equity Partners includes ELLIOT ASARNOW (Director), Markus Studer (Chief Operating Officer) and Peter Martisek (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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