# BlackRock

> BlackRock is a VC fund in New York backing Software and Financial Services. See 431 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 431
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last fund: Dec 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/blackrock
- Website: http://www.blackrock.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BlackRock

BlackRock is an investment management company that provides its services to a diverse range of clients, including institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors. The firm operates as a global asset manager, overseeing and advising on a wide array of investment portfolios. In addition to its role as an investment manager,BlackRock is also known for its technological innovations and solutions that support various aspects of the financial industry. The company's multifaceted approach encompasses investment management, financial technology, and serving a broad spectrum of clients in the financial ecosystem.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 46 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 39 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 36 | 8% |
| Biotechnology | 35 | 8% |
| FinTech | 32 | 7% |

269 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Equity | 51 | 12% |
| Series C | 41 | 10% |
| Private Equity | 39 | 9% |
| Debt Financing | 31 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 30 | 7% |

19 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 176 | 41% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 4% |
| India | 13 | 3% |
| Germany | 13 | 3% |
| France | 5 | 1% |

27 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anne F. Ackerley | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-f-ackerley |
| Deryck Maughan | Board of Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sir-deryck-maughan |
| Ricardo Anzaldua | Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ricardo-anzaldua |
| Amit Mu | VP - Aladdin Product Group | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-murumkar |
| Andrea Picard | Managing Director, Head of US Pensions | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-picard-281a |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Project Sopaipilla Holdings | Project Sopaipilla Holdings is a JV between Meta Platforms and Blackrock. | $12.5B | Debt Financing | Jul 28, 2026 |  |
| Udaan | Udaan is a B2B trade platform that brings manufacturers, traders, retailers, and wholesalers into a single platform. The platform is about making business easy in India, about making B2B commerce convenient and efficient. They believe B2B is the new B2C in India. It connects retailers with wholesalers and traders who sell more than 15 lakh productsranging across categories from electronics and apparel to grocery and fresh produce.Udaan chat feature allows users to have a personal and secure conversation in real-time, in a language of your choice. It enables a direct connection between buyers and sellers which allows one-on-one discussions to negotiate terms of trade between transacting parties. India has 50m+ SMBs, who form the core of the Indian economy and society. They are the entrepreneurial pulse of India. They believe the internet is a great equalizing platform. They want to bring their energies together in bringing the power of the Internet to these millions of entrepreneurs.Udaan was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. | $45M | Debt Financing | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| hallo theo | Hallo theo is the world's first property management company to combine cutting-edge technology to create a new, more enjoyable customer experience. Making extra time for things that are important to people. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| JSW Infrastructure | JSW Infrastructure operates environment-friendly seaports & terminals. | $7.9B | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Caplight | Caplight is a platform that enables institutional investors to buy and sell derivatives of private equity.For the first time in the private markets, institutional investors can hedge positions, generate income on assets, and access true liquidity with public settlement-like mechanics.Caplight serves a broad range of QIBs including hedge funds,VC funds, family offices, pensions, endowments, mutual funds, and insurance firms.Securities are offered by North Capital Private Securities, member FINRA/SIPC, a partner of Caplight Markets LLC. | $16M | Series A | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Gladiator Metals | Gladiator Metals engages in the acquisition, development, and operation of mineral property. It explores at Koonenberry North Project in New South Wales. The company was founded on February 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | $24.7M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| ACME Solar | Acme Solar Energy is a company that specializes in the generation of solar power. The company is involved in the design, construction, and operation of solar power plants. Its services include the development of solar projects from inception to completion, including site identification, feasibility studies, project design, engineering, procurement,construction, and operation and maintenance. Acme Solar Energy also offers solutions for grid-connected solar power plants, off-grid solar applications, and solar thermal applications. | $293.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 05, 2026 |  |
| BibliU | BibliU provides colleges and universities with digital content management, automation, and analytics platform. BibliU’s solution puts digital textbooks, courseware, and monographs at the fingertips of all students. Working with thousands of publishers and OER providers to deliver millions of digital resources, BibliU combines academic freedom withinnovative affordability and automation. | $55M | Private Equity | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Inventiva Pharma | Inventiva Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of patients with significant unmet medical needs in the areas of fibrosis, lysosomal storage disorders and oncology.They have built a pipeline backed by a discovery engine with an extensive library ofproprietary molecules, a wholly-owned research and development facility and a team with significant expertise and deep experience in the development of compounds that target nuclear receptors, transcription factors and epigenetic modulation. Leveraging these assets and expertise, they are advancing two clinical candidates in three indications, as well as a deep pipeline of earlier stage programs. | $151.5M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Caturus | Caturus positions itself as the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG platform in the United States, focusing on responsible, low-emission energy production aligned with global energy transition goals. | $9.8B | Debt Financing | May 15, 2026 |  |

10 of 431 investments shown.

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- [T. Rowe Price](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/t-rowe-price) — VC Fund, 25 deals together
- [Baillie Gifford](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baillie-gifford) — VC Fund, 22 deals together
- [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [Wellington Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wellington-management) — VC Fund, 16 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does BlackRock invest in?

BlackRock invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Information Technology startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity and Series C stage. Most of the 431 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact BlackRock?

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### Who are the partners at BlackRock?

The team at BlackRock includes Anne F. Ackerley (Managing Director), Deryck Maughan (Board of Director) and Ricardo Anzaldua (Vice President), among 33 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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