# Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

> Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a VC fund backing Education and EdTech. See 73 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 73
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last fund: Oct 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10679415
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/ChanZuckerberg
- Website: http://chanzuckerberg.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chanzuckerberginitiative/

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Education and EdTech. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative supports strong, independent leaders from academia and government, as well as the technology and non-profit sectors, to do the work possible. They engage directly in the communities they serve because no one understands their society’s challenges like those who live with them every day. These partners help them identifyproblems and opportunities, learn fast, and iterate toward their goals for the next century.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 27 | 37% |
| EdTech | 12 | 16% |
| Software | 9 | 12% |
| E-Learning | 6 | 8% |
| Non Profit | 6 | 8% |

87 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 25 | 34% |
| Series B | 12 | 16% |
| Series C | 8 | 11% |
| Series D | 7 | 10% |
| Series E | 4 | 5% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 42 | 58% |
| India | 2 | 3% |
| Kenya | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cori Bargmann | Head of Science | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cori-bargmann-ff4b |
| Cornelia Bargmann | President, Chan Zuckerberg Science | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cornelia-bargmann |
| Dakarai Aarons | Director, Education Policy and Partnerships | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dakarai-aarons |
| Mark Zuckerberg | Co-Founder and Co-CEO | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-zuckerberg |
| Nancy Lue | Consultant, Advanced Education Research and Development Fund Co-Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nancy-lue |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Innovative Genomics Institute | The IGI’s mission is to bridge revolutionary genome-editing tool development to affordable and accessible solutions in human health, climate, and agriculture. The IGI is working toward a world where genomic technology is routinely applied to treat genetic disease, enable sustainable agriculture, and help achieve a carbon-neutral economy. | $20M | Grant | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| Cellular Intelligence | Somite is a mission to transform the lives of millions of people by leveraging AI to produce human tissue for cell-based therapies. | $47M | Series A | May 13, 2025 |  |
| Global Genes | Global Genes is a non-profit organization that offers treatment services for diseases. | $1.5M | Grant | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is the hub for cancer-related research, diagnosis, and treatment. | $1.9M | Grant | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| Cures Within Reach | Cures Within Reach repurposes research to improve patient outcomes quickly and affordably. They create treatments for serious unmet needs by testing existing drugs and devices for additional uses. |  | Grant | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| Citizen Health | Over 350+ million people worldwide are affected by one of the 10,000+ rare diseases of which 95% do not have a single treatment available. Through our AI-powered platform, we liberate and structure data to radically improve rare and complex disease treatment, widen access to expert care, and revolutionize the development of new medicines at afraction of the speed previously proven possible. Patients can share their health data across our multi-sided platform with caregivers, providers and researchers to illuminate better treatment and support options, while bringing therapies to patients faster. We support thousands of patients, work with a rapidly growing network of patient advocacy organizations, and innovate with leading biopharma organizations to accelerate therapies, always ensuring patients remain at the center. | $14.5M | Seed | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| Eruditus Executive Education | Eruditus collaborates with top universities to make executive education accessible globally. Eruditus has partnered with more than 30 universities to date, including MIT, Columbia, Harvard, Cambridge, INSEAD, Wharton, UC Berkeley, INCAE, IIT, IIM, NUS, and HKUST, launching more than 100 courses and serving students from more than 80 countries. Manycourses are offered and facilitated in multiple languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin.Eruditus was founded in 2010 and is based in Singapore with offices in six countries, 650+ employees, and more than 50,000 student enrolments. | $150M | Series F | Oct 18, 2024 |  |
| Beep Saúde | Application that lets you find high quality healthcare services where you need. | $17.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| Sound Agriculture | Sound Agriculture uses molecular discovery to create climate-resilient crops, enhancing harvest yields for growers. They also use an innovative life science approach to sustainably increase farming productivity. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California. | $75M | Series D | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| ALPFA | ALPFA is a professional association. They offer professional development and career-building opportunities. Their career center provides a portal for the partners to connect with senior professionals. |  | Grant | Nov 30, 2022 |  |

10 of 73 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
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- [Omidyar Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omidyar-network) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invest in?

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Software startups, most often at Grant and Series B stage. Most of the 73 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 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?

The team at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative includes Cori Bargmann (Head of Science), Cornelia Bargmann (President, Chan Zuckerberg Science) and Dakarai Aarons (Director, Education Policy and Partnerships), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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