# Mark Zuckerberg

> Mark Zuckerberg is a grant investor at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative backing Software and EdTech. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chan-zuckerberg-initiative)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-zuckerberg-618bba58/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/finkd
- Website: https://x.com/finkd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zuck

Mark Zuckerberg is a grant investor at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in Palo Alto focused on Software and EdTech. Mark Zuckerberg is based out of Palo Alto, California, and is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Mark previously worked at Thunes as a Board Observer. Mark Zuckerberg attended the Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 36% |
| EdTech | 4 | 29% |
| Education | 4 | 29% |
| SaaS | 2 | 14% |
| Big Data | 2 | 14% |

46 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 3 | 21% |
| Series C | 3 | 21% |
| Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Angel | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 79% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yoto | The screen-free audio platform. Play music, stories and more with our audio player that children control with physical cards. Welcome to Audiotime® | $23M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 16, 2024 |  |
| Ekalavya Hansaj, Inc. | Building the future of agencies, content, journalism, podcasting and freelancing at https://ekalavyahansaj.com | $125M | Series B | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| Seqera | Seqera Labs is a Barcelona-based business creating solutions for high-performance computing workloads across cloud and clusters. It was founded by the creators of the popular open-source workflow software Nextflow (http://www.nextflow.io). |  | Grant | Sep 07, 2021 |  |
| @hotel | Introducing @hotel - the pioneering Instagram-based Online Travel Agent (OTA) that is reshaping the way we engage with travel. With a robust community of over 50 million followers, we leverage the power of social commerce to bring our users unparalleled hotel deals across the globe's most sought-after destinations.We're not just abooking portal - we are architects of transformative experiences. Our mission is to rekindle our shared sense of curiosity, foster human connections, and create a global community united by the transformative power of travel. We believe that travel transcends boundaries and leaves an indelible impact on our lives—and we're here to facilitate that journey.At @hotel, we champion the concept of 'Radical Hospitality.' We treat each guest as an extension of our family, challenging the travel industry's complacency and offering a refreshingly exceptional customer service experience. Our dedicated team is committed to surpassing expectations, delivering personalized support that makes our guests feel genuinely cared for and valued. Our commitment to elevating the customer service experience is a critical differentiator for today's discerning traveler when it comes to choosing their booking platform of choice.We understand that the essence of travel is not just about reaching a destination, but about the journey itself. Join us at @hotel, where we're revolutionizing the travel landscape, one remarkable journey at a time. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 24, 2019 |  |
| LEANLAB Education | LEANLAB Education seeks to bring innovative solutions to close the achievement gap in K12 schools. By listening to parents, teachers, students, and administrators in the Kansas City region, they are able to pinpoint specific problems that hinder students’ achievement and, informed by this data, they find education entrepreneurs with promisinginnovations and help them develop their product through direct, community feedback. In this way, we lean on the communities they serve, while working to create swift, efficient-lean-change. |  | Angel | Apr 17, 2019 |  |
| Vantage Point | Vantage Point operates as a workforce learning and professional development company. It develops technology platforms that deliver immersive and interactive learning experiences for employees. The company focuses on improving workplace skills and fostering understanding through human-centered training programs. Its solutions support professionaldevelopment and organizational learning initiatives. It uses interactive technology to structure learning, track progress, and facilitate skill acquisition. | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 15, 2018 |  |
| Code.org | Code.org is a non-profit foundation dedicated to growing computer programming education. Its vision is that computer science and computer programming are included in the core curriculum in U.S. education, alongside other STEM (science technology engineering math) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and math. | $23M | Grant | Apr 26, 2016 |  |
| Intercom | Intercom is a Conversational Relationship Platform (CRP) that helps businesses build better customer relationships through personalized, messenger-based experiences. It’s the only platform that delivers conversational experiences across the customer journey, with solutions for Conversational Marketing, Conversational Customer Engagement andConversational Support.Intercom is bringing a messenger-first experience to all business-to-customer communication, powering 500 million conversations per month and connecting 4 billion unique end users worldwide across its more than 25,000 paying customers, including Atlassian, Sotheby’s and New Relic.The company was founded in 2011 in San Francisco by Eoghan McCabe, Des Traynor, Ciaran Lee and David Barrett, with the mission to make internet business personal. Intercom was valued at $1.275 billion in 2018 and has secured $241 million in funding from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer Venture Partners and Social Capital. | $50M | Series C | Apr 07, 2016 |  |
| Asana | Asana is a computer software company that specializes in the fields of work management and productivity. It helps teams orchestrate their work, from small projects to strategic initiatives. Asana service is a web and mobile work management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage work. Teams can create projects, assign tasks, setdeadlines, and communicate directly . | $50M | Series C | Mar 30, 2016 |  |
| EducationSuperHighway | EducationSuperHighway is a 501c(3) non-profit organization committed to upgrading every public school in the United States to a robust digital learning ready (100Mbps+) Internet connection. | $20M | Grant | Nov 20, 2015 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [A-Grade Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-grade-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Initialized Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initialized-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abb-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anorak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anorak-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ausum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ausum-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Zuckerberg invest in?

Mark Zuckerberg invests primarily in Software, EdTech and Education startups, most often at Grant and Series C stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mark Zuckerberg last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Zuckerberg closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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