BlackRock

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionFeb 28, 2026 · AI · Feb 1, 2026

BlackRock is a global asset manager whose private-market activities include growth equity and later-stage venture investing in companies with established products and commercial traction.

Its growth-equity approach uses systematic analysis alongside company research to assess a large universe of private businesses. It focuses on companies that have moved beyond the earliest venture risks and already demonstrate customer demand.

The platform examines where value is being created before companies reach mature buyout or public-market stages, including AI-native businesses and enabling infrastructure. This is a growth-financing model within a broader asset manager, rather than a single programme offering uniform startup terms.

Sources
Rounds participated in
3
Confirmed lead rounds
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3 roles undisclosed
New companies
3
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$650M
3 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series C+2
Growth1

By primary sector

AI1
Foodtech1
Hardware1

By country

United States2
Netherlands1

Rounds

3 in this selection
SambaNova

Provides next-generation AI infrastructure for enterprises, neo-clouds, and sovereign AI initiatives

$350MSeries E
Role not disclosed
Axelera AI

Develops AI acceleration hardware for edge computing and data center applications

$250MGrowth
Role not disclosed
GrubMarket

Develops technology for the U.S. food supply chain.

$50MSeries H
Role not disclosed