BlackRock

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Defense tech · Jan 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
2
Confirmed lead rounds
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2 roles undisclosed
New companies
2
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$680M
2 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series B1
Series C+1

By primary sector

AI1
Space tech1

By country

United States2

Rounds

2 in this selection
Armada

Builds modular edge AI data centers for remote, industrial, and defense environments

$230MSeries B
Role not disclosed
Astranis

Builds and operates small GEO satellites for commercial and government communications

$450MSeries E
Role not disclosed