BlackRock at a glance
As of- [1] Market cap: companiesmarketcap.com, September 5, 2026
- [2] Revenue: BlackRock (SEC 8-K exhibit), January 2026
- [3] Founded: Wikipedia (retrieved September 5, 2026)
- [4] Headquarters: Wikipedia (retrieved September 5, 2026)
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Company Snapshot
BlackRock is a Asset management company, based in New York, New York, USA, founded 1988 by Larry Fink, Robert S. Kapito, Susan Wagner, Barbara Novick, Bennett Golub, Hugh Frater.
Recent changes
- Oct 20, 2026Oct 20, 2026Jio's IPO Anchor Book Draws $960M From BlackRock, LIC Pulse story
- Oct 13, 2026Oct 13, 2026ICON Raises $200M As BlackRock, Baillie Gifford Co-Lead Pulse story
- Sep 30, 2026Sep 30, 2026Invested in TXSE Group ($155M) Dallas Innovates
- Sep 24, 2026Sep 24, 2026BlackRock-Led Group Nears $25B Asia Data Center Deal Pulse story
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026First reported market cap: $182.34B companiesmarketcap.com
Earlier changes (9)
- Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Invested in SambaNova (Series F, $1B) TechCrunch
- Jun 11, 2026Jun 11, 2026Invested in Prometheus ($12B) TechCrunch
- Jan 2026Jan 2026First reported revenue: $24,216M (FY2025) BlackRock (SEC 8-K exhibit)
- Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025Invested in Vercel (Series F, $300M) Vercel
- Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 2025Follow-on: Invested in Groq (Growth, $750M) TechCrunch
- Sep 2, 2025Sep 2, 2025Invested in Anthropic (Series F, $13B) TechCrunch
- Apr 3, 2025Apr 3, 2025Invested in Plaid (Series E, $575M) CNBC
- Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 2024Invested in Groq (Series D, $640M) TechCrunch
- Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021Invested in Relativity Space (Series E, $650M) TechCrunch
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Oct 21, 2026Jio's $3.4B IPO Opens With 1.27x Demand By MiddayJio Platforms' IPO opened for subscription Oct. 21, drawing 1.27 times overall demand by midday, with institutional bids for its anchor book running about 30 times the available allocation ahead of the open.→
- Oct 20, 2026Jio's IPO Anchor Book Draws $960M From BlackRock, LICJio Platforms raised Rs 8,110 crore (~$960M) from 212 anchor investors including BlackRock, Fidelity and LIC ahead of its Rs 30,188 crore IPO opening October 21.→
- Oct 18, 2026Nvidia's $500B Capital Play Shows Financing Is The New AI RaceNvidia has mobilized more than $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure, and growing dependence on debt and credit markets is becoming as decisive a competitive edge as model quality.→
- Oct 16, 2026Biggest US Funding Rounds This Week: Modal's $750M LeadsCrunchbase's weekly ranking found just two U.S. rounds at or above $200M this week -- Modal Labs' $750M Series D and Icon's $200M Series D -- with investors otherwise sticking to the $60M-to-$135M range across AI, biotech and construction tech.→
- Oct 13, 2026ICON Raises $200M As BlackRock, Baillie Gifford Co-LeadICON closed a $200 million Series D co-led by Baillie Gifford and BlackRock-managed funds on Oct. 13 to scale its robotic home-building systems across Texas, Florida and Washington, D.C.→
- Oct 13, 2026Alphabet's Porat Defends $200B AI Spending SpreeAlphabet president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat said the company's roughly $200 billion in 2026 AI capital spending will rise again next year, pushing back on warnings from Jefferies strategist Chris Wood that the AI boom could end in major capital destruction.→
- Oct 6, 2026SpaceX Seeks $40B From Apollo To Buy Nvidia ChipsSpaceX is reportedly in talks to raise about $40 billion arranged by Apollo Global Management, split between bank loans and investment-grade debt, to fund a large Nvidia chip order, per the Financial Times.→
- Sep 30, 2026TXSE Group Raises $155M For Texas Stock ExchangeTXSE Group, the Dallas-based parent of the Texas Stock Exchange, raised $155 million in its third funding round, bringing its total to $430 million a year after winning SEC approval to operate as a national securities exchange.→
- Sep 25, 2026ADARx Prices $446M IPO, Debuts As ADRXADARx Pharmaceuticals priced an upsized $446 million IPO at $17 a share and began trading on the Nasdaq as ADRX, joining the fall biotech IPO window alongside its existing AbbVie drug partnership.→
- Sep 24, 2026BlackRock-Led Group Nears $25B Asia Data Center DealA BlackRock- and IFM-backed consortium is in exclusive talks to buy Stack Infrastructure's Tokyo, Osaka, Sydney and Melbourne data centers from Blue Owl Capital, in a deal that could value the portfolio at $20 billion to $25 billion.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 24, 2026BIG TECHBlackRock-Led Group Nears $25B Asia Data Center Deal~$25B Acquisition→
- Aug 12, 2026AINvidia Is Turning AI Compute Into an Asset for Pension Funds$500B+ financing platform→
- Jul 28, 2026BIG TECHMeta And BlackRock Partner On $14B El Paso Data Center→
- Jul 7, 2026FUNDINGTokenization's Capital Infrastructure Moment Arrives$3B+ BUIDL TVL, new SEC and MiCA clarity→
All Coverage
BIG TECH~$25B Acquisition
BlackRock-Led Group Nears $25B Asia Data Center Deal
A BlackRock- and IFM-backed consortium is in exclusive talks to buy Stack Infrastructure's Tokyo, Osaka, Sydney and Melbourne data centers from Blue Owl Capital, in a deal that could value the portfolio at $20 billion to $25 billion.
DEEP DIVE
Nvidia Is Turning AI Compute Into an Asset for Pension Funds
AI$500B+ financing platform
Nvidia Is Turning AI Compute Into an Asset for Pension Funds
Nvidia has partnered with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR on financing vehicles meant to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure, routing pension and insurance capital into GPU-backed debt.
DEEP DIVE
Meta And BlackRock Partner On $14B El Paso Data Center
BIG TECH
Meta And BlackRock Partner On $14B El Paso Data Center
Meta and BlackRock-managed funds formed an $14 billion joint venture to build a Texas data center campus, with BlackRock taking 80% ownership and financing a third of its stake with debt.
Tokenization's Capital Infrastructure Moment Arrives
FUNDING$3B+ BUIDL TVL, new SEC and MiCA clarity
Tokenization's Capital Infrastructure Moment Arrives
Tokenized real-world assets are moving from pilot projects to real capital infrastructure, with BlackRock's tokenized fund on Securitize's rails topping $3 billion and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic providing new legal clarity.
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BlackRock FAQ
What is BlackRock's market cap?
BlackRock's market capitalization was $182.34B as of September 5, 2026, according to companiesmarketcap.com.
What is BlackRock's revenue?
BlackRock's most recent revenue figure is $24,216M (FY2025), reported by BlackRock (SEC 8-K exhibit), January 2026.
Is BlackRock publicly traded?
Yes. BlackRock trades under the ticker BLK, with a market cap of $182.34B (September 5, 2026, companiesmarketcap.com).
When was BlackRock founded and where is it based?
BlackRock was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, according to Wikipedia.
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Where these figures come from
- BlackRock (SEC 8-K exhibit)primary source1 fact
- companiesmarketcap.comresearch database1 fact
Figures are labelled Reported (a source states it), Estimated, Derived (computed from other facts) or Rumored (in talks / unconfirmed). Rumors never replace a confirmed figure. Each figure keeps its own as-of date; history is preserved rather than overwritten.