At a glance
M12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures) appears in 4 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is AI & Infrastructure, and its most recent tracked deal was Mecka AI's $60M Series B round (Oct 7, 2026). It co-invests most often with Andreessen Horowitz.
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Recent changes
- Oct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Invested in Mecka AI (Series B, $60M) TechCrunch
- Oct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Invested in Stuut (Series B, $52.5M) SiliconANGLE
- Sep 4, 2026Sep 4, 2026Invested in Gimlet Labs (Series B, $300M) GlobeNewswire
- Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 2026Invested in HiddenLayer (Series B, $100M) TechCrunch
Portfolio
7 totalRecent Investment Activity
4Track record: led 0 and participated in 4 of 4 tracked venture rounds · 4 in the last 12 months
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Mecka AI | Series B | Participated | $60M | $500 million | TechCrunch | |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Stuut | Series B | Participated | $52.5M | — | Insight PartnersLeadunverifiedAndreessen HorowitzunverifiedM12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures)unverifiedMicrosoft's M12 fund | SiliconANGLE |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Gimlet Labs | Series B | Participated | $300M | $3B | GlobeNewswire | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | HiddenLayer | Series B | Participated | $100M | — | TechCrunch |
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Latest Pulse
- Oct 7, 2026Mecka AI Raises $60M Series B to Scale Robot Training DataMecka AI raised a $60 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital, with Nvidia and Microsoft's M12 joining, to scale its human-motion data business for training humanoid and industrial robots.→
- Oct 7, 2026Stuut Raises $52.5M to Make AI Agents Chase InvoicesStuut raised a $52.5 million Series B from Insight Partners and a16z to expand AI agents that chase down enterprises' unpaid invoices.→
- Sep 18, 2026Mantic Raises $25M For 'Superhuman' AI ForecastingLondon-based Mantic raised a $25 million seed led by Radical Ventures after its AI forecasting system competed with human forecasters at the 2026 Metaculus Cup, with Balderton, M12 and Thinking Machines Lab also participating.→
- Sep 16, 2026Arcee AI Hits $1B+ Valuation Building Open-Weight ModelsArcee AI closed a $150 million Series B at a pre-money valuation above $1 billion, betting enterprises will pay to run open-weight models instead of renting closed frontier APIs.→
- Sep 4, 2026Gimlet Labs Hits $3B Valuation on Chip-Agnostic AI BetAndreessen Horowitz led a $300 million round for the startup that lets AI workloads run across Nvidia, AMD, and custom silicon interchangeably, with Arm and Microsoft's M12 joining as new backers.→
- Sep 4, 2026HiddenLayer Raises $100M as AI Security ConsolidatesThe Austin startup that scans models for tampering and attacks grew ARR more than tenfold in a year and drew Delta-v Capital, Microsoft's M12, Morgan Stanley and Booz Allen into a $100 million round.→
M12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures) FAQ
What companies has M12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures) invested in?
M12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures)'s portfolio includes d-Matrix, Mecka AI, Stuut, Arcee AI, Gimlet Labs, HiddenLayer, and 1 more tracked companies.
Who does M12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures) co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, M12 (FKA Microsoft Ventures) most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz (2 shared deals), Nvidia (2 shared deals), Activant Capital (1 shared deal), Applied Ventures (1 shared deal), Arm (1 shared deal).
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- SiliconANGLEmajor outlet1 fact
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