Pivotal Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Melinda French Gates, dedicated to accelerating social progress by investing in female-founded and female-led startups. The firm works to remove systemic barriers that limit women’s access to capital, resources, and opportunities.
Pivotal Ventures backs both women-led venture funds and early-stage startups with strong performance potential. Its mission is to demonstrate the outsized impact that comes from investing in underrepresented founders and to expand access to funding and support across the startup ecosystem.
Through strategic capital and a focus on inclusivity, Pivotal Ventures is helping redefine what successful, high-growth entrepreneurship looks like.
Seattle, Washington, United States