Partnership on a global scale

M12 is a return-driven fund, with Microsoft as our sole limited partner. We are cloud agnostic and invest in early-stage enterprise software companies globally. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs with capital, customer connections, and unparalleled access to Microsoft.

Portfolio company benefits

WorkBoard and Microsoft Teams integration example

New product capabilities and acquisition channels

Portfolio companies can reach new customers and unlock functionality through Microsoft product integrations.

See how WorkBoard integrated with Microsoft Teams to sell more strategically

Zencity Co-founder and CEO, Eyal Feder-Levy, giving a speech

Joint selling with Microsoft

Eligible portfolio companies can sell alongside one of the world’s largest enterprise sales teams.

See how Zencity made the City of Houston a customer

Your next big customer

Several teams at Microsoft rely on startup innovation to support their businesses.

See how Unbabel is helping Microsoft Customer Service & Support scale smartly

Increased brand awareness

From product blogs to onstage opportunities, there are several ways to co-market with Microsoft.

See how GO1 partnered with Microsoft Education to promote their Microsoft Teams integration

Curated engagements with Microsoft decision makers

M12 facilitates important introductions to execs across product groups, R&D, and corporate strategy teams.

Consultation with best-in-class experts

M12’s Expert Network sources the right Microsoft specialist to advise on portfolio company business priorities.

See how Authomize tapped the M12 Expert Network to emerge from stealth with authority

Customer access

M12 hosts events and coordinates meetings with Fortune 500 execs looking to digitally transform with startup tech.

Microsoft technology

Portfolio companies get access to Azure and GitHub credits, Office apps, and Surface discounts.

Global CISO network

We’ve built a network of industry-leading Chief Information Security Officers who assemble quarterly to hear portfolio company pitches and share business priorities.

In your corner

We believe that being fully aligned with founders is the only way to drive value to all stakeholders.

Partnering deliberately

We aim to bring more than capital to the table, and invest only when we can meaningfully contribute to the growth of a startup.

Patient capital

If we choose to invest, we’re with you for the long term—for your company’s lifecycle. We aren’t driven by artificial milestones or deadlines.

Committed to transparency

If we choose not to invest, we'll explain why, and try our best to suggest other ways to get access to funding.

Major milestones

2016

Microsoft Ventures founded with offices in San Francisco, Seattle, and Tel Aviv
First investments include Kahoot!, CloudSimple, and Figure Eight

2017

Innovate.AI competition with Madrona Venture Group, Notion Capital, and Vertex Ventures

2018

Microsoft Ventures becomes M12
Inaugural Female Founders Competition with EQT Ventures and SVB Financial Group
Microsoft acquires Bonsai
Siemens acquires Comfy
Nutanix acquires Frame

2019

Inaugural M12 Summits in Seattle and India
Livongo IPO
Google acquires CloudSimple
Cisco acquires Voicea
DataRobot acquires Paxata
Appen acquires Figure Eight
LTN Global acquires Make.TV

2020

London office opens
Bengaluru office opens
Second Female Founders Competition with Mayfield and Melinda Gates' Pivotal Ventures
Epic Games acquires SuperAwesome

2021

ServiceNow acquires Element AI
F5 Networks acquires Volterra
Kahoot! IPO
Nano Dimension acquires Nanofabrica