Announcing the M12 GitHub Fund

Committed Capital to Invest in the Future of Open Source Software We believe the open source economy is poised for explosive growth. That’s why we’re thrilled to partner with GitHub to invest in the next generation of open source entrepreneurs. For nearly five decades, the development and deployment of software has been a predominantly enterprise […]

Congratulating RapidAPI on their unicorn status

I’m thrilled to congratulate RapidAPI – the Next-Generation API Platform – on a successful Series D funding round and their newly minted unicorn status. M12’s initial investment in RapidAPI as the lead of their series B round was announced in June 2019, and since then, RapidAPI has significantly expanded its product offerings. We recognized at the time that the API […]

Welcoming Wallaroo to the M12 portfolio

I’m excited to welcome Wallaroo –  the enterprise platform for production ML and AI – to the M12 portfolio, as lead of their Series A round. One of my favorite aspects of the diligence process is speaking with a startup’s customers. When a customer is visibly excited to speak about a company’s product during a reference […]

Congratulating At-Bay on their unicorn status

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M12 initially invested in At-Bay —the insurance company for the digital age— during their Series B fundraise, followed by Series C participation in December 2020. Today, I’m thrilled to congratulate At-Bay on a successful Series D funding round and their newly minted unicorn status. At-Bay has developed an end-to-end cyber insurance solution to serve small to medium-sized […]

M12 portfolio companies empower developers at Microsoft Build

Microsoft Build 2021 is a digital, three-day event to help developers expand their skillsets, find technical solutions, and better understand challenges on the horizon.   Attendees have access to over 250 sessions on everything from building cloud-native applications, to data and AI capabilities, to collaborative apps for the hybrid workplace. Featured speakers including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, CTO Kevin Scott, and EVP of Cloud + […]

Welcoming Evinced to the M12 portfolio

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Evinced — a digital accessibility company with a mission to help enterprises automate steps to enable access to the one billion people living with a disability — to the M12 portfolio as co-lead of their Series A round. For the 15% of the global population living with a disability, navigating websites built for abled people can be difficult. […]

Welcoming LottieFiles to the M12 portfolio

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Screens have become omnipresent in our day-to-day — a vehicle for all of the static images, videos, and text that comprise updates from friends and family, entertainment, or even advertising. In all the noise, motion has been shown to break through, capturing consumer attention with short, delightful activity. While motion graphics haven’t witnessed much innovation […]