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About us

Founded by Melinda French Gates, Pivotal Ventures accelerates social progress by removing barriers that hold people back. Pivotal Ventures expands opportunity and accelerates equality through high-impact investments, philanthropy, partnerships, and advocacy. We focus on areas where social progress has stalled—and where we can have the biggest impact. Our impatience with the status quo is fueled by an optimism that progress is always possible—especially when we seize the moment together. For media inquiries, please reach out to media@pivotalventures.org

Industry

Civic and Social Organizations

Company size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Type

Privately Held

Founded

2015

Locations

Employees at Pivotal Ventures

Updates

For far too long, women’s health has been underfunded, overlooked, and misunderstood. It’s time to change that. As part of our $250 million global open call, Action for Women’s Health, we’re looking to fund organizations working to improve women’s mental and/or physical health. If that sounds like you, learn more, spread the word, and register to apply for funding: https://lnkd.in/gYZXv39C
Inspiring news coming out of New Mexico! Not only did the state achieve a female-majority legislature, but Cindy Nava became the first DACA recipient to win elected office. Congratulations to the newly elected members on these historic wins—and thank you to the many organizations that helped make this progress possible.
First time in history NM gets female-majority Legislature
Thank you Paris Hilton for sharing your story with us, and thank you to everyone who joined us at the Behavioral Health Tech Conference last week to talk about how we can better support young people 💞

Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton is an Influencer
CEO of 11:11 Media | Entrepreneur | Musician l Producer | Creative Visionary | Innovator | Investor | Advocate
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Feeling honored to share my story at the 2024 Behavioral Health Tech Conference in Phoenix. As a survivor, I know the lifelong impact of institutional child abuse, and it's my mission to drive systemic change in this space. My goal is to help create a world where every young person has access to the mental health care and support they deserve! ❤️💫 Thank you to Behavioral Health Tech for providing this platform for me and my 11:11 Media Impact Team and helping me spread awareness, spark action, and work together toward a future where our youth are supported, not silenced. 💙 Thank you, Pivotal Ventures, for moderating such an inspiring panel. Your work empowering communities and driving meaningful change is truly impactful and inspiring. I’m grateful for the important conversation we’ve started together! #MentalHealthMatters #StopInstitutionalChildAbuse #1111Impact #Survivor
A statement from our president, Brooke D. Anderson: "As we take in election results across the country, we remain steadfast in our commitment to the people and issues we care about. Pivotal will continue doing the work we’re doing already: supporting people and organizations who are standing up for the rights and opportunities of women and girls, protecting our democracy, ensuring mental health services are available to young people of all backgrounds, investing in women’s health around the world, and promoting policies like paid leave that will make life easier for working families in this country. We believe that America will be stronger with a government that more closely reflects the people it represents. While a significant number of women won important elections in state and local races across the country, we remain committed to breaking down barriers so that more women—especially women of color—can run, win, and lead at all levels of government."
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The vast majority of election officials are women. And over the past few years, they’ve experienced increasing harassment and threats to their safety. But despite these challenges, they’re committed to making sure that each of us can exercise our constitutional right to vote. No matter how you cast your ballot this November, make sure you do it with kindness, consideration, and gratitude for the election officials who helped make it possible. #ThankYouElectionHeroes
Election Hero Day electionheroday.org
Congratulations Anu Duggal and the entire Female Founders Fund team on this amazing accomplishment! As our very own Erin Harkless Moore, CFA noted, "Female Founders Fund has shown that investing in women isn’t niche—it’s mainstream." 💯
Celebrating ten years since founding Female Founders Fund, we’re thrilled to announce a major milestone: the full return of Fund I. With notable exits such as Walmart’s acquisition of ELOQUII, Fiserv’s acquisition of BentoBox, and Maven Clinic’s recent $125M growth round, we’re seeing firsthand the power of women-led innovation. Being an early investor in Maven Clinic has shown us the transformative potential of female founders reshaping legacy industries like healthcare. Kate Ryder’s success story in building Maven into a category-defining business has become a beacon of inspiration for other female founders across all sectors. With this milestone, we’re proud to double down on our commitment to the next generation of female founders building tomorrow’s leading companies. As FFF investor Erin Harkless Moore, CFA of Pivotal Ventures put it, 'Female Founders Fund has shown that investing in women isn’t niche—it’s mainstream.' A special thanks to Allie Garfinkle at Fortune for covering our story
In its tenth year, Female Founders Fund has returned its first fund fortune.com
Proud to support BBG Ventures’ new $60 million fund, which will back underrepresented founders working to meet Americans' biggest needs across health, work, financial security, climate, and more. Congratulations Nisha Dua, Susan Lyne, and the entire BBG team!
We’re thrilled to announce BBG Ventures’ new $60M early-stage fund backing overlooked founders building for the Polycultural Future of America. At BBG Ventures, we’ve always believed that identifying which Americans are underserved and which founders understand them best will drive outsized alpha. We’ve spent the last few years thinking about the passage of the country from a monoculture to one where identity and lived experience matter more than ever. We call this the Polyculture – a new status quo in which America is a mosaic of unique segments; where identity is multivariate and dynamic; and where new, more-nuanced solutions are needed across health, work, financial security, climate safety, and underserved consumers. To that end, we’ve officially expanded our mandate to embrace this evolution, backing underestimated founders – female or diverse – addressing the biggest pain points for our polycultural population. At a time when diversity has become a dirty word, we’re leaning in. The polyculture is about a diverse nation that includes everyone, to enable prosperity and advancement for all. You can read more about our new research on the Polycultural Future of America here: https://lnkd.in/eiefNfKbWith our new fund, we’re doubling down on female or diverse founders who intuitively understand the needs of today’s Polycultural Americans in: health, education, work, financial security, climate safety, & the underserved. Know a founder transforming the way we live in one of these categories? Whether they’re building in B2B or B2C, send them our way. Nisha Dua Susan Lyne Addison B. Marsh, Claire Biernacki Carol Magalhães Isaacs, Drew Silverman Fennessy
Polyculture | BBG Ventures bbgventures.com

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