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    You are at:Home»Entrepreneurship»Microsoft allocates $275 million this year to its venture fund, M12

    Microsoft allocates $275 million this year to its venture fund, M12

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    By Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi on January 20, 2024 Entrepreneurship, Funding, Investments, Microsoft, Startups, Venture Capital

    Microsoft’s venture capital arm, M12, has $275 million to invest this fiscal year in its quest to discover the next big thing. While M12 does not account for Microsoft’s significant early investment in OpenAI, it has a sizeable cache to invest, an amount that has remained largely stable over the years.

    Despite its budget, M12 tends not to spend its entire allowance, typically investing between $150 million and $250 million annually in startups.

    Currently, M12’s portfolio contains 110 active investments, including AI platform Typeface.ai, which was recently integrated into Microsoft’s consumer insights platform. Microsoft has also invested in the startup Split.io, integrating its delivery platform for developers using Microsoft’s Azure services.

    M12 underwent a strategic shift in 2023 under the direction of Michelle Gonzalez, focusing more on startups aligned with Microsoft’s priorities such as AI, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity. This switch was prompted by a reevaluation of returns, prioritizing strategic benefits over financial return alone.

    An illustration of this strategy can be seen in Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI. This has resulted in the application of OpenAI’s technology in Copilot, an AI assistant being integrated into nearly all Microsoft products.

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    Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi has been covering blockchain technology, intelligent technologies, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, telecommunications technology, sustainability, autonomous vehicles, and other topics for Innovation Village since 2017. In the years since, he has published over 4,000 articles — a mix of breaking news, reviews, helpful how-tos, industry analysis, and more. | Open DM on Twitter @TapiwaMutisi

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