M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund is the corporate venture arm of Microsoft that backs early-stage startups across AI, security, cloud infrastructure, and deep technology. M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund's Twitter Score is 15 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #63,941 among 493,607 tracked accounts.
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund was formerly known as Microsoft Ventures before being renamed on April 30, 2018. Operating with Microsoft's financial backing and resources, it takes equity stakes in startups and provides access to Microsoft's broader ecosystem. Its current investment focus spans AI applications, AI security, AI cloud infrastructure, AI data operations and models, and deep technology and systems.
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund has made selective moves into Web3 and blockchain. It led a strategic funding round for decentralized data company Space and Time in September 2022, and led the Series B for Palm NFT Studio, a platform it described as infrastructure for brands and creators launching NFT projects. In January 2023, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund publicly identified cryptoassets, NFTs, smart contracts, decentralized networks, and direct digital ownership as key components of Web3, characterizing it as an emerging category it was actively monitoring and supporting in partnership with Microsoft.
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund is also affiliated with GitHub through a jointly managed fund that invests in open-source startups building on GitHub's platform. M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund's account has published 4,106 posts and has 12,138 followers as of October 2026. It has been mentioned by 143 accounts, totaling 490 mentions.
M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund's portfolio includes Bakkt, Palm NFT Studio, Metrika, Space And Time, Onfido, an Entrust company, SynthLabs, Team8 and Builder.io.
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The accounts that follow M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund include 78 founders, 27 angel investors, 22 influencers and 22 VCs. Among them are Matthew Graham, Martin Shkreli, VCs Congratulating Themselves, Shan Aggarwal, Teknium and David Haber.