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Schmidt Futures

Schmidt Futures

New York City, New Yorkschmidtfutures.org

Overview

Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt in 2017. The organization focuses on identifying and supporting exceptional individuals across various fields to solve hard problems in science and society. Their mission is to “bet early on exceptional people making the world better” by connecting talented individuals, fostering collaboration, and providing resources to scale their ideas and initiatives. They invest in areas like AI, advanced computing, bioeconomy, and climate change.

Year Founded

2017

Portfolio Companies

15

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Common TrustSep 2023SeedCo-investor
HypothesisMay 2020GrantCo-investor
Blue Sky AnalyticsMay 2020GrantCo-investor
HapticNov 2019GrantCo-investor
SociabilityJun 2019Pre SeedCo-investor
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HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Year Founded2017

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