M12 is the corporate venture fund of Microsoft, investing in early-stage enterprise software and applied artificial intelligence companies.
Portfolio
8
companies
Unify
Unify offers a single interface to test and deploy large language models across various providers.
Hazy
Hazy provides synthetic data solutions that enable enterprises to utilise sensitive information securely.
iLoF
iLoF develops an artificial intelligence powered photonics platform for personalised medicine.
Memgraph
Memgraph develops a streaming graph application platform for modern software developers.
Webiny
Webiny develops an open-source framework that helps engineers build and deploy serverless applications.
Beamery
Beamery provides an AI powered talent platform that helps enterprises manage and deploy workforce skills.
SuperAwesome
SuperAwesome provides technology that powers safe digital interactions for children online.
Onfido
Onfido provides digital identity verification and authentication through artificial intelligence.
Tamara Steffens
Managing Director
Matthew Goldstein
Managing Director and UK Lead
Matthew serves as General Partner at TLA.vc, following a role as Managing Director and UK Lead at M12. His background includes non-executive directorships and board observations across several technology companies.
LinkedInPriyanka Mitra
Investor
The funding round was backed by participants including Y Combinator, A Capital, and SignalFire.
"The world is missing out on a lot of AI’s potential because it’s too slow, complex, and expensive to deploy. Unify is going to change that!"
The Series A round was led by Conviction with participation from numerous strategic and venture capital investors.
"The response from businesses to the capabilities of synthetic data has been huge. Enabling our customers to access and actually use their data unlocks real commercial value. Hazy has been working in the generative AI field since our inception in 2017 and we are excited to see where the space goes. This funding will solidify our position as the leading synthetic data provider for enterprises to unlock value through their data and enable us to explore the greater potential of generative AI to produce real results for businesses, with no privacy limitations."
The seed round was led by Faber with participation from international venture funds to support clinical trial operations.
"For hundreds of years, treatments have been developed with the assumption they will work for everyone. However, each person is different, and for many severe diseases such as Alzheimer’s, multiple factors can contribute to the effectiveness of a treatment on a given patient."
The Seed round was led by Microsoft venture fund M12 to support product development and team growth.
"With today's launch, Memgraph empowers all developers — from the open source hobbyist toengineers at large enterprises — to stream, graph, and build in minutes,"
The Y Combinator-backed open-source framework secured backing from M12, Samsung Next, Episode 1 and Cota Capital to scale its developer tooling.
"We see the mandate inside organisations to adopt serverless is coming from the top. The technical executives see serverless as a competitive advantage for their business. It’s the same market motion we saw several years ago when organisations moved from on-premise solutions to the cloud. This wasn’t a bottom up adoption, but rather a top-down approach. This same is now happening with serverless and it is our goal at Webiny to enable this new wave of infrastructure transformation."
The London talent platform secured Series C backing from Ontario Teachers and Accenture Ventures to accelerate global expansion.
"Changes to the way we work, shifting expectations of candidates, and the sheer pace of recruiting demands, have led organizations to rethink how they approach recruitment and retention. Enterprise talent teams are driving significant global transformation as they build towards this new future of work, and this investment will enable us to scale globally with growing demand and build the new category in enterprise technology."
The Oxford startup raised the capital from Microsoft's venture fund and Mayfield following its success in the Female Founders Competition.
"We are so excited to name iLoF a winner of the Female Founders Competition and invest $1 million alongside Mayfield. iLoF’s technology promises to create effective treatments tailored for the individual, which will change healthcare trajectories for millions of people living with complex disorders. Their mission is humbling, and we are thrilled to support this company with our investment and as a board observer."
Notion Capital led the follow-on investment round, backed by existing supporters including M12 and Nationwide.
"We are incredibly excited to be part of this funding round in Hazy. We believe that synthetic data will open a world of opportunities for large enterprises to use their data, extract insights and train their models among others, without compromising their customers’ information."
Microsoft's venture fund led the Series A round to support the expansion of kid-safe digital infrastructure.
The Series C financing was led by SBI Investment and Salesforce Ventures to support international expansion and product development.
"We chose to invest in Onfido because they have proven their expertise at using artificial intelligence to effectively fight fraud, giving businesses a safe and secure way to scale their businesses online."
