Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Investor profile
Private equity
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has backed 5 European tech companies across 6 funding rounds between 2021 and 2024, joining rounds totalling €1.0B. Most active in E-commerce and Healthtech. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Deals
6
distinct rounds
Companies
5
backed
Active span
2021–2024
4 yrs
Total round €
€1.0B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | 2 |
| Healthtech | 2 |
| Agritech | 1 |
| AI | 1 |
Stages
by dealsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 3 |
| Grant | 1 |
| Series C | 1 |
| Series D+ | 1 |
Countries
by dealsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust — countries | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| UK | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
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Frequent co-investors
shared roundsPortfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picnic | Netherlands | 2 | €1.0B |
| Aphea.Bio | Belgium | 1 | €70M |
| LumiraDx | UK | 1 | €13M |
| ExPLoRNA Therapeutics | Poland | 1 | €758k |
| Soapbox Labs | Ireland | 1 | €0 |