The Latest Breaking News from Pivotal Ventures

Female Founders Fund is now on its third fund and has raised a total of $125 million from LPs including Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, and Goldman Sachs.

Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women’s health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to apply for funding

On Forbes' real-time billionaires' list, Melinda Gates is 185th as of Dec. 27. Melinda had enough firepower in her to navigate through the fresh philanthropic and financial landscape after her separation from her billionaire husband.

To advance more female founders and fund managers, Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures is turning to new markers of success and potential.

By investing in women-led funds and early-stage companies, Pivotal wants to help transform the way that the venture capital industry looks at women.

The need to increase funding for Black feminist organizations is urgent, according to an open letter from some of philanthropy’s most influential organizations – including Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, as well as the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation – released Thursday

Amber Tanaka was burned out.

Philanthropist has pledged to give $bn to her new organisation, Pivotal Ventures