M12, formerly Microsoft Ventures, is a corporate venture capital subsidiary of Microsoft. The fund is focused on the added value that it can bring to the companies it invests in not just as investors, but also as collaborative partners. The fund is focused on ways to proactively connect the teams it invests in with Microsoft customers, partners, and internal resources.
M12 invests in early-stage B2B companies, with a specific interest in those with their heads in the cloud and on the edge. All M12 portfolio companies are assigned a relationship manager from the firm's portfolio development team, who proactively works on behalf of the company to understand the needs of the business and connect the company with the right people and resources.
The M12 team comprises professionals with a spectrum of expertise (investing, finance, engineering, marketing, and operations) specifically suited to supporting enterprise entrepreneurs and scaling companies. M12 fosters the growth of new technologies and acts as a connector between visionary entrepreneurs and the Microsoft ecosystem.
M12 is based in San Francisco and has offices in London, San Francisco, Seattle, Bengaluru, and Herzliya.