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Craig Newmark Philanthropies

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Craig Newmark Philanthropic supports public charities for journalism, voter protection, women in technology, veterans and military families.

Investor Profile

Craig Newmark Philanthropies has backed more than 13 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 13 rounds, about 100% of its total and boasts 1 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Grant rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Non Profit, Journalism, News.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Grant (100%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Non Profit
  • Journalism
  • News
  • Association
  • Communities
  • Cyber Security
  • Digital Media
  • Publishing
  • Social News
  • Education
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Who does Craig Newmark Philanthropies frequently co-invest with?

Ford Foundation
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Democracy Fund
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 1
Craigslist
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
MacArthur Foundation
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 1
Meta
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Craig Newmark Philanthropies?

Institute for Security and Technology

San Francisco, California, United States

Institute for Security and Technology works to address emerging security threats.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Non ProfitRisk ManagementSecurity
GrantJun 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,200,000
Cyber Threat Alliance

Arlington, Virginia, United States

The Cyber Threat Alliance is a group of cyber security practitioners from organizations.

Cyber Security
GrantJun 6, 2023
Bob Woodruff Foundation

New York, New York, United States

Bob Woodruff Foundation is committed to economic security and racial equity in the US.

CommunitiesNon ProfitService Industry
GrantMar 28, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Girls Garage

Berkeley, California, United States

Girls Garage is a nonprofit design and building program and dedicated workspace for girls ages 9-18.

ConstructionNon ProfitPrimary EducationTraining
GrantMar 24, 2020
Amount Raised: $60,000
ProPublica

New York, New York, United States

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

JournalismNewsNon ProfitSocial News
GrantJan 28, 2020
Amount Raised: $1,000,000
Women in CyberSecurity

Cookeville, Tennessee, United States

WiCyS is an effort to build a community of women (students/faculty/researchers) in cybersecurity from academia, research and industry.

Cyber Security
GrantNov 21, 2019
Amount Raised: $150,000
Wikimedia Foundation

San Francisco, California, United States

Wikimedia Foundation encourages the development and distribution of free educational content with projects such as Wikipedia.

GrantSep 10, 2019
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
The Forward

New York, New York, United States

The Jewish Daily Forward Website is a news provider company.

JournalismNewsPublishing
GrantJul 16, 2019
Amount Raised: $500,000
Civic Hall

New York, New York, United States

Civic Hall is a one-of-a-kind community center for the world’s civic innovators.

AssociationCivil EngineeringCommunitiesSocial
GrantJul 10, 2019
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Servixer LLC

Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

Servixer is an all-in-one business support platform based in the United States. We want to uplift our clients

AssociationConsumerCustomer ServiceNon Profit
GrantJun 6, 2019
Amount Raised: $6,000,000

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