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Qatar Investment Authority

Asia, Ad Dawhah, Qatar, Doha

Description

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, established in 2005 to strengthen the country's economy by diversifying its investments globally and generating long-term returns for future generations. With assets under management estimated to be around $500 billion as of early 2024, QIA is one of the world's largest and most influential institutional investors. Its mandate is to protect and grow Qatar's financial assets, moving beyond reliance on hydrocarbon revenues.

Investor Profile

Qatar Investment Authority has backed more than 84 startups, with 19 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 29 rounds, about 35% of its total and boasts 33 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series C, Series B, Series D rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, India, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical.
  • Led 9 rounds in the past year.
  • Typical check size: $100M – $5000M.

Stage Focus

  • Series C (19%)
  • Series B (15%)
  • Series D (14%)
  • Private Equity (14%)
  • Series Unknown (12%)
  • Series E (5%)
  • Series J (4%)
  • Series G (4%)
  • Series F (4%)
  • Series I (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (56%)
  • India (11%)
  • United Kingdom (10%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • China (6%)
  • Switzerland (4%)
  • Singapore (2%)
  • France (1%)
  • South Korea (1%)
  • Turkey (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Therapeutics
  • Biopharma
  • Machine Learning
  • Life Science
  • Software
  • Financial Services
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FAQ

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Who does Qatar Investment Authority frequently co-invest with?

CA
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 7
Alexandria Venture Investments
North America, California, United States, Pasadena
Co-Investments: 9
SoftBank Vision Fund
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 7
GIC
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 6
RA Capital Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 8
Temasek Holdings
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 7
BlackRock
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 7
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 7
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 8
Fidelity
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 13

Which angels does Qatar Investment Authority often collaborate with?

JA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Razmig Hovaghimian
North America, Quintana Roo, Mexico, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
HM
North America, New Providence, Bahamas, Nassau
Shared Deals: 1
CF
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 1
SS
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
SP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Qatar Investment Authority?

WHOOP

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

WHOOP provides wearable fitness technology and a subscription platform that tracks physiological data for health and performance insights.

Consumer ElectronicsFitnessSportsWearablesWellness
Series GMar 31, 2026
Amount Raised: $575,000,000
Replit

Foster City, California, United States

Replit provides a cloud-based development platform that enables users to write, run, and deploy applications in browsers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsInformation TechnologySoftware
Series DMar 11, 2026
Amount Raised: $400,000,000
Vast

Long Beach, California, United States

Vast develops space habitation systems and orbital infrastructure designed to support human activities in space.

HardwareManufacturingMilitarySpace Travel
Series AMar 5, 2026
Amount Raised: $300,000,000
AES

Arlington, Virginia, United States

AES generates, distributes, and supplies electricity and energy solutions to industrial, commercial, and utility customers around the world.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyRenewable Energy
Private EquityMar 2, 2026
Ayar Labs

San Jose, California, United States

Ayar Labs develops optical I/O solutions with co-packaged optical engines for AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareInformation TechnologySemiconductor
Series EFeb 28, 2026
Amount Raised: $500,000,000
Citibanamex

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Citibanamex provides financial products and services such as credit cards, mortgage loans, personal loans, and currency exchange rates.

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
Secondary MarketFeb 24, 2026
Anthropic

San Francisco, California, United States

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Series GFeb 12, 2026
Amount Raised: $30,000,000,000
Axiom Space

Houston, Texas, United States

Axiom Space is a space infrastructure company that develops commercial human spaceflight services and orbital platforms.

AerospaceIndustrial ManufacturingSpace Travel
Series UnknownFeb 12, 2026
Amount Raised: $350,000,000
Apptronik

Austin, Texas, United States

Apptronik is a robotics company that designs and builds humanoid robots for various real-world applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial AutomationMachinery ManufacturingRobotics
Series AFeb 11, 2026
Amount Raised: $520,000,000
SambaNova

Palo Alto, California, United States

SambaNova is an AI hardware and software company that specializes in providing infrastructure for AI and machine learning applications.

AI InfrastructureAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Series EFeb 9, 2026
Amount Raised: $350,000,000

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