| Website | blackrock.com |
| @blackrock | |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Description | global investment management |
BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares ETFs.
The foundation of BlackRock’s business is our belief that our clients’ needs are of paramount importance. Our commitment to investment excellence is anchored in a shared culture that always places a client’s interests first, from individual investors to the world’s largest institutions. We act always as a fiduciary for our clients, never trading as a principal on our own behalf.
BlackRock’s investment approach is based on our conviction that we can combine our market insights, our global reach and scale, our proprietary technology, our culture of information sharing and our unwavering focus on risk management into an ability to deliver performance in all market environments. BlackRock is committed to providing a broad set of investment solutions for our clients, striving to achieve the best balance between risk and opportunity.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| OptiMedica | 5/13 | Series E | $35M | 4 |
| Progreso Financiero | 10/11 | Debt | $30M | 1 |
| LS9 | 12/10 | Series D | $30M | 5 |
| Pelamis Wave Power | 11/08 | Venture Round | £5M | 4 |
| SkyGrid | 8/08 | Series B | $11M | 2 |
