Omidyar Network

What is Omidyar Network?

Omidyar Network is an investment firm that operates as a philanthropic organization and a venture capital firm. It was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

They focus on both for-profit investments and grant-making to nonprofit organizations. Their investment philosophy centers on catalyzing economic and social change by scaling innovative organizations.

They prefer to invest in civic tech, education, emerging technology, financial inclusion, property rights, and other sectors including Software, IT, Media, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, IoT, CleanTech, A.I., Cloud Services, Developer tools, Messaging, Investment Management, Mobile, and Online Social.

As a family office, Omidyar Network operates with an investment range from $1,600,000 to $671,000,000 and specializes in various stages of business growth such as Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Expansion, and Later Stage, including Merging situations. They emphasize the importance of harnessing digital technology to create shared power, prosperity, and possibility.

Through their work, they aim to intentionally guide the trajectory of technology for the benefit of humanity, with a commitment of over $1.94 billion to initiatives that align with their vision. They partner with thinkers and innovators to steer the digital future towards the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Their approach is encapsulated in the tagline, 'Bending the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility'.

What they say:

We are an investment firm.

What we look for: We invest in software solutions.