Gates Ventures is the personal service company of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Known until 2018 as bgC3, it comprises his personal staff, a think tank on problems of health and global development, and a technology investment portfolio.[2] The firm is distinct from Cascade Investment and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation although Gates uses it to support the Foundation's projects. Areas of research and investment include climate change, clean energy and Alzheimer's disease.[3]
| Industry | Personal services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Bill Gates |
| Headquarters | Kirkland, Washington , US |
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| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references Formerly Carillon Holdings[1] and bgC3[2] | |
Gates Ventures is located at Kirkland, Washington, in the same complex with Cascade and Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures.[4] Niranjan Bose is currently Gates Ventures' managing director.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Bill Gates' mysterious new company". Bink.nu. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Day, Matt (September 9, 2016). "Gates firm said to be building new hangar at Boeing Field". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Kulish, Nicholas; Ruiz, Rebecca R.; Gelles, David (October 18, 2021). "The Separate Worlds of Bill and Melinda Gates". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Das, Anupreeta; Flitter, Emily; Kulish, Nicholas (May 26, 2021). "A Culture of Fear at the Firm That Manages Bill Gates's Fortune". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Dolan, Kerry A. (July 30, 2022). "Bill Gates Is Reupping His Commitment To Alzheimer's Research And Detection". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Exemplars in Global Health: Q&A with Dr. Niranjan Bose". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. June 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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