Omidyar Network

2004

Founded

335

Investments

United States

Offices

Family Office

Investor Type

About

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic organization founded in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam. The organization is dedicated to bending the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility. With a commitment of over $1.94 billion, Omidyar Network invests in and partners with a diverse range of thinkers and innovators to guide the digital future toward the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

The organization operates with a unique hybrid structure, combining a limited liability company with a private philanthropic foundation. This structure enables Omidyar Network to support both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations across multiple investment areas, including microfinance, entrepreneurship, government transparency, and property rights.

In 2024, Omidyar Network announced a renewed focus on bending the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility.

This strategy evolution incorporates 20 years of impact in the areas of technology, the economy, and belonging, partnering with and funding some of the world’s brightest thinkers and innovators to guide the digital future toward the greatest good for the greatest number of people. (

Omidyar Network's areas of focus include responsible technology, reimagining capitalism, and building cultures of belonging. The organization believes that digital technology can and should have a positive impact on society, that capitalism can still be a powerful force for good, and that building cultures of belonging is a prerequisite for meaningful social change

Portfolio Companies

Gepgraphic Focus

Global

Key Differentiators

Hybrid structure combining a limited liability company with a private philanthropic foundation, Focus on both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations, Commitment to bending the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility

Thypical Investment Size

Not publicly disclosed

Total Funds Raised

$1.94 billion

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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Software

Redwood City

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Series D

United States