Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a prominent grant-making organization co-founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Washington, D.C.; New Delhi, India; Beijing, China; and London, United Kingdom. The foundation focuses on improving global health, enhancing education, and providing support to at-risk families, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. It actively promotes strategies that assist low-income families and works towards greater equality in various sectors. The foundation is also involved in investment management, overseeing an endowment that includes a diverse portfolio primarily in public equity and fixed income markets, while excluding tobacco-related investments. Its trustees include Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett.

Carolyn Ainslie

Chief Financial Officer

Brandi Bogosian

Deputy Director, Investment Reporting

Jennifer Deger

Director of Finance and Controller

Sue Desmond-Hellmann

Chief Executive Officer

Past deals in Pakistan

Techlets Pvt. Ltd.

Grant in 2020
Techlets is a provider of a suite of products in the AI-driven MarTech (Marketing Technology). Core product is, Walee - an everyday trade app which enables businesses looking to sell online, and social influencers looking to work with businesses, connect, contract, collaborate and pay each other through an AI-driven matchmaking and financial services engine. Walee has Pakistan's largest and fastest growing influencer network.

Ricult Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
Ricult Inc. is an online marketplace that connects farmers with input suppliers and crop buyers, aiming to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in developing countries. Founded by MIT alumni in 2015, the company operates in Thailand and Pakistan, providing a platform that helps farmers procure essential resources such as crops, fertilizers, and micro-nutrients. Utilizing credit scoring algorithms and predictive psychometric tools, Ricult assesses farmers' creditworthiness to facilitate access to loans and farm inputs tailored to their needs. The platform also employs geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, soil mechanics, and weather studies to recommend inputs that can enhance crop yields. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Ricult is recognized as a social enterprise dedicated to lifting farmers out of poverty while engaging in a multi-billion dollar market.

Ricult Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Ricult Inc. is an online marketplace that connects farmers with input suppliers and crop buyers, aiming to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in developing countries. Founded by MIT alumni in 2015, the company operates in Thailand and Pakistan, providing a platform that helps farmers procure essential resources such as crops, fertilizers, and micro-nutrients. Utilizing credit scoring algorithms and predictive psychometric tools, Ricult assesses farmers' creditworthiness to facilitate access to loans and farm inputs tailored to their needs. The platform also employs geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, soil mechanics, and weather studies to recommend inputs that can enhance crop yields. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Ricult is recognized as a social enterprise dedicated to lifting farmers out of poverty while engaging in a multi-billion dollar market.