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Knight Foundation — Portfolio

Investor actively backing innovative startups and growth-stage companies across various industries and funding rounds.

40
Companies
$100.5M
Total invested
$2.9M
Avg. check
34
Industries
Non Profit 7News 6Communities 5Journalism 5Information Technology 3Education 3+28 more
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Portfolio companies

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Give Merit
September 2025

Give Merit will transform long-vacant land on Grand River Avenue into a youth community hub with sports fields.

Non Profit · Detroit$1.0M Grant
Black Tech Saturdays
September 2025

Black Tech Saturdays is an organization that promotes Detroit’s Black tech entrepreneurs.

Information Technology · Detroit$2.0M Grant
Design Core Detroit
September 2025

Design Core Detroit is a non-profit organization recognized by UNESCO as an iconic educational, creative, and artistic hub.

Communities · Detroit$1.0M Grant
Detroit Horse Power
September 2025

Detroit Horse Power is to give under-resourced youth a safe and enriching space that furthers their future development.

Detroit$1.0M Grant
Joe Louis Greenway Partnership
September 2025

JLGPartnership is a organization dedicated to creating a vibrant, welcoming space that honors the strength and resilience.

Alumni · Detroit$2.0M Grant
Black Leaders Detroit
September 2025

Black Leaders Detroit is a non-profit organization that provides financial support for diverse social and community impact projects.

Non Profit · Detroit$1.0M Grant
INIT
August 2023

INIT is a non-profit organization empowering underserved communities to launch careers in technology.

Career Planning · Miami$400K Grant
LION Publishers
July 2025

LION Publishers is the nation's only membership organization for Local Independent Online News Publishers.

Information Services · Portland$1.0M Grant
ISEECHANGE
July 2024

AI fusing people + data for faster, smarter infrastructure, emergency response, and risk modeling

Artificial Intelligence (AI) · New Orleans$1.0M Grant
Rebuild Local News
June 2025

Rebuild Local News is the premier nonpartisan, nonprofit group that develops and promotes successful public policies.

News · Brooklyn$5.2M Grant
Indiegraf
May 2026

Indiegraf provides support, assistance, and resources to independent news outlets.

Digital Media · VancouverUndisclosed
CodePath
April 2026

CodePath is a nonprofit increasing diversity in tech by transforming CS college education.

Communities · San FranciscoGrant
Inclusive Prosperity Capital
April 2022

Inclusive Prosperity Capital is a mission-driven specialty finance organization working at the intersection of community development.

Financial Services · Rocky Hill$13.0M Grant
American Journalism Project
February 2025

The American Journalism Project is the first venture philanthropy organization dedicated to local news.

Communities · Washington$25.0M Grant
Public Media Company
December 2024

Public Media Company's mission is to maximize the relevance and impact of public media for all.

Consulting · Boulder$1.5M Grant
HiveBio
January 2025

HiveBio is a local accelerator program that aims to support underrepresented founders in the life sciences space.

Philadelphia$250K Grant
Center for Black Innovation
December 2021

Center for Black Innovation is a national organization with the understanding that smart cities and communities.

Business Development · Miami$500K Grant
Report for America
December 2024

Report for America is a service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.

Communities · New York$20.0M Grant
NewsMatch
November 2021

NewsMatch elevated nonprofit news through GivingNewsDay which saw journalists, celebrities.

Journalism · Washington$3.5M Grant
Signal Cleveland
November 2022

Signal Cleveland is a newsroom that fuses community building with news reporting.

Journalism · Cleveland$7.5M Grant

Where Knight Foundation invests

Non Profit7
News6
Communities5
Journalism5
Information Technology3
Education3

About Knight Foundation's portfolio

How many companies has Knight Foundation invested in?

Knight Foundation has invested in 40 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.

What industries does Knight Foundation invest in?

Knight Foundation's top investment sectors include Non Profit, News, Communities, Journalism, Information Technology. The firm invests across 34 different industry categories.

What is Knight Foundation's largest investment?

Among tracked funding rounds, American Journalism Project received $25.0M in a Grant round. Knight Foundation's total known invested capital is $100.5M.

What is the average investment size for Knight Foundation?

Knight Foundation's average investment size is $2.9M across its portfolio of 40 companies.

What are Knight Foundation's most recent investments?

Recent Knight Foundation portfolio additions include Give Merit, Black Tech Saturdays, Design Core Detroit, Detroit Horse Power, Joe Louis Greenway Partnership. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.

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