Founded by Melinda French Gates, Pivotal Ventures accelerates social progress by removing barriers that hold people back.

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The Trends We’re Watching This Election

In the countdown to Election Day, Pivotal Ventures' Nicole Sawran highlights the key issues and trends we're tracking alongside our partners.

By Nicole Sawran, Senior Director, Advocacy and Public Affairs, Pivotal Ventures 

Founded by Melinda French Gates, Pivotal Ventures accelerates social progress by removing barriers that hold people back.

Since Melinda French Gates founded Pivotal Ventures in 2015, we have used different kinds of funding to achieve our mission to advance social progress, including venture capital investments, advocacy funding, and philanthropic grantmaking. In 2022, Melinda formed Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to support philanthropic grantmaking and help facilitate this flexible approach to driving impact.

©$year Pivotal Ventures, A Melinda French Gates Company

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