Gates Ventures

Gates Ventures is Bill Gates's private office. It covers his personal staff, a research group on health and development problems, and a technology investment portfolio, and is separate from Cascade Investment and the Gates Foundation.^{Source [2]Source [3]}

It was set up in 2008 as bgC3, around the time Gates left his day-to-day role at Microsoft, and was renamed Gates Ventures in 2018. Its areas of work include climate, energy and Alzheimer's disease.^{Source [1]Source [2]Source [3]}

Devex reported in 2022 that it had more than 150 staff, was led by Larry Cohen and had incubated Breakthrough Energy.^{Source [3]}

Set up in 2008, around the time Gates left his day-to-day role at Microsoft, as bgC3, a vehicle to coordinate his business, philanthropic and scientific work. It was renamed Gates Ventures in 2018 and works on areas including climate, energy and Alzheimer's disease.^{Source [1]Source [2]Source [3]}