Baillie Gifford

Edinburgh crossover manager and major private-growth holder of SpaceX, Stripe and Databricks.

VC Late-stage/Crossover 📍 Edinburgh, UK Founded 1908

AUM

$362B

as of 2023-Q4

MEGA

Baillie Gifford is an independent investment partnership founded in Edinburgh in 1908, known as a patient, long-term growth investor and one of the largest institutional holders of private companies such as SpaceX, Stripe, Databricks and ByteDance. Wikipedia reports it managed about £286 billion as of 2025 (USD AUM not set because sources are reported in GBP).

Firm Profile

Firm Type

Subtype

Late-stage/Crossover

Founded

1908

Edinburgh, UK

Country

Notable Partners

Tom SlaterPeter SinglehurstLawrence Burns

Portfolio Companies (4)

spacex stripe databricks tesla

Investment Focus

Stages

Growth · Late-stage · Crossover

Sectors

Consumer · AI · Deep Tech · Healthcare

CrossoverGrowth

Investor data reflects publicly disclosed AUM, fund sizes, and portfolio holdings as of 2023-Q4. Refreshed periodically.