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The Francis Family Foundation is a private grantmaking organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, that supports pulmonary research, early childhood education, and local arts and culture programs. Operating from a family endowment originating from the Puritan-Bennett Company fortune, the organization manages over 93 million dollars in total assets. Through its national Parker B Francis Fellowship Program, the foundation has invested more than 79 million dollars to support over 957 medical and doctoral fellows since 1976. In 2023 alone, the institution distributed 5,500,000 dollars across 284 individual grants to various universities, research centers, and community initiatives. Originally established in 1951 by founder Parker B Francis before merging into its current structure in 1989, the organization transitioned to a fully family-led board in 2022 featuring key members David V Francis, J Scott Francis, and Ann F Barhoum.
Francis Fund has 1 tracked investment across 1 company. The latest tracked deal is $3.0M Seed in Spleet in October 2022.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | Spleet | $3.0M Seed | MAC Venture Capital | 8090 Industries, 8VC, Chapter ONE Ventures, Craft Ventures, Creandum, Eunoia Capital Partners, Fika Ventures, Flucas Ventures, Lakestar, LGF, Next47, OAK HC/FT, Roosh Ventures, Seven Seven SIX, Social Capital, Sound Ventures, The HIT Forge, Thirdbase Capital, Tribe Capital, Weekend Fund, Worklife Ventures, Aaron Block, Austin Ogilvie, Bradley Horowitz, Jeff Morris, Jeff Seibert, JIM Pallotta, JON Runyan, Marc Benioff, Michael MA, Peter Ackerson, Ryan Chan, Sahin Boydas, Shervin Pishevar, Sung HO Choi, Valentin GUI, Wayne Chang, Eduardo Brennand Campos, Majed Chaaraoui, Paulo Bichucher, Ajim Capital, Assembly Funds, HoaQ Fund, MetaProp, Noemis Ventures, Plug And Play Ventures |
