Emerson Collective
Organization founded and led by Laurene Powell Jobs that combines an all-stage venture team with philanthropy; its venture portfolio includes The Atlantic, Mistral, Anthropic and Stripe.
USEFUL FOR Founders · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Not to be confused with Emerson Electric or Emerson College. Emerson Collective states that Elemental Impact is related to it but is a separate entity.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Powell Jobs
- HEADQUARTERS
- United States
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- North AmericaEurope
- STAGES
- Series ASeries BGrowth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- INBOUND
- No unsolicited proposals
Overview
Emerson Collective was founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, who serves as its Founder and President. It describes itself as a company that invests in entrepreneurs and innovators, and runs a venture investing team that invests across all stages alongside philanthropic work with nonprofits. Its venture portfolio page lists about 65 companies across AI, digital health, education, energy and environment, fintech, future of work and media, including The Atlantic, Mistral, Anthropic, OpenAI, Stripe and Commonwealth Fusion Systems. In May 2026 it took part in GridCARE's $64 million Series A, led by Sutter Hill Ventures.
Investment thesis
Partners with companies it calls consequential, aiming for generational impact and venture-scale returns across all stages, focusing where large market opportunities meet levers of impact: energy and environment, digital health, fintech, education, work and media. Across the organization, it names education and economic mobility, immigration and the environment as the challenges it works on.
Holdings & investments (68)
- AnthropicNOTABLEArtificial Intelligence
- MistralNOTABLEArtificial Intelligence
- OpenAINOTABLEArtificial Intelligence
- GridCARENOTABLEClimate & Energy · since 2026
- StripeNOTABLEFintech
- The AtlanticNOTABLEMedia & Entertainment
- DeelSoftware & SaaS · since 2022
- AbridgeArtificial Intelligence
- Chai DiscoveryArtificial Intelligence
- Coactive AIArtificial Intelligence
- EmbedderArtificial Intelligence
- Field AIArtificial Intelligence
- HarmonicArtificial Intelligence
- Periodic LabsArtificial Intelligence
- Physical Intelligence (Pi)Artificial Intelligence
- World LabsArtificial Intelligence
- Color HealthHealthTech
- Devoted HealthHealthTech
- Lyra HealthHealthTech
- Midi HealthHealthTech
- Psych HubHealthTech
- Ultralight HealthHealthTech
- Unite UsHealthTech
- Willow Behavioral HealthHealthTech
- AmplifyEducation
- BrightwheelEducation
- EverfiEducation · Acquired
- Guild EducationEducation
- IgniteEducation
- LearnPlatformEducation · Acquired
- NearpodEducation · Acquired
- OutschoolEducation
- Panorama EducationEducation
- Anthro EnergyClimate & Energy
- AntoraClimate & Energy
- Aurora SolarClimate & Energy
- Commonwealth Fusion SystemsClimate & Energy
- Conduit TechClimate & Energy · Acquired
- Joby AviationMobility & Logistics · Public
- Lilac SolutionsClimate & Energy
- Nautilus Data TechnologiesClimate & Energy
- Noon EnergyClimate & Energy
- Redwood MaterialsClimate & Energy
- rePurpose GlobalClimate & Energy
- SaildroneDeep Tech
- TwelveClimate & Energy
- WatershedClimate & Energy
- WeaveGridClimate & Energy
- X-energyClimate & Energy · Public
- Xcimer EnergyClimate & Energy
- Zap EnergyClimate & Energy
- AffirmFintech · Public
- ChimeFintech · Public
- CoinbaseFintech · Public
- DivvyFintech · Acquired
- PilotFintech
- RampFintech
- AirbnbSoftware & SaaS · Public
- GustoSoftware & SaaS
- HandshakeSoftware & SaaS
- HomebaseSoftware & SaaS
- SyndioSoftware & SaaS
- Anonymous ContentMedia & Entertainment
- The AthleticMedia & Entertainment · Acquired
- AxiosMedia & Entertainment · Acquired
- Hello SunshineMedia & Entertainment · Acquired
- Pushkin IndustriesMedia & Entertainment
- Within (Supernatural)Media & Entertainment · Acquired
People
- Brad PowellManaging Director, Investments · source
- Fern MandelbaumManaging Director, Venture Investing · source
- Steve McDermidManaging Director, Venture Investing · source
- Armen BerjiklyInvesting Partner, Venture · source
- Gabe KleinmanOperating Partner, Venture Investing · source
- Michael BruceSenior Director, Venture Investing (Environment & Energy) · source
- Julien BarberAssociate Director, Energy & Environment, Venture Investing · source
- Joanna LichterAssociate Director, Venture Investing · source
- Rhea DattaSenior Associate, Investment · source
- Laurene Powell JobsFounder and President · source
- Diedra NelsonManaging Director, Chief Operating Officer · source
- Christy BrookManaging Director, General Counsel · source
- Peter LattmanManaging Director, Media · source
- Russlynn AliManaging Director, Education Fund · source
Frequently asked questions
Emerson Collective is a single family office based in the United States.
Emerson Collective invests on behalf of the Powell Jobs family.
Emerson Collective invests its own capital into companies.
Emerson Collective invests at Series A, Series B and Growth stages in Artificial Intelligence, Education, Climate & Energy, HealthTech, Fintech and Media & Entertainment.
Key people at Emerson Collective include Laurene Powell Jobs (Founder and President), Diedra Nelson (Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer), Christy Brook (Managing Director, General Counsel) and Brad Powell (Managing Director, Investments).
Emerson Collective's holdings and investments include Anthropic, Mistral, OpenAI, GridCARE, Stripe, The Atlantic, Abridge and Chai Discovery, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Emerson Collective is GridCARE (Series A (participation)), announced in May 2026.
Emerson Collective states that it does not accept unsolicited proposals.