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3M Ventures

Profile and portfolio

Parent 3MFounded 2008

3M Ventures is the corporate venture arm of 3M, an industrial company. It was founded in 2008. Sectors it names: industrial technology and robotics.

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Snapshot

Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Companies backed20+companiesReported in the pressS1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page4companiesCounted from the firm's own listS1

Sources: S1 Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2025: Ben Wright.

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S1 Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2025: Ben Wright.

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Who leads it

LeadersS1

3M Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent company3MSingle sourceS1
Parent industryIndustrial and manufacturingSingle sourceS1
Founded2008Single sourceS1
StatusActiveSingle sourceS2
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Companies backed20+Single sourceS1

Recent rounds

DateCompanyRoundAmountSource
JetZeroSeries BNot statedS4

History

  1. 3M Ventures was founded as the corporate venture arm of 3MS1
  2. Ben Wright joined 3M VenturesS1
  3. 3M Ventures moved from the strategy group into corporate R&D and merged with a sister unit as part of 3M's reorganisationS1

Portfolio

Public sources name 4 portfolio companies.S1

The firm also states 20+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

2 companies on the 3M Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Intel Capital1Eko
LG Technology Ventures1Eko
United Airlines Ventures1JetZero

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the 3M Ventures list

4 companies, as named in the sources cited.S1 Read the firm's list.

  • Cell Link
  • Dispelix
  • Eko
  • JetZero

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

  • Website www.3m.com/3M/en_US/about-3m/ventures/

Sources

  1. S1Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2025: Ben WrightPress
  2. S2Global Corporate Venturing: 3M Ventures says CVC funds are crucial at times of disruptionPress
  3. S33M Ventures page on 3m.com (did not load at access time)Firm
  4. S43M partners with JetZero to reshape aviation (3M News Center)Parent company

Disclaimer and corrections

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