Baillie Gifford
vc · United Kingdom
Baillie Gifford and Co is a British investment management firm founded in Edinburgh in 1908 by Augustus Baillie and Carlyle Gifford, wholly owned and run by its roughly 59 partners rather than outside shareholders. The firm manages over 286 billion pounds in assets and is known for long-horizon growth investing in both public equities and private companies, including a major stake in SpaceX-adjacent frontier technology and defense investments such as Hadrian.