
Founded in 1946 by Edward C. Johnson II, Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest financial services companies with $5.9 trillion in AUM and $15 trillion in assets under administration. Over the past 15 years the firm has deployed over $28 billion across 600 investments in 350 private companies, establishing itself as a dominant late stage crossover investor. Notable private holdings include SpaceX (investor since 2015), Stripe, OpenAI (Series E, 2024), xAI, and Cerebras ($1.1B round lead). In 2024 Fidelity launched its first dedicated VC fund ($250M) targeting mid to late stage TMT companies. The affiliated F-Prime Capital manages $5.3B across healthcare and technology ventures.