Apple

company

About

Apple is a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

  • 10001 - max

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised
$1B
Industries
Consumer Electronics,Hardware,Mobile Devices,Operating Systems,Wearables
Founded date
Apr 1, 1976
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active
Sub-Organizations
Apple - Racial Equity and Justice Initiative

Apple is a multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications.


Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings.


It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores.


Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation.


Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine.


The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
$1B
Apple has raised a total of $1B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 16, 2016 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 16, 2016 Post-IPO Equity $1B 1 Berkshire Hathaway Detail
May 4, 1978 Seed $150K 1 Sequoia Capital Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
48
7
Apple has made 48 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 2, 2022, when Anduril Industries raised $1.48B.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Series E $1.48B Aerospace
Nov 23, 2022 Harvey
Seed $5M Artificial Intelligence
Oct 3, 2022 Exponential DeFi
Seed $14M Blockchain
Sep 27, 2022 Tactic
Series Unknown $11M Cryptocurrency
Sep 12, 2022 Goldsky
Seed $20.50M Blockchain

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
2
Apple is funded by 2 investors. Berkshire Hathaway and Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Berkshire Hathaway Yes Post-IPO Equity
Sequoia Capital Yes Seed