BlackRock

Overview

BlackRock is a US asset management firm founded in 1988, headquartered in New York, that is the largest asset manager in the world by assets under management and provides investment management, risk management and financial advisory services to institutional and retail clients globally.
What it is

BlackRock was founded in 1988 by Larry Fink, Robert Kapito, Susan Wagner, Barbara Novick, Ben Golub, Hugh Frater, Ralph Schlosstein and Keith Anderson, and is headquartered in New York. It provides investment management, risk management and financial advisory services to institutional and retail clients globally and is the largest asset manager in the world by assets under management.
DACH relevance and Startuprad.io coverage

BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world by assets under management. Through its funds, it participated in the Flix Series G growth round of more than $650 million at a valuation above $3 billion in June 2021, alongside General Atlantic, Permira, TCV, HV Capital, Silver Lake, Baillie Gifford and Canyon Partners — the round that positioned Flix as a globally scaled European mobility company ahead of its Greyhound Lines acquisition.
Public source context

Public information on BlackRock used for this record is drawn from its official https://www.blackrock.com , its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackRock and https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219635 , and public reporting on the Flix Series G growth round of June 2021.

Startuprad.io coverage of BlackRock

BlackRock appears in the following Startuprad.io analysis and news coverage.

IDnow Raising Funds — Shelving Germany’s Largest Fintech Exit For Now
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 4 August 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/idnow-raising-funds-shelving-germany-s-largest-fintech-exit-for-now

ID Now is Looking at Germany’s Largest Fintech Exit at 1 bn US$
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 27 August 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/id-now-is-looking-at-germany-s-largest-fintech-exit-at-1-bn-us

DACH Startup News January–February 2026: Top Funding Rounds and Market Signals
Published: 26 February 2026
Last updated: 27 August 2026
Coverage type: News
https://www.startuprad.io/post/this-month-in-german-swiss-and-austrian-startups-jan-feb-2026

SellerX’s Fall from Grace: Inside the Auction That Almost Happened
Published: 8 October 2024
Last updated: 9 May 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/sellerx-s-fall-from-grace-inside-the-auction-that-almost-happened

Annelise Osborne on Blockchain, Fintech, and the Future of Financial Innovation
Published: 8 August 2024
Last updated: 14 August 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/annelise-osborne-on-blockchain-fintech-and-the-future-of-financial-innovation

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