Fidelity Management & Research
Investor
Key facts about this entity
Entity type: Investor
Schema.org type: Organization
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Country: United States
Founded: 1946
Founder: Edward C. Johnson II
Sector: Asset management
Commercial role: Asset manager
Geographic focus: Global
Official website: https://www.fidelity.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidelity_Investments
Entity Profile
Overview
Fidelity Management & Research is the investment-management arm of Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest asset managers, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The company was founded in 1946 by Edward C. Johnson II and remains privately held.
Why this entity matters
Fidelity manages trillions of dollars in client assets across mutual funds, retirement accounts, and institutional mandates. Through its research and growth-investment activities, it also participates in late-stage private financings of high-growth technology companies.
Role in the startup, technology, investment, or innovation ecosystem
As a crossover investor, Fidelity Management & Research deploys capital into pre-IPO technology and deep-tech companies alongside its public-market activity. Such participation typically signals institutional confidence in a private company's scale and trajectory.
Selected relationships and affiliations
In July 2026, Fidelity Management & Research took part in the approximately $1.2 billion Series D financing of German defence-technology company Quantum Systems. The round was co-led by Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, and Advent, and included fellow institutional investors such as Bond and Wellington Management, alongside existing shareholders Balderton Capital and HV Capital.
Startuprad.io relevance
Fidelity Management & Research appears in Startuprad.io's Unicorn Atlas coverage of Quantum Systems (Edition 4) as a participant in the company's Series D round. This record documents that investor role only.
Public source context
Details are drawn from Quantum Systems' funding announcement and public reference sources. Facts stated as of August 2026.
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