Baillie Gifford
Edinburgh partnership holding private growth for a decade-plus.
Crossover & Growth Co-InvestorsFirmGlobal
Target market
Late-stage growth companies with long-duration potential
Geography
Global
Overview
Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh investment partnership founded in 1908, invests in late-stage private companies through vehicles including the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, with positions that have included SpaceX, Stripe, ByteDance and Epic Games. Its defining trait is patience — it underwrites decade-plus holds, which makes it one of the few late-stage investors genuinely indifferent to IPO timing.
Key facts
- Edinburgh partnership founded in 1908
- Holds privates through Scottish Mortgage and dedicated growth funds
- Positions have included SpaceX, Stripe, ByteDance and Epic Games
- Underwrites holding periods of a decade or more