Founded in 1918 and headquartered in New York, TIAA is dedicated to helping teachers, healthcare professionals, and others achieve financial well-being. They provide retirement plans, IRAs, mutual funds, and life insurance products to over 5 million clients. TIAA has a strong focus on investing in biotechnology and biopharma startups, and they typically invest in companies that have been in operation for 4-5 years. They have a track record of committing to exit strategies more frequently than other companies, and their main investments are in the United States. Some of their notable portfolio startups include View, Surface Logix, and Traq Wireless.