Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop was established in 1968. It functions as a nonprofit with an endowment and investment portfolio. The entity owns intellectual property including Sesame Street Muppet characters acquired in 2001. The firm allocates across public equities, fixed income, and private equity. Sesame Ventures serves as its venture capital arm and holds positions in Luminopia, Outschool, Epic!, and Begin. It maintains a joint venture called Collab+Sesame with Collaborative Fund. Activity spans the United States and United Kingdom. The organization employs 878 people and operates from its New York headquarters. It maintains two philanthropic vehicles: the Joan Ganz Cooney Center established in 2007 and the Yellow Feather Fund. In June 2024 it hosted its Annual Benefit Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. Sesame Workshop retains full ownership of Sesame Ventures. Sesame Workshop pairs its endowment management with a 100 percent-owned venture subsidiary. This structure allows direct participation in seed and early-stage deals alongside external partners such as Collaborative Fund without relying on third-party fund commitments.