Google Ventures
VC
2009
$10 000 M
Mountain View, California, United States
Profile
Google Ventures, also known as GV, is a venture capital firm based in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2009, GV is the investment arm of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. The firm was established to provide capital to innovative startups across various industries. With a substantial team comprising partners with diverse backgrounds such as tech, health, and operations, GV stands out with its focus on backing companies utilizing cutting-edge technology and AI. Its team includes managing partner Dave Munichiello and several venture partners, underpinning GV's strategy to bring expert guidance along with financial support to portfolio companies.
GV invests in a broad array of sectors including AI applications, healthcare, developer tools, security, and infrastructure, with particular emphasis on early to late-stage opportunities. The firm is known for making substantial investments with check sizes commonly in the range of $1-5 million to $10-50 million, depending on the stage and potential of the project. They focus on North America as their primary investment region and maintain a reputation for nurturing revolutionary ideas and solutions.
Some of the prominent companies in GV's portfolio include Orbital Insight, a firm focused on geospatial data; Neuralink, known for developing advanced brain-machine interface technology; and Dialpad, which offers advanced voice communication services. These investments showcase GV's strategic focus on fostering growth in transformative tech sectors. Additional key investments include those in companies like Insitro for AI-driven drug discovery and Snorkel, specializing in data annotation and machine learning tools.
Industry
Google Ventures Funds
| Name | Type |
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Size | AUM | Launch date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Google Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Media and Entertainment
Technology
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Seed
Series B
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Europe
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$5-10 m
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$170 M
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October 2015
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GV Fund I
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Hardware
Healthcare Services
Software
Life Sciences
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Seed
Series A
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North America
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$5-10 m
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$100 M
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May 2009
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