Section 32

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$1 998 M

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Section 32 is a high-conviction venture capital firm based in the United States. It was founded by Bill Maris, the former CEO of Google Ventures, and it comprises a deeply experienced team of investors and operators. The firm is known for its hands-on support and focuses on building long-term relationships with founders, providing them with meaningful time, capital, and attention. The team is composed of accomplished individuals such as Andy Harrison, the CEO and General Partner, who has held significant roles at Alphabet's divisions like X and Verily.

Section 32 invests primarily in frontier technologies, with a focus on sectors like artificial intelligence, computational biology, physical AI, infrastructure, and cybersecurity. The firm is deliberately capital constrained to ensure they invest only in excellent opportunities. The investments typically range from Series A through late-stage companies in North America. Notably, Section 32 believes in making fewer, high-conviction investment bets.

Some of the notable investments made by Section 32 include Coinbase, Crowdstrike, Databricks, Slack, and Uber. They have backed many iconic companies that have grown significantly in market value, contributing billions in returns. Their portfolio reflects a strategic concentration on transformative technologies and category-defining companies.

Industry

HealthTech Music Cybersecurity Infrastructure Life Sciences Technology MedTech AI Travel Transportation Telecommunications Software Security Robotics Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty Biotechnology Deeptech Machine Learning (ML)

Section 32 Funds

Name Type
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Section 32 Fund 1
Private Equity (PE)
Venture Capital (VC)
Healthcare Services
Technology
Seed
Series A
Series B
North America
$5-10 m
$151 M
May 2017
Section 32 Fund 2
Venture Capital (VC)
Healthcare Services
Technology
Seed
Series A
Series B
North America
$5-10 m
$250 M
December 2017
Section 32 Fund 4
Venture Capital (VC)
Healthcare Services
Technology
Seed
Series A
Series B
North America
$5-10 m
$740 M
November 2021

Contacts

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Andrew Harrison, CFA Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Steve Kafka Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about Section 32

Section 32 is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Section 32 is located in San Diego, California, United States.
Section 32 was founded in 2017.
Section 32 invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, Music, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Technology, MedTech, AI, Travel, Transportation, Telecommunications, Software, Security, Robotics, Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, Biotechnology, Deeptech, Machine Learning (ML).
Section 32 invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Section 32 invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Section 32 usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Section 32 has around $1 998m assets under management.
Section 32 last fund was created/launched in 2021-11-04
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