GV (company)

GV is a venture capital investment arm of Alphabet Inc., founded by Bill Maris,[4] that provides seed, venture, and growth stage funding to technology companies. Founded as Google Ventures in 2009, the firm has operated independently of Google, Alphabet's search and advertising behemoth, since 2015.[5] GV seeks to invest in startup companies in a variety of fields ranging from the Internet, software, and hardware to life science, healthcare, artificial intelligence, transportation, cyber security and agriculture.[6]

GV
FormerlyGoogle Ventures (2009–2015)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVenture capital
FoundedMarch 31, 2009 (2009-03-31) (as Google Ventures)[1]
FounderBill Maris (founding CEO)[2][3]
Headquarters
Key people
David Krane (CEO)
ProductsInvestments
Total assets$8 billion
Parent
Websitewww.gv.com

History
Logo when known as Google Ventures (2009-2015)

The group was founded on March 31, 2009, with a $100 million capital commitment,[1] by Bill Maris who also became GV's first CEO.[7][8][9] In 2012, that commitment was raised to $300 million annually, and the fund has $2 billion under management.[10] In 2014, the group announced $125 million to invest in promising European startups.[11][12] By 2014, it had invested in companies such as Shape Security.[13] In December 2015, the company was renamed GV and introduced a new logo.[14]

As of 2016, GV has been less active as a seed investor, instead shifting its attention to more mature companies.[15][16] In 2020, GV hired Candice Morgan as the firm's first Diversity & Inclusion Partner[17] and promoted Terri Burns from principal to the firm’s first Black female partner.[18]

Structure

In 2013, GV developed an intensive, five-day design process, called a Design Sprint, which helps startups solve problems quickly.[19][20] In addition, GV provides portfolio companies with access to operational help after making a financial investment.[21] Full-time partners at GV work with portfolio companies on design and product management, marketing, engineering, and recruiting.[22]

See also
  • List of venture capital firms
  • CapitalG

References
  1. Schonfeld, Erick (2009-04-04). "The Google Ventures Cheat Sheet". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  2. Team
  3. "Team | Google Ventures". March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
  4. Bill Maris, CEO Profile
  5. "Press". GV. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  6. "GV". gv.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  7. "Google Ventures founder Bill Maris is back. Again". Axios.
  8. "Google Ventures and the Search for Immortality". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  9. "Bill Maris Steps Down as CEO of Google Ventures". Fortune.
  10. "Exclusive: Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year". Reuters.
  11. Oscar Williams-Grut (28 October 2014). "Bill Maris interview: Google Ventures into Europe". The Independent.
  12. "Google Ventures invests in Europe".
  13. Primack, Dan. "Deals of the day: Shape Security raises $40 million". Fortune. Fortune. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  14. "Google Ventures Launches Rebranding Initiative". PYMNTS.com. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  15. Chernova, Yuliya (2015-12-06). "Google Ventures Dials Down Seed Deals, Urges Mature Startups to Go Public". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  16. Wong, Joon Ian. "Google's (GOOG) not investing in young startups anymore — Quartz". qz.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  17. Candice Morgan (September 2, 2020). "How to build a race-conscious equity, diversity, and inclusion strategy". Fast Company. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  18. Courtney Connley (October 22, 2020). "Meet Terri Burns, the youngest and first Black female partner at GV, formerly known as Google Ventures". CNBC. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  19. "How Google Ventures does rapid prototyping 'design sprints' with its 170 startups". VentureBeat. 14 August 2013.
  20. "Inside A Google Ventures Design Sprint". TechCrunch.
  21. "Will Google Ventures disrupt venture capital?". onstartups.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  22. Manjoo, Farhad (16 April 2012). "Google's Creative Destruction". Fast Company.
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