Google Ventures

GV (formerly Google Ventures) is one of the world's most prominent venture capital firms, launched in 2009 with Alphabet Inc. as its sole limited partner. The firm was conceived to combine the reliability of a single LP, the autonomy of an independent VC, and the technical depth of a founding team — with the additional advantage of access to Google's people, products, and global infrastructure. Starting with a $60 million commitment at launch, GV has grown to over $13 billion in assets under management and supports 400 active portfolio companies across North America, Europe, and Israel. The firm operates from offices in Mountain View, San Francisco, Cambridge, New York, and London. GV invests across seed, venture, and growth stages with check sizes ranging from $1 million to over $10 million, and leads rounds. The portfolio spans AI, life sciences, enterprise software, consumer, crypto, climate, and frontier technology. The firm has achieved 80 IPOs and more than 230 acquisitions. Notable portfolio exits and current holdings include Stripe, Uber, Nest (acquired by Google), Slack (acquired by Salesforce), GitLab (IPO), Duo Security (acquired by Cisco), Flatiron Health (acquired by Roche), Lemonade (IPO), One Medical (acquired by Amazon), Vercel, Lightmatter, Harvey (AI legal), Synthesia (AI video), StockX, and Wonder. The firm made 62 investments in 2025 and, as of 2026, approximately 80% of GV Europe's new investments target AI or AI-native companies. GV operates on long time horizons, describing its philosophy as dealing in decades rather than rounds. Operating partners support founding teams across executive talent, communications, and marketing, and portfolio companies receive unique access to Google and Alphabet resources alongside institutional-grade investment expertise.