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GV
Alphabet's venture capital arm, investing across enterprise, hard tech, and defense-adjacent robotics/autonomy.
GV (formerly Google Ventures) is Alphabet's venture capital arm, founded in 2009, investing across enterprise, hard tech, and defense-adjacent robotics/autonomy. Managing Partner David Krane has led GV since 2010. Led Blue Water Autonomy's $50M Series A.
Overview
- Firm
- GV (Google Ventures)
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, USA
- Founded
- 2009
- AUM
- ~$10-13B AUM (Alphabet is sole LP; ~400 active portfolio companies)
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Growth
- Thesis
- Alphabet's venture capital arm, investing across enterprise, hard tech, and defense-adjacent robotics/autonomy.
Portfolio companies3
- CompanyBlue Water AutonomyBuilds large, open-ocean autonomous surface vessels for the US Navy.
- CompanyDistance TechnologiesFinnish glasses-free mixed-reality display maker adapting automotive/aerospace HUD technology for defense cockpits.
- CompanyMerlin LabsAutonomous flight software for takeoff-to-touchdown operation of fixed-wing aircraft.
Partners0
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Frequently asked
- What is GV?
- Alphabet's venture capital arm, investing across enterprise, hard tech, and defense-adjacent robotics/autonomy.
- How much does GV manage?
- GV manages ~$10-13B AUM (Alphabet is sole LP; ~400 active portfolio companies) in assets, and was founded in 2009.
- What stages does GV invest at?
- GV invests at Seed, Series A, Growth.
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