Google Ventures (GV)
GV — Alphabet's independent venture capital firm investing across diverse sectors
About
GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, is the venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc., established in 2009. Operating independently with Alphabet as its sole limited partner, GV focuses on supporting innovative founders across various stages and sectors, including artificial intelligence, life sciences, consumer platforms, enterprise software, and frontier technology. The firm manages over $13 billion in assets and has invested in more than 400 active portfolio companies across North America, Europe, and Israel. Notable investments include Uber, Nest, Slack, GitLab, Duo Security, Flatiron Health, Lemonade, Q, Metsera, Verve Therapeutics, and One Medical. GV's operating partners provide support in executive talent, design, communications, and marketing, and facilitate connections between startups and Google and Alphabet companies, offering unique access to the world's best technology and talent. The firm operates on long time horizons, focusing on building enduring companies that create far-reaching, equitable change. GV has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Cambridge, and London, and has been recognized for its active life sciences practice among technology-focused VCs, backing companies across therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, and healthcare IT. GV's investment approach is characterized by its independence from Alphabet's product roadmap, allowing it to invest based on financial returns rather than strategic alignment, and its use of data-driven decision-making processes, including an internal algorithm known as 'The Machine' to evaluate potential investments. The firm has also pioneered the 'Design Sprint' methodology, adopted by thousands of companies globally as a framework for rapid product development and validation.