Founded 2009 as Google Ventures, GV is Alphabet's independent venture arm with >$10b AUM supporting 400 active portfolio cos across N.America, Europe, Israel. AI-native focus since 2023 with investments in Vercel, Lightmatter, Harvey, OpenEvidence, Synthesia, Attio. Notable exits: Uber, Nest, Slack, GitLab, Flatiron Health, Lemonade, One Medical. Operating partners support teams on talent, design, comms, marketing; connects startups with Google/Alphabet tech & talent. £500m invested across 40 EU startups since 2014 incl. GoCardless, Nothing, Snyk, CurrencyCloud.
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Multi-stage VCacroos seed to growth. Sectors: AI (infrastructure, dev tools), life sciences (biotech, healthcare IT), enterprise SaaS, consumer, fintech, climate, frontier tech. Strong AI focus since 2023 under Michael McBride (ex-GitLab). Check sizes typically £0.5m-£20m+ depending on stage. Geography: N.America, Europe, Israel. Value-add: access to Alphabet resources, design sprint methodology, 400+ active portfolio companies. Avoids: unclear strategic fit with core Google biz.
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