GV
NotableAlphabet's independent venture arm, run like a franchise fund.
Corporate VC & StrategicsFirmUnited States & Europe
Target market
Seed through growth-stage companies across tech and life sciences
Geography
United States & Europe
Overview
GV, founded in 2009 as Google Ventures, invests from seed through growth across life sciences, AI, enterprise and consumer, with Alphabet as its sole LP and more than $10 billion under management. It operates with independent decision-making and full-time operating teams, making it one of the few corporate VCs institutional leads treat as a peer co-investor rather than a strategic complication.
Key facts
- Founded 2009 as Google Ventures; Alphabet is the sole LP
- More than $10B under management across 400+ companies
- Backed Uber, Slack, Nest and Flatiron Health
- Invests with independent governance and in-house operating teams