About Google Ventures
Google Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of Mountain View, United States. As of May 2025, Google Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 714 companies, with 28 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it led the $3.5M Seed round of Blacksmith along with . This round also saw participation from Rich Aberman and other investors.
Overall, Google Ventures portfolio has seen 59 unicorns, 48 IPOs and 223 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Slack and Robinhood. A lot of funds co-invest with Google Ventures, with names like SV Angel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Google Ventures has team of 98 people including 44 partners.
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Google Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Google Ventures has invested in 714 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 43 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 65 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 20 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Blacksmith and most recent follow-on round was in Veza.
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2025 (YTD) | 9 | 11 | 20 |
2024 | 36 | 29 | 65 |
2023 | 38 | 26 | 64 |
2022 | 62 | 46 | 108 |
2021 | 55 | 62 | 117 |
2020 | 37 | 44 | 81 |
2019 | 32 | 42 | 74 |
2018 | 49 | 28 | 77 |
2017 | 47 | 32 | 79 |
2016 | 40 | 17 | 57 |
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Google Ventures' Investment Trends by Stage
Google Ventures has made 212 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $28.5M, 202 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.25M and 141 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $52.2M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 212 |
Seed | 202 |
Series B | 141 |
Series C | 68 |
Series D | 28 |
Others | 19 |
Google Ventures' Investment Trends by Sector
Google Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Life Sciences and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 647 Tech companies, 496 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 327 Software companies and at least 217 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 290 |
High Tech | 206 |
Consumer | 138 |
Life Sciences | 115 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 96 |
Others | 756 |
Google Ventures' Investment Trends by Geography
Google Ventures has made most investments in United States (627), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 38 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 601 |
United Kingdom | 38 |
Canada | 6 |
Germany | 4 |
Israel | 4 |
Others | 26 |
Google Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Google Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 01, 2025 | United States | Seed | $3.5M | [+3] | |
Apr 28, 2025 | United States | Series D | $108M | ||
Apr 25, 2025 | Spain | Series C | $20.6M | [+1] | |
Apr 03, 2025 | United States | Series D | $100M | ||
Mar 31, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series D | $600M | Thrive Capital [+1] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Google Ventures' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | AI-based regulatory, risk, and supply chain management software suite for multiple sectors | 2019 | New York City | Series C | ybqopjh | ||
63 | AI powered legal research assistant for law firms | 2022 | San Francisco | Series D | uwzwoab | ||
64 | Developer of AI based photonic microprocessors for supercomputers | 2017 | Boston | Series D | jleaqdp | ||
60 | Provider of a mental health therapist consultation platform | 2012 | New York City | Series D | {zqqhbc | ||
60 | AI based content creation platform for businesses | 2022 | San Francisco | Series B | esskkam |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Google Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Google Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 31, 2025 | Mar 01, 2019 | Series C | $191M | |
Jan 31, 2025 | Apr 18, 2024 | Series A | $290M | |
Jun 25, 2024 | Jan 10, 2016 | Series A | $100M | |
Feb 02, 2024 | Nov 30, 2017 | Series D | $44M | |
Oct 20, 2022 | Jul 13, 2021 | Series B | $200M |
Acquired companies in Google Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Google Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 15, 2025 | Aug 30, 2023 | Seed | $3.5M | |
Apr 04, 2025 | Jun 07, 2022 | Series B | $45M | |
Mar 19, 2025 | May 15, 2018 | Series C | $12M | |
Feb 28, 2025 | Jun 25, 2015 | Series A | $12M | |
Jan 30, 2025 | Apr 14, 2016 | Series B | $40M |
Team profile of Google Ventures
Google Ventures has a team of 98 membersÌýincluding 44 Partners, 12 Venture Partners and 8 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States, United Kingdom and . Google Ventures' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Google Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Mountain View | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | Palo Alto | |||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Hollviken | - | ||
Partner | Atherton | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - |
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Over the past 16 years, 4278 investors have co-invested in Google Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Google Ventures:Ìý, Sequoia Capital and 1100 others have invested in rounds before Google Ventures. There are 40 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Google Ventures and 27 companies where Sequoia Capital has invested before Google Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Google Ventures:Ìý1435 investors entered a company along with Google Ventures. These include investors like SV Angel (37 companies).
- Invested after Google Ventures:ÌýA total of 1741 investors have invested in Google Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Fidelity Investments (23 companies), SoftBank Vision Fund (21 companies) and a16z (19 companies).
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