Google Ventures
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded | 2009[1] |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, New York City Cambridge |
| Total assets | $100 million |
| Parent | Google Inc. |
| Website | www.googleventures.com |
Google Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of Google Inc. that makes financially driven investments in technology companies. Google Ventures seeks to invest in start-up companies in a variety of fields ranging from Internet, software, and hardware to clean-tech, bio-tech, and health care.[2]
The group was founded on March 31, 2009, with a $100 million capital commitment.[1] Partners on Google Ventures include Wesley Chan, Joe Kraus, Bill Maris, and Rich Miner.[3][4][5]
Google Ventures has offices in Mountain View, California, New York City and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
[edit] Investments
| Company | Field | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pixazza[1][6] | Advertising content in web-based pictures[1] | March, 2009 |
| Silver Spring Networks[1][6] | Smart grid technology | March, 2009 |
| VigLink Inc.[6][7] | Web link affiliation | June, 2009 |
| V-Vehicle[6][8] | Green vehicles | August, 2009 |
| Adimab[6][9] | Biotechnology | October, 2009 |
| EnglishCentral[6][10] | English language learning | October, 2009 |
| Scvngr[6][11] | Location-based gaming platform for mobile phones | December, 2009 |
| OpenCandy[6] | Software advertising | April, 2010 |
| Recorded Future[6][12] | Web trends | May, 2010 |
| Corduro[6] | Payment services | May, 2010 |
| Miso[6] | Social television | May, 2010 |
| Trada[6] | Pay per click advertising | July, 2010 |
| iPierian[6] | Biotechnology | September, 2010 |
| Miso Media[6] | Music Education | December, 2010 |
| LawPivot[6] | Online legal services | January, 2011 |
| Dasient[13] | Internet security | February, 2011 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Schonfeld, Erick (2009-04-04). "The Google Ventures Cheat Sheet". TechCrunch. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/04/the-google-ventures-cheat-sheet/. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Google Ventures". Google Inc.. http://www.google.com/ventures/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ Oreskovic, Alexei (2009-03-31). "Google forms $100 million venture fund". Reuters UK. http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUKN3135783620090331. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Silicon Valley Entrepreneur (and Google Exec) Joe Kraus Moves to Google Ventures". 2009-11-03. http://kara.allthingsd.com/20091103/silicon-valley-entrepreneur-and-google-exec-joe-kraus-moves-to-google-ventures/. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "DEMO Mobile Panel Speakers". http://demo.venturebeat.com/2010/03/22/google-mobile-android/. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Google Ventures – Portfolio". Google Ventures. http://www.google.com/ventures/portfolio.html. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ Moore, Galen (2009-06-30). "Stealthy VigLink lands Google Ventures funds". Mass High Tech. American City Business Journals, Inc.. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/06/29/daily15-Stealthy-VigLink-lands-Google-Ventures-funds.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ Bigelow, Bruce V. (5 August 2009). "Google Ventures Emerges as Investor in San Diego’s V-Vehicle Co.". Xconomy, Inc.. http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/08/05/google-ventures-emerges-as-investor-in-san-diegos-v-vehicle-co/. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ Pollack, Andrew (2009-10-01). "Google’s Venture Arm Invests in Biotech Start-Up". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/googles-venture-arm-invests-in-biotech-start-up/?hpw. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ Moore, Galen (2009-10-01). "Google Ventures, Atlas back language startup EnglishCentral". Mass High Tech. American City Business Journals, Inc.. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/09/28/daily39-Google-Ventures-Atlas-back-language-startup-EnglishCentral.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ Kincaid, Jason (24 December 2009). "SCVNGR Raises $4 Million From Google Ventures". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2009/12/24/scvngr-google/. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ^ Mastrull, Amanda (2010-05-04). "Google invests in company, Recorded Future, that tries to predict the future". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/05/04/2010-05-04_google_invests_in_company_that_tries_to_predict_the_future.html. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "Google Ventures Invests In Web Security Company Dasient". http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/07/google-ventures-invests-in-web-security-company-dasient/.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Google Ventures on CrunchBase
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