GV

GV Management Company, LLC, established in 2009 as the venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc., specializes in investments across various stages, including seed, early, and late-stage funding. Based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Boston, New York, Seattle, Cambridge, and London, GV focuses on sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, cybersecurity, and agriculture. The firm has invested in over 300 companies, aiming to drive innovation and improve lives. GV seeks to make investments of up to $50 million, while offering early-stage startups funding of up to $250,000, typically taking minority stakes in these companies. Through its extensive network, GV provides startups with unique access to technology and talent, enhancing their potential for success.

Karim Faris

General Partner

Crystal Huang

Partner

Rick Klau

Partner

David Krane

Managing Partner

Daniel Lynch

Executive Venture Partner

David P. Schenkein

General Partner

KJ Sidberry

Principal

Krishna Yeshwant

General Partner

Sangeen Zeb

General Partner

Past deals in District of Columbia

IonQ

Post in 2021
IonQ, Inc. specializes in the development of general-purpose quantum information computers, utilizing a unique trapped ion approach. The company's technology combines high physical performance, perfect qubit replication, and optical networkability, enabling the creation of scalable quantum computers that surpass the limitations of classical computing. These advancements leverage phenomena such as superposition and entanglement, which are critical at the atomic scale. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ aims to support a wide range of applications across various industries with its powerful and versatile quantum computing solutions.

The Pill Club

Series B in 2021
The Pill Club is a healthcare service that specializes in delivering birth control and related products across the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in California, it operates as an online retailer and pharmacy, providing a convenient way for women to access birth control, emergency contraceptives, and wellness gifts. The Pill Club is supported by a team of medical professionals and aims to empower women by facilitating personalized healthcare experiences. It offers prescription services in 34 states and Washington D.C., ensuring widespread access to its products. With a focus on women's health and well-being, the company strives to enhance personal freedom and health ownership through its innovative telemedicine approach.

Aledade

Series C in 2020
Aledade, Inc. provides services to primary care physicians to form and operate accountable care organizations (ACO) in the United States. It offers primary care providers access to data analytics, user-friendly guided workflows, regulatory expertise, payer relationships, and local support from attentive experts. The company also provides 360° practice support, workflow optimization, ACO governance, policy expertise, and contracting support services. It serves small practices, large practices, FQHCS/community health centers, and multispecialty groups. Aledade, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

IonQ

Series B in 2019
IonQ, Inc. specializes in the development of general-purpose quantum information computers, utilizing a unique trapped ion approach. The company's technology combines high physical performance, perfect qubit replication, and optical networkability, enabling the creation of scalable quantum computers that surpass the limitations of classical computing. These advancements leverage phenomena such as superposition and entanglement, which are critical at the atomic scale. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ aims to support a wide range of applications across various industries with its powerful and versatile quantum computing solutions.

The Pill Club

Series B in 2019
The Pill Club is a healthcare service that specializes in delivering birth control and related products across the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in California, it operates as an online retailer and pharmacy, providing a convenient way for women to access birth control, emergency contraceptives, and wellness gifts. The Pill Club is supported by a team of medical professionals and aims to empower women by facilitating personalized healthcare experiences. It offers prescription services in 34 states and Washington D.C., ensuring widespread access to its products. With a focus on women's health and well-being, the company strives to enhance personal freedom and health ownership through its innovative telemedicine approach.

IonQ

Series A in 2017
IonQ, Inc. specializes in the development of general-purpose quantum information computers, utilizing a unique trapped ion approach. The company's technology combines high physical performance, perfect qubit replication, and optical networkability, enabling the creation of scalable quantum computers that surpass the limitations of classical computing. These advancements leverage phenomena such as superposition and entanglement, which are critical at the atomic scale. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ aims to support a wide range of applications across various industries with its powerful and versatile quantum computing solutions.

Aledade

Series B in 2017
Aledade, Inc. provides services to primary care physicians to form and operate accountable care organizations (ACO) in the United States. It offers primary care providers access to data analytics, user-friendly guided workflows, regulatory expertise, payer relationships, and local support from attentive experts. The company also provides 360° practice support, workflow optimization, ACO governance, policy expertise, and contracting support services. It serves small practices, large practices, FQHCS/community health centers, and multispecialty groups. Aledade, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Triptrotting

Series A in 2012
Triptrotting is a venture backed travel company that matches travelers and locals based on similar interests. It is an online community and its application “Wist” helps its users feel like locals anywhere they go, whether in an unknown neighborhood in their own city or far away land. This new application of Triptrotting uses a combination of contextual, personalized, and social data to create unique and most relevant recommendations for every user. Triptrotting is headquartered in San Francisco, C.A. with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, and Chicago. It was founded in 2011.

Triptrotting

Series A in 2012
Triptrotting is a venture backed travel company that matches travelers and locals based on similar interests. It is an online community and its application “Wist” helps its users feel like locals anywhere they go, whether in an unknown neighborhood in their own city or far away land. This new application of Triptrotting uses a combination of contextual, personalized, and social data to create unique and most relevant recommendations for every user. Triptrotting is headquartered in San Francisco, C.A. with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, and Chicago. It was founded in 2011.