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 Vermont

Superplastic

Series B in 2020
Superplastic, Inc. is a character-based product and entertainment company founded in 2017 and based in Burlington, Vermont. The company specializes in manufacturing and marketing limited edition art toys, apparel, games, and animation, featuring unique characters created in collaboration with renowned artists. Superplastic leverages the principles of effort and scarcity to enhance the value of its offerings, creating exclusive works of art for a select audience. The company also operates a platform that engages customers through various media, including animated videos and music, enabling interactions with its synthetic superstars in innovative ways. Products are primarily sold online, reflecting a modern approach to retail and entertainment.

BuysideFX

Seed Round in 2012
BuysideFX is a Currency Management Platform that provides a simple and effective FX trading strategy, solving foreign exchange problems for institutional money managers by supporting the entire lifecycle of trades. It reduces operational risk, streamlines workflow management, connects with any FX dealer via multi-dealer ECNs or single-dealer platforms, runs custom trading strategies, and provides workflow automation via BuysideFX Autopilot.