Gradient Ventures

Gradient Ventures is a venture capital investment arm of Alphabet, established in 2017 and based in Mountain View, California. The fund is dedicated to investing in seed-stage and early-stage startups within the information technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning sectors. Its primary objective is to connect these early-stage companies with Google’s extensive resources and technical expertise, thereby assisting founders in overcoming the challenges associated with developing innovative technology products. By leveraging best practices in various fields such as recruiting, marketing, design, and engineering, Gradient Ventures aims to facilitate the transformation of promising ideas into successful business ventures.

Andrew Brackin

Partner

Zach Bratun-Glennon

General Partner

Donald Harrison

Managing Partner

Eylul Kayin

Partner

Emerson Kirk

Principal

Wen-Wen Lam

Partner

Clayton Petty

Investor

Shabih Rizvi

Partner

Vig Sachidananda

Investor

Siri Srinivas

Partner

Denise Teng

Investor

Past deals in Presentation Software

PopSQL

Series A in 2022
PopSQL Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a collaborative SQL query editing tool aimed at enhancing productivity for development teams. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, PopSQL provides a platform that allows users to write, visualize, and share SQL queries effectively. Its software enables teams to organize queries in folders, manage permissions for private or shared access, and track changes, facilitating collaborative work on data analysis. The solution is compatible with web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, making it accessible to a wide range of users. Through its innovative approach, PopSQL enhances the efficiency and collaboration of teams working with structured query language.

Plannuh

Venture Round in 2021
Plannuh, Inc. is a Boston-based company that offers an artificial intelligence-driven software platform designed for building, managing, and sharing marketing plans, budgets, and performance goals. Founded in 2017, Plannuh provides a cloud-based solution that allows marketers to optimize their spending and automate strategic planning. The platform enables users to organize budgets into campaigns and programs, track expenditures, align marketing efforts with objectives, and measure performance against target metrics. It is user-friendly and can be set up quickly without requiring IT assistance, with individual users able to access the system for free. Plannuh's services cater to Chief Marketing Officers, marketing operations teams, and budget owners, aiming to enhance operational marketing excellence.

MURAL

Series C in 2021
MURAL is a digital workspace designed for visual collaboration, enabling innovative teams to solve complex problems through effective communication and teamwork. The platform is user-friendly, allowing for the rapid creation of diagrams that support design thinking and agile methodologies. MURAL's tools facilitate impactful meetings and workshops, helping global enterprises streamline decision-making, enhance alignment, and foster a culture of innovation. Major companies, including IBM, USAA, E-Trade, and Atlassian, utilize MURAL to connect teams and reduce travel costs. The company is based in San Francisco and employs over 100 individuals who work remotely across multiple time zones, with additional office hubs in Buenos Aires and Europe. MURAL's enterprise-class, cloud-based infrastructure supports a significant portion of Fortune 100 companies, reflecting its commitment to enhancing collaboration in various sectors, including education and non-profit organizations.

Spline

Seed Round in 2021
Spline is a company that offers a design tool for creating and publishing three-dimensional web experiences without the need for coding. Its platform allows users to easily build and iterate on designs, producing production-ready results. The tool supports the creation of three-dimensional text and basic geometric shapes, while also providing options for editing materials, importing models, and controlling design outcomes. This functionality enables designers to construct simple and cost-effective objects efficiently, streamlining the design process for web applications.

Index

Seed Round in 2020
Index wants companies to use its no-code dashboard builder to help visualize their KPIs and track performance. The tool boasts integration with a variety of data providers so that users aren’t forced to manually enter data into another tool. The startup hopes that building embeddable dashboards will help their solution catch fire and that startups will turn to their tool when they want to track progress on goals.

Headroom

Seed Round in 2020
Headroom, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven virtual meeting platform designed to streamline meeting tasks and enhance collaboration in remote environments. Founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California, Headroom's platform provides features such as transcripts, summaries with highlights, gesture recognition, and optimized video quality. By automating distracting tasks, Headroom enables users to focus on building relationships, engaging in creative thinking, and solving problems effectively.

MURAL

Series B in 2020
MURAL is a digital workspace designed for visual collaboration, enabling innovative teams to solve complex problems through effective communication and teamwork. The platform is user-friendly, allowing for the rapid creation of diagrams that support design thinking and agile methodologies. MURAL's tools facilitate impactful meetings and workshops, helping global enterprises streamline decision-making, enhance alignment, and foster a culture of innovation. Major companies, including IBM, USAA, E-Trade, and Atlassian, utilize MURAL to connect teams and reduce travel costs. The company is based in San Francisco and employs over 100 individuals who work remotely across multiple time zones, with additional office hubs in Buenos Aires and Europe. MURAL's enterprise-class, cloud-based infrastructure supports a significant portion of Fortune 100 companies, reflecting its commitment to enhancing collaboration in various sectors, including education and non-profit organizations.

MeetingNotes

Seed Round in 2020
Hugo Corporation, founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in cloud-based connected meeting notes software. Its primary product, the Hugo application, enables teams to collaboratively set meeting agendas, share notes, and organize insights based on participant attendance. The software facilitates the transformation of meeting notes into actionable items and includes integrations with over 20 tools such as chat, CRM, video conferencing, and project management applications. This functionality allows organizations to manage their meetings effectively, ensuring efficiency and transparency in communication and collaboration among team members.

Plannuh

Seed Round in 2020
Plannuh, Inc. is a Boston-based company that offers an artificial intelligence-driven software platform designed for building, managing, and sharing marketing plans, budgets, and performance goals. Founded in 2017, Plannuh provides a cloud-based solution that allows marketers to optimize their spending and automate strategic planning. The platform enables users to organize budgets into campaigns and programs, track expenditures, align marketing efforts with objectives, and measure performance against target metrics. It is user-friendly and can be set up quickly without requiring IT assistance, with individual users able to access the system for free. Plannuh's services cater to Chief Marketing Officers, marketing operations teams, and budget owners, aiming to enhance operational marketing excellence.

MURAL

Series A in 2020
MURAL is a digital workspace designed for visual collaboration, enabling innovative teams to solve complex problems through effective communication and teamwork. The platform is user-friendly, allowing for the rapid creation of diagrams that support design thinking and agile methodologies. MURAL's tools facilitate impactful meetings and workshops, helping global enterprises streamline decision-making, enhance alignment, and foster a culture of innovation. Major companies, including IBM, USAA, E-Trade, and Atlassian, utilize MURAL to connect teams and reduce travel costs. The company is based in San Francisco and employs over 100 individuals who work remotely across multiple time zones, with additional office hubs in Buenos Aires and Europe. MURAL's enterprise-class, cloud-based infrastructure supports a significant portion of Fortune 100 companies, reflecting its commitment to enhancing collaboration in various sectors, including education and non-profit organizations.
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