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Google Ventures
Type Subsidiary
Founded 2009[1]
Headquarters United States Mountain View, California
United States Cambridge, Mass.
Industry Venture Capital
Total assets $100 million
Parent Google Inc.
Website www.google.com/ventures/

Google Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of Google Inc. that makes strategic 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] Google Ventures is co-managed by Rich Miner and Bill Maris.[3]

Google Ventures has offices in Mountain View, California and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Investments

Company Field Date
Pixazza[1] Advertising content in web-based pictures[1] March, 2009
Silver Spring Networks[1] Smart grid technology[1] March, 2009
VigLink Inc.[4] Web link affiliation[4] June, 2009
Adimab[5] Biotechnology[5] October, 2009
EnglishCentral[6] English language learning[6] October, 2009

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.  
  2. ^ "Google Ventures". Google Inc.. http://www.google.com/ventures/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-06.  
  3. ^ "Google forms $100 million venture fund". Reuters UK. 2009-03-31. http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUKN3135783620090331. Retrieved 2009-04-06.  
  4. ^ a b 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.  
  5. ^ a b 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.  

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