Gradient Ventures

It is heavily connected with Google and in addition to making investments brings its portfolio companies into the Google network. For example, GV brings in senior Google engineers who are participating in the 'Google Startup Rotation Programme', to the portfolio companies. These engineers bring their deep product expertise from Google and help 'supercharge' the portfolio company team (according to GV). Having said that, GV claims that it is understands 'what it takes' to transform an idea into a company as many on the GV team have been founders themselves.

GV is an AI-focused venture fund that invests in and connects startups with Google’s resources, innovation, and technical leadership in artificial intelligence.

Links with Google

It is heavily connected with Google and in addition to making investments brings its portfolio companies into the Google network. For example, GV brings in senior Google engineers who are participating in the 'Google Startup Rotation Programme', to the portfolio companies. These engineers bring their deep product expertise from Google and help 'supercharge' the portfolio company team (according to GV). Having said that, GV claims that it is understands 'what it takes' to transform an idea into a company as many on the GV team have been founders themselves.

Selected Investments

GV has invested in Algorithmia, Cogniac, CAPE, AllyO, Ubiquity6, Pull Request and Scotty Labs, inter alia.