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id: "c5b84192-cb0f-487d-af57-2f42c8d48dfe"
type: "Organization"
name: "GV"
slug: "gv"
canonical: "https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/gv/"
markdown: "https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/gv/index.md"
language: en
last_reviewed: 2026-09-23
same_as:
  - "https://www.gv.com/"
  - "https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q2591662"
  - "https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q95"
  - "https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q20800404"
---

# GV

GV, also called Google Ventures, is an investment firm that backs technology companies. [1]

## Core facts

- **Entity type:** Organization

- **Legal formation:** 2009 — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **Headquarters:** Mountain View — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **Official website:** [gv.com](https://www.gv.com/) — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## History

- **2009:** GV was founded. — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

## Products

- **Focus Areas:** AI applications, healthcare, developer tools and security, and infrastructure. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Relationships

- **subsidiary of:** [Google](https://groundingwiki.com/en/companies/google/index.md) — [3] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **created by:** [Bill Maris](https://groundingwiki.com/en/people/bill-maris/index.md) — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **subsidiary of:** [Alphabet Inc.](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/alphabet-inc/index.md) — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **subsidiary of:** [Alphabet Inc.](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/alphabet-inc/index.md) — [4] structured public data, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **owned by:** [Alphabet Inc.](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/alphabet-inc/index.md) — [2] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

## Sources
1. [gv.com](https://gv.com/)
   - Publisher: gv.com
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Definition: "The official GV homepage presents GV as Google Ventures and describes the firms it has backed."
     - Official website: "The official GV homepage presents GV as Google Ventures and describes the firms it has backed."
     - Focus Areas: "The official GV homepage describes investments in AI applications, healthcare, developer tools and security, and infrastructure."
2. [GV — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q2591662)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 22 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Legal formation: "Wikidata P571 dates the formation of GV."
     - Headquarters: "Wikidata P159 names the headquarters of GV."
     - 2009: "Wikidata P571 dates the formation of GV."
     - created by: "Wikidata P112 links GV to Bill Maris."
     - subsidiary of: "Wikidata P749 links GV to Alphabet Inc.."
     - owned by: "Wikidata P127 links GV to Alphabet Inc.."
3. [Google — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q95)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - subsidiary of: "Wikidata P355 links Google to GV."
4. [Alphabet Inc. — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q20800404)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - subsidiary of: "Wikidata P355 links Alphabet Inc. to GV."

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