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# Bill Maris

Bill Maris is a venture capitalist and technology executive who founded GV \(formerly Google Ventures\) and S32. [1]

## Core facts

- **Entity type:** Person

- **Occupations:** Venture capitalist · Technology executive — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **Official profile or website:** [s32.com](https://www.s32.com/team/bill-maris) — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Who is Bill Maris?

Maris’s career includes founding and leading Google Ventures, founding S32, and serving as Alphabet’s vice president of special projects. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## History

- **gv:** GV launched as Google Ventures in 2009 — [2] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Relationships

- **founded:** [GV](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/gv/index.md) — [3] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

## Sources
1. [Bill Maris — S32 Team](https://s32.com/team/bill-maris)
   - Publisher: S32
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Definition: "S32 identifies Maris as its founder and general partner and as the founder and former CEO of Google Ventures, now GV."
     - Occupations: "S32 identifies Maris as a founder and general partner of a venture capital firm."
     - Official profile or website: "S32 maintains an official profile for Bill Maris."
     - Who is Bill Maris?: "S32’s biography documents Maris’s venture-capital leadership and Alphabet role."
2. [About GV](https://gv.com/about)
   - Publisher: GV
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - gv: "GV’s official history dates its launch as Google Ventures to 2009."
3. [GV — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q2591662)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 22 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - founded: "Wikidata P112 links GV to Bill Maris."

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