Bill Maris, Google Ventures

Bill Maris is the founder and first CEO of Google Ventures (now GV). See sector focus and contact routes.

About Bill Maris

Bill Maris is the founder and first CEO of Google Ventures (now GV), where he served as Managing Director and led investments in over 300 companies while also acting as Alphabet’s VP of Special Projects. His investment thesis targets early-stage to growth companies across technology and life sciences, with a focus on artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, cybersecurity, and agriculture in the United States and globally. Typical check sizes ranged within a venture capital framework under a $3 billion portfolio, and Maris often led rounds given his role as GV’s chief investor. Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Nest, Slack, CrowdStrike, Coinbase, and Flatiron Health, many of which became category-defining leaders. Maris is distinctive for his public focus on longevity technology, having founded Calico to combat aging, and he continues to invest at the intersection of AI and human biology through his firm Section 32 (now S32). He has written and spoken extensively on the advantage of small funds and the current state of AI, emphasizing frontier innovation over traditional scaling models.

Bill Maris at a glance

Role
Managing Director
Organization
Google Ventures
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Medical, Health Diagnostics

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Bill Maris at Google Ventures (San Francisco, California, United States) — sector focus: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Medical, Health Diagnostics, Medical Device, Software, Artificial Intel….
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Bill Maris's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.
Where is Bill Maris based?
Bill Maris is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

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