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Google Ventures-Backed Cribl Raises $319 Million for ‘Modern Data Platform’
Data // August 28, 2024

Cribl has raised $319 million in a Series E funding round to help enterprises “unlock the value” of their IT and security data. The round was led by GV (Google Ventures) and valued Cribl at $3.5 billion, which is 40% higher than its Series D...

Maison Me’s AI-Assisted Customization
Retail // September 24, 2018

Customized clothing and automation generally don’t exist comfortably in the same sentence, let alone in the same retail operation. Custom dressing tends to call to mind images of sketched designs and hand-sewn items, not robots or computers. But, fresh off a $1 million funding round...

Waymo Lawsuit Against Uber Creates Awkward Situation For Google Ventures
Security & Fraud // March 07, 2017

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has reportedly lodged a lawsuit against leading taxi hailing app Uber for what it claims is theft of its trade secrets. That lawsuit, however, could hurt its venture arm, which invested in Uber. According to a report in Fortune, Alphabet contends one...

Google Ventures Ex-CEO To Launch Fund
Investments // December 06, 2016

Google Ventures founder Bill Maris, who stepped down as CEO earlier in 2016, is launching a new venture fund and has raised slightly over $230 million. According to a report in Recode, which cited those who have seen its fundraising deck, the new fund will...

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Google Ventures-Backed Bounti Raises $16 Million for AI Teammate for Sales Teams

September 12, 2024
Bounti has come out of stealth and announced it raised $16 million in seed funding for its artificial intelligence (AI) teammate platform for sales, marketing and customer success teams. The company’s platform is designed to perform repetitive, non-revenue generating work that would otherwise be done by these teams, allowing them to focus on customer relationships, Bounti said […]

Google Ventures-Backed Cribl Raises $319 Million for ‘Modern Data Platform’

August 28, 2024
Cribl has raised $319 million in a Series E funding round to help enterprises “unlock the value” of their IT and security data. The round was led by GV (Google...

Waymo Lawsuit Against Uber Creates Awkward Situation For Google Ventures

March 07, 2017
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has reportedly lodged a lawsuit against leading taxi hailing app Uber for what it claims is theft of its trade secrets. That lawsuit, however, could hurt...

Google Ventures Ex-CEO To Launch Fund

December 06, 2016
Google Ventures founder Bill Maris, who stepped down as CEO earlier in 2016, is launching a new venture fund and has raised slightly over $230 million. According to a report...