GV / Team

Investing team

David Krane

Oversees the fund globally. Uber and Nest investor.

We’ve been there. We’ve founded and scaled successful companies ourselves, and we’ve learned firsthand that doing meaningful work requires vision, drive, and investors who believe in you every step of the way.

Operating Teams

It takes more than funding to scale a company. GV’s operational experts work side-by-side with founders to solve tough engineering challenges, deliver product feedback, and champion best practices in data and AI. We also help you hire the best people, shape your marketing strategies, and build valuable relationships.

Design

As the most experienced design team in venture, we work hands-on to help founders ship better products and accelerate business decisions by gathering user insights, developing roadmaps, and building great teams.

Engineering

Technology is at the heart of everything we do. GV’s world-class engineering experts work closely with portfolio companies to solve challenging technical problems.

Reuben Antman

Engineering Partner

Former engineer at YouTube, Google, and Jotspot.

Kristina Chodorow

Engineering Partner

Open source and developer tooling enthusiast.

Choongsoon Bae

Engineering Partner

Former Google statistician in quantitative marketing.

Barkha Gvalani

Engineering Partner

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics expert.

Ken Norton

Senior Operating Partner

Former product lead for Google Docs, Calendar, and Maps.

Jon Stritar

Engineering Partner

Former engineer for Google Chrome and Google Calendar.

YQnancy Wang

Engineering Partner

Former staff statistician at Google.

Jeremy Whelchel

Engineering Partner

Expert in big-data pipelines and machine learning.

Daniel Yehuda

Engineering Partner

Former Google Engineer, Maps/Search Personalization.

Yuan Yuan

Engineering Partner

Worked on data problems at Google and Dropbox.

Marketing and Communications

Thoughtful marketing and communications programs have never been more critical. Our GV marcomm team advises companies on brand building, public relations, growth strategy, and internal communications.

Graham Hancock

Marketing Partner

Filmmaker and storyteller. Former editor at Discovery Digital.

Mandy Kakavas

Communications Partner

Communications leader overseeing portfolio PR.

Jodi Olson

Communications and Marketing Partner

Leads GV marketing and comms. Previously at Twitter.

Monica Tran

Marketing Partner

Product marketing and brand. Previously at Google.

Lauren Usui

Marketing Partner

Marketing, growth, and product. Previously at Google.

Partnerships

Our GV partnerships team connects portfolio companies with Fortune 500 leaders to produce commercial opportunities, strategic investments, and acquisitions.

Cissy Hu

Partnerships Coordinator

Former product specialist at Wellington Management.

Rick Klau

Senior Operating Partner

Former product manager on Blogger, Google+, and YouTube.

Tracie Rotter

Partner

Manages partnership program and portfolio community.

Deena Shakir

Partner

Led partnerships at Google and the U.S. State Department.

Talent

Hiring the right people at the right time is both an art and a science. We help startups build inclusive, high performance teams by attracting, assessing, and engaging top talent.