CapitalG

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CapitalG Management Company LLC (file no. 5324444) (formerly Google Capital) is the independent growth fund under Alphabet Inc. Founded in 2013, it focuses on larger, Growth capital technology companies, and invests for profit rather than strategically for Google. In addition to capital investment, CapitalG's approach includes giving portfolio companies access to Google's people, knowledge, and culture to support the companies' growth and offer them guidance.

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History The fund began operating in 2013 but was only officially unveiled on February 19, 2014. The firm operates out of the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Following the Alphabet restructuring, Google Capital was renamed CapitalG on November 4, 2016.

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Team

CapitalG is led by managing partner Laela Sturdy. It was founded in 2013 by David Lawee, formerly Google's Vice President of Corporate Development, and before that, Google's first Vice President of Marketing. Lawee was joined by partners Gene Frantz (formerly a partner at private equity firm TPG), Laela Sturdy (now managing partner; before joining CapitalG she was a Managing Director of Emerging Businesses at Google), Derek Zanutto (formerly at TPG, Hellman & Friedman and GIC) and Jesse Wedler (who joined CapitalG in 2013 out of Stanford business school).

CapitalG also comprises over 50 advisors from senior positions within Google, who offer portfolio companies guidance in business areas such as data science, engineering, marketing, and product management.

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Investments

+ !Date !Company !Industry !Refs
Unknown	MultiPlan	Healthcare
	SurveyMonkey	Survey tool
	LendingClub	Finance
	Renaissance	Education
	Auction.com	Real estate
	Credit Karma	Finance
	Freshdesk	Business software
	MapR	Business software
	Thumbtack	Service marketplace
	InnoLight	Data center optics
	Credit Karma	Finance
	Glassdoor	Job platform
	Commonfloor	Real estate
	ZenPayroll	Payroll and employee management
	Freshdesk	Business software
	Duolingo	Language education
	CrowdStrike	Cybersecurity
	FanDuel	Fantasy sport
	Practo	Healthcare
	Oscar Health	Health insurance
	Zscaler	Cybersecurity
	Snap Inc.	Social media
	Pindrop Security	Information security
	CarDekho	Car marketplace
	Care.com	Care provider platform
	Airbnb	Lodging
	Stripe	Payments technology
	Cuemath	Education
	Looker	Data analytics
	Lyft	Transportation
	UiPath	Robotics process automation
	Manbang	Transportation
	Robinhood	Personal finance
	Aye Finance	Finance
	Freshworks	Business software
	Convoy	Trucking technology
	Applied	Insurance software
	Collibra	Data intelligence
	CarDekho	Car marketplace
	Cloudflare	Web performance and security
	Unqork	Software development
	Convoy	Trucking technology
	Freshworks	Business software
	Duolingo	Language education
	Dataiku	Data science software
	Armis	Cybersecurity
	Albert	Finance
	Everlaw	Electronic discovery
	Collibra	Data intelligence
	Expel	Cybersecurity
	Aye Finance	Finance
	Dataiku	Data science software
	NEXT Insurance	Insurance
	Cuemath	Education
August 2025	Clay	Sales automation

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Relationship to GV

CapitalG focuses on later-stage and growth equity investments, while GV invests in companies across all stages and industries. Another corporate division, Google's Corporate Development group, does acquisitions and investments that are strategic for Google's products and business.

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External links

• CapitalG on Index

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