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David KraneGV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

David Krane

CEO at GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

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Deal Bio

Total Deals75
Valued Deals70
Total Value£ 16.30 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 233 M

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02 Aug 2018|United States|Digital Services
Duo Security
Cisco Systems

Target: DUO SECURITY INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

17 Target | 27 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.79 B

Value

19 Dec 2019|United States|Software
Shape Security
F5 Networks

Target: SHAPE SECURITY

Bidder: F5 NETWORKS

19 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 10 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

17 Target | 19 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 767 M

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|FinTech
Plaid
Visa

Target: PLAID INC

Bidder: VISA INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

38 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

22 Jan 2020|United States|Real Estate Services
The Wing
New Enterprise Associates (nea)

Target: THE WING

Bidder: NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES (NEA)

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2020|United States|Software
Podium Corp
Recruit Holdings Co

Target: PODIUM CORP INC

Bidder: RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 101 M

Value

16 Apr 2020|United States|Software
STRIPE
Sequoia Capital

Target: STRIPE

Bidder: SEQUOIA CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 479 M

Value

07 May 2020|United States|Transportation Services
LIME
Alphabet

Target: LIME

Bidder: ALPHABET INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 137 M

Value

26 May 2020|United States|Medical Services
INSITRO
Alexandria Venture Investments

Target: INSITRO

Bidder: ALEXANDRIA VENTURE INVESTMENTS

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 13 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

4 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 116 M

Value

03 Aug 2020|United States|E-commerce
Farmers Business Network
Balyasny Asset Management

Target: FARMERS BUSINESS NETWORK

Bidder: BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LP

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 191 M

Value

31 Mar 2020|United States|Software
6degrees.xyz
NIANTIC

Target: 6DEGREES.XYZ INC

Bidder: NIANTIC

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 10 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

15 Target | 16 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Aug 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Kronos Bio
Perceptive Advisors

Target: KRONOS BIO

Bidder: PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 118 M

Value

03 Sep 2020|United States|Software
OPTIMIZELY
Episerver

Target: OPTIMIZELY

Bidder: EPISERVER AB

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

21 Target | 9 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2020|United States|Biotechnology
Sana Biotechnology
Arch Venture Partners

Target: SANA BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bidder: ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

7 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 560 M

Value

06 Oct 2020|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
DIALPAD
Work-bench

Target: DIALPAD

Bidder: WORK-BENCH LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 77 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United States|Medical Equipment
Element Science
The Invus Group

Target: ELEMENT SCIENCE INC

Bidder: THE INVUS GROUP LLC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 114 M

Value

22 Jul 2020|United States|Biotechnology
Encoded Therapeutics
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: ENCODED THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

9 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 106 M

Value

08 Jul 2020|United States|Health Care Services
KINDBODY
GOODGROWER

Target: KINDBODY

Bidder: GOODGROWER

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 25 M

Value

16 Jul 2020|United States|Biotechnology
Adagio Therapeutics
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: ADAGIO THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

18 May 2020|United States|Biotechnology
Sqz Biotechnologies Company
Temasek Holdings

Target: SQZ BIOTECHNOLOGIES COMPANY

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

27 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce
Currency Cloud
Visa

Target: CURRENCY CLOUD

Bidder: VISA INC

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 60 M

Value

23 Nov 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals
National Resilience
8vc (eight Partners Llc)

Target: NATIONAL RESILIENCE INC

Bidder: 8VC (EIGHT PARTNERS LLC)

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 562 M

Value

01 Dec 2020|United States|Software
Olive Ai
General Catalyst Partners

Target: OLIVE AI

Bidder: GENERAL CATALYST PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 168 M

Value

01 Dec 2020|United States|Transportation Services
Flock Freight
Softbank Group Corp

Target: FLOCK FREIGHT

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 85 M

Value

29 Oct 2020|United States|Food Products
Benson Hill
Wheatsheaf Group

Target: BENSON HILL

Bidder: WHEATSHEAF GROUP LIMITED

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 115 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|United States|Software
Cockroach Labs
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: COCKROACH LABS

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 118 M

Value

25 Jan 2021|United States|Biotechnology
Tscan Therapeutics
6 Dimensions Capital

Target: TSCAN THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: 6 DIMENSIONS CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

03 Feb 2021|United States|E-commerce
Good Eggs
Index Ventures

Target: GOOD EGGS

Bidder: INDEX VENTURES

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

17 Feb 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce
BLOCKCHAIN.COM
Moore Strategic Ventures

Target: BLOCKCHAIN.COM

Bidder: MOORE STRATEGIC VENTURES

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 86 M

Value

10 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Software
Snyk
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: SNYK LIMITED

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

18 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

15 Mar 2021|United States|Medical Services
INSITRO
BLACKROCK

Target: INSITRO

Bidder: BLACKROCK

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 287 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United States|Software
SECURITYSCORECARD
Silver Lake Partners

Target: SECURITYSCORECARD

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 129 M

Value

30 Mar 2021|United States|Entertainment
Baron App
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Target: BARON APP INC

Bidder: LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 72 M

Value

12 Apr 2021|United States|Health Care Services
TEND
Addition Ventures

Target: TEND

Bidder: ADDITION VENTURES

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 91 M

Value

13 Apr 2021|United States|Software
Sambanova Systems
Softbank Vision Fund 2

Target: SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 492 M

Value

03 May 2021|United States|Biotechnology
Affinia Therapeutics
Casdin Capital

Target: AFFINIA THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: CASDIN CAPITAL

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 80 M

Value

09 May 2021|United States|Food Products
Benson Hill
Star Peak Corp. Ii

Target: BENSON HILL

Bidder: STAR PEAK CORP. II

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

31 Target | 23 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 965 M

Value

06 May 2021|United States|Biotechnology
Dyno Therapeutics
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: DYNO THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 71 M

Value

11 May 2021|United States|Life Insurance
Ethos Life
General Catalyst Partners

Target: ETHOS LIFE

Bidder: GENERAL CATALYST PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 141 M

Value

08 Dec 2020|United States|Software
SINGLESTORE
Rev Iv

Target: SINGLESTORE

Bidder: REV IV

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 56 M

Value

23 Jun 2021|United States|Software
VERCEL
Notalbe Capital (ex-ggv Capital)

Target: VERCEL

Bidder: NOTALBE CAPITAL (EX-GGV CAPITAL)

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

30 Jul 2021|United States|Medical Equipment
Neuralink Corp
Ken Howery

Target: NEURALINK CORP

Bidder: KEN HOWERY

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 147 M

Value

04 Aug 2021|United States|Information / Data Services
FULLSTORY
Salesforce Ventures

Target: FULLSTORY

Bidder: SALESFORCE VENTURES

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 74 M

Value

22 Sep 2021|Canada|Entertainment
Dapper Labs
Coatue Management

Target: DAPPER LABS INC

Bidder: COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 182 M

Value

20 Oct 2021|United States|Transportation Services
Flock Freight
Eden Global Partners

Target: FLOCK FREIGHT

Bidder: EDEN GLOBAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 155 M

Value

23 Nov 2021|United States|Software
VERCEL
Flex Capital Management

Target: VERCEL

Bidder: FLEX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 111 M

Value

25 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
INSTADEEP
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: INSTADEEP

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

18 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology
Evox Therapeutics
Orbimed Advisors

Target: EVOX THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 69 M

Value

18 Feb 2022|United States|FinTech
HELIUM
Tiger Global Management

Target: HELIUM

Bidder: TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC

8 Service Providers

8 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Biotechnology
DNANEXUS
Northpond Ventures

Target: DNANEXUS

Bidder: NORTHPOND VENTURES

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 151 M

Value

29 Mar 2022|United States|Health Care Services
BRIGHTLINE
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: BRIGHTLINE

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 80 M

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Digital Services
VIZ.AI
Tiger Global Management

Target: VIZ.AI

Bidder: TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 76 M

Value

26 Apr 2022|United States|Software
Harness
Splunk Ventures

Target: HARNESS INC

Bidder: SPLUNK VENTURES

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 180 M

Value

09 May 2022|United States|Biotechnology
Aspen Neuroscience
Revelation Partners

Target: ASPEN NEUROSCIENCE

Bidder: REVELATION PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 119 M

Value

06 Jun 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals
National Resilience
Arch Venture Partners

Target: NATIONAL RESILIENCE INC

Bidder: ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 500 M

Value

10 May 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals
INVETX
F-prime Capital

Target: INVETX

Bidder: F-PRIME CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 49 M

Value

14 Jun 2022|United States|Catering
Wonder Group
YIELDSTREET

Target: WONDER GROUP

Bidder: YIELDSTREET

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 286 M

Value

12 Jul 2022|United States|Software
SINGLESTORE
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Target: SINGLESTORE

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 97 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|United States|Restaurants and Bars
Kitchen United
DIVCOWEST

Target: KITCHEN UNITED

Bidder: DIVCOWEST

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Entertainment
GAMETIME
University Growth Fund

Target: GAMETIME

Bidder: UNIVERSITY GROWTH FUND

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 23 M

Value

22 Jun 2022|United States|Software
SANAS
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: SANAS

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 26 M

Value

27 Mar 2018|United States|Software
INTERCOM
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: INTERCOM

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 110 M

Value

06 Oct 2022|United States|Digital Services
Altana Technologies
Four More Capital

Target: ALTANA TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: FOUR MORE CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 89 M

Value

21 Jun 2021|Israel|Software
JOYTUNES
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: JOYTUNES

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 44 M

Value

09 Aug 2021|United States|Software
Snorkel Ai
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Target: SNORKEL AI

Bidder: LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 75 M

Value

28 Sep 2022|United States|Health Care Services
Rippl Care
Arch Venture Partners

Target: RIPPL CARE

Bidder: ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 29 M

Value

07 Sep 2022|United States|FinTech
R2
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: R2

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 12 M

Value

15 Nov 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment
Dandelion Energy
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: DANDELION ENERGY

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 59 M

Value

25 Jan 2023|United States|Medical Services
Paradigm
F-prime Capital

Target: PARADIGM INC

Bidder: F-PRIME CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 164 M

Value

22 Mar 2023|United States|Biotechnology
EPIBIOLOGICS
Vivo Capital

Target: EPIBIOLOGICS

Bidder: VIVO CAPITAL LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 40 M

Value

27 Jun 2023|United States|Digital Services
Redpanda Data
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Target: REDPANDA DATA

Bidder: LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

28 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Production Technology Equipment
NOTHING
Highland Europe

Target: NOTHING

Bidder: HIGHLAND EUROPE LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 75 M

Value

04 Dec 2023|United States|Biotechnology
Seismic Therapeutic
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: SEISMIC THERAPEUTIC

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

03 May 2024|United Kingdom|FinTech
MONZO
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: MONZO

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jan 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Accent Therapeutics
Mirae Asset Capital Co

Target: ACCENT THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: MIRAE ASSET CAPITAL CO LTD

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

05 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services
LAWHIVE
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: LAWHIVE

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 31 M

Value

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