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Graham Spencer

Investor

GV Fellow at GV (Google Ventures)

Palo Alto, California

Writes $250K – $50M checks · typically $25M

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About

Graham Spencer, a managing partner, combines first-cycle internet operating experience—co-founding/CTO of Excite.com—with a part-time CTO role at Synapticure and trusteeship at the Santa Fe Institute, merging building and complexity-science insight.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Experience

  1. Santa Fe InstituteTrusteecurrent2003 — present
  2. GVManaging Partner2017 — 2022
  3. GVGeneral partner2010 — 2017
  4. GoogleEngineering director2006 — 2011
  5. JotSpotFounder and CTO2003 — 2006
  6. Excite@HomeCTO of Excite.com1998 — 1999
  7. ExciteFounder and CTO1993 — 1998

Skills & more

Big Data8Distributed Systems11Machine Learning1Scalability8Hadoop2Software Engineering3Artificial Intelligence2Apache1Entrepreneurship2Cloud Computing2Start-ups1Mobile Applications1

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Investor

InfraSearch

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Colleagues at GV (Google Ventures)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Graham Spencer?
Graham Spencer, a managing partner, combines first-cycle internet operating experience—co-founding/CTO of Excite.com—with a part-time CTO role at Synapticure and trusteeship at the Santa Fe Institute, merging building and complexity-science insight.
Where does Graham Spencer work?
Graham Spencer is GV Fellow at GV (Google Ventures).
What does Graham Spencer invest in?
Graham Spencer invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
What check size does Graham Spencer write?
Graham Spencer typically writes checks of $250K – $50M.
What companies has Graham Spencer invested in?
Investments tracked here include InfraSearch.
Where did Graham Spencer go to school?
Graham Spencer studied at Stanford University (BS, MS, Computer Science).

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