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Joe Kraus

Investor

Venture Partner at GV (Google Ventures)

Palo Alto, California

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

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401 people in our graph share verified history with Joe — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Joe: together at Stanford University
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About

Joe Kraus is President of Lime, overseeing product, hardware design, engineering, supply chain, logistics, and software development. He co-founded Excite.com in 1993, which went public in 1996 and was sold in 2000, and JotSpot in 2004, which was acquired by Google in 2006. Before returning to operations at Lime, he served as a General Partner at Google Ventures for 10 years, investing in transportation and marketplace companies.

Experience

  1. LimePresidentcurrent2018 — present
  2. Google VenturesPartner2009 — 2018
  3. Google VenturesDirector of Product Management2006 — 2009
  4. Electronic Frontier FoundationBoard Member2005 — 2012
  5. JotSpotCEO2003 — 2006
  6. DigitalConsumer.orgFounder2002 — 2005
  7. Excite.comFounder1993 — 2000

Colleagues at GV (Google Ventures)

Andrew Wheeler
General Partner at GV (Google Ventures)
Anika Gupta
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Anika Gupta Vatsa
Principal at GV (Google Ventures)
Anthony Philippakis
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Ben Robbins
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Braden Kowitz
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Bradley Horowitz
Investor at Wisdom Ventures
Brendan Bulik-Sullivan
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)

Network1

Allen Beasley
Partner at Redpoint Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joe Kraus?
Joe Kraus is President of Lime, overseeing product, hardware design, engineering, supply chain, logistics, and software development. He co-founded Excite.com in 1993, which went public in 1996 and was sold in 2000, and JotSpot in 2004, which was acquired by Google in 2006. Before returning to operations at Lime, he served as a General Partner at Google Ventures for 10 years, investing in transportation and marketplace companies.
Where does Joe Kraus work?
Joe Kraus is Venture Partner at GV (Google Ventures).
What check size does Joe Kraus write?
Joe Kraus typically writes checks of $250K – $50M.
Where did Joe Kraus go to school?
Joe Kraus studied at Stanford University (B.A., Political Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lime15

Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniRyan BatraInvestor at Khosla VenturesSarah SmithFounder & Managing Partner at Sarah SmithPaul AselVenture Partner at NGP CapitalJay ZhaoPartner at Leonis CapitalVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture Partners

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Also worked at Google Ventures2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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Also worked at Electronic Frontier Foundation5

Mitch KaporFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalJonah SeigerInvestor at BroadscaleFrida AlimAssociate at Gunderson DettmerAylin SahinCo-Founder, Ph.D. at HeaventuresSina KhanifarExecutive Officer at Opensignal

Also worked at JotSpot1

Graham SpencerGeneral Partner at GV (Google Ventures)