Where does Karim Faris work?

Karim Faris is General Partner at GV (Google Ventures) and Board director at Push Security, Inc. and Board director at One Nav and Board director at mabl.

What check size does Karim Faris write?

Karim Faris typically writes checks of $250K – $50M.

What boards does Karim Faris sit on?

Karim Faris holds tracked board seats at Altana Technologies, Inc., Anomali, FullStory, HeadSpin, Incorta, mabl, Mist Systems, Inc., One Nav, Premise, Push Security, Inc..

What companies has Karim Faris invested in?

Investments tracked here include Altana, Mimic Networks, UJET.

Where did Karim Faris go to school?

Karim Faris studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Brown University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering); University of Michigan (M.S., Computer Engineering).

Karim Faris

InvestorFounder

General Partner at GV (Google Ventures) · Board director at Push Security, Inc. · Board director at One Nav · Board director at mabl

San Francisco, California

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

About

Karim Faris leads investments in enterprise software, big data and security, using pattern recognition in modern data protection—led Cohesity's deal—and champions platforms that make secondary data accessible, analyzable and secure.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Beyond investing

Education: Studied at University of Michigan (M.S., 1994) Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, 1999) Studied at Brown University (BS, 1992)

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Board director at Push Security, Inc.

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Push Security, Inc.'s investors · 2

GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025 Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Push Security, Inc.

Adam BatemanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Jacques LouwExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at One Nav

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One Nav's investors · 6

Dcode CapitalWashington · since 2023 GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2023 In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2023 MVP VenturesChicago · since 2023 Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks Yaletown PartnersVancouver · $1.5M – $3.6M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at One Nav

Paul McBurneyCo-Founder & CTO

Steve PoiznerCo-Founder & CEO

Board director at mabl

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mabl's investors · 5

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2020 GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2021 Presidio VenturesSilicon Valley · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2020

Co-founders at mabl

Ismail AzeriExecutive Officer, Director

Daniel BelcherExecutive Officer, Director

Dan BelcherFounder

Izzy AzeriFounder

Experience

GVGeneral Partnercurrent2009 — presentMountain View, CA
GoogleInvestments & Acquisitions2008 — 2010
Atlas VenturePrincipal2002 — 2007
Level 3 CommunicationsDirector, New Ventures1999 — 2002
Morgan StanleyAssociate1998
Generation PartnersAssociate1997
Intel CorporationProduct Manager, Pentium Processor1994 — 1997
Siemens / BMWSoftware Engineer, Vehicle Navigation Systems1994

Education

Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA1997 — 1999
Brown UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering1989 — 1992
University of MichiganM.S., Computer Engineering1992 — 1994

Skills & more

SaaS5Enterprise Software7Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship64Product Management53Corporate Development24Mergers1FinanceStart-ups32Strategic Partnerships30Mobile Devices29Strategy38

+12 more

Angel InvestingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingMobile ApplicationsCloud ComputingE-commerceBusiness ModelingPrivate EquityProduct DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisDue Diligence

From Karim's professional profile.

Deals · 9

Push Security, Inc.Board seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Apr 2025 · $30M raise

Altana Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Aug 2024 · $221.4M raise

FullStoryBoard seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Aug 2022 · $25M raise

mablBoard seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Nov 2021 · $40M raise

Security ScorecardBoard seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Aug 2019 · $50M raise

Mist Systems, Inc.Board seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Apr 2018 · $45.6M raise

AnomaliBoard seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Jan 2018 · $40M raise

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IncortaBoard seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed May 2016 · $10M raise

PremiseBoard seat

via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Sep 2015 · $50M raise

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

HeadSpinOne Nav

Investor

AltanaMimic NetworksUJET

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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)

Network2

Ashton Kutcher

Co-founder of Sound Ventures; launching a new deep-tech venture firm with Morgan Beller

Ted Schlein

General Partner at Ballistic Ventures

Investors connected to Karim in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karim Faris?: Karim Faris leads investments in enterprise software, big data and security, using pattern recognition in modern data protection—led Cohesity's deal—and champions platforms that make secondary data accessible, analyzable and secure.
Where does Karim Faris work?: Karim Faris is General Partner at GV (Google Ventures) and Board director at Push Security, Inc. and Board director at One Nav and Board director at mabl.
What does Karim Faris invest in?: Karim Faris invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Karim Faris write?: Karim Faris typically writes checks of $250K – $50M.
What boards does Karim Faris sit on?: Karim Faris holds tracked board seats at Altana Technologies, Inc., Anomali, FullStory, HeadSpin, Incorta, mabl, Mist Systems, Inc., One Nav, Premise, Push Security, Inc..
What companies has Karim Faris invested in?: Investments tracked here include Altana, Mimic Networks, UJET.
Where did Karim Faris go to school?: Karim Faris studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Brown University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering); University of Michigan (M.S., Computer Engineering).