Karim Faris
General Partner at GV (Google Ventures)
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.
Karim Faris @karimfaris
Congrats to @Altana_AI on today’s Series C announcement! The @gvteam is excited to continue supporting Evan Smith and Altana as they create the first value chain management system powered by AI: https://t.co/BxYYbZ4pmW
Jul 30, 2024 · ♥ 16 · ⇄ 4
Karim Faris @karimfaris
We're excited to welcome cybersecurity leader @philvenables to the @vezainc board as the company continues to modernize identity security — https://t.co/RzvFnkuLbi
Jul 19, 2023 · ♥ 8 · ⇄ 3
Karim Faris @karimfaris
Excited to work with @ajaybateman, @metall0id, and @jacques_sec! Welcome to GV @PushSecurity https://t.co/NjHhZqlfhc
Apr 3, 2023 · ♥ 11 · ⇄ 3
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Deals · 10
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
Headspin, Inc.Board seat
via GV (Google Ventures) · filed Dec 2020 · $1.3M 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
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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Colleagues at GV (Google Ventures)
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