Venture Capital AVID LARIZADEH DUGGAN | GV (FORMERLY GOOGLE VENTURES) General Partner SPEAKER BIO Prior to GV, Avid co-founded Boticca, a global marketplace for independent brands of fashion accessories (acquired by Wolf & Badger in 2015). Avid has been involved in the startup ecosystem as a developer, product manager, founder, investor, and advisor since 1998. Avid started investing at Accel Partners in London in 2006, where she focused on software and Internet investments. She also held product management roles at Tellme Networks, eBay, and Skype, and began programming in college. While at eBay, Avid was granted a patent for her work on a suite of selling tools. KEY CORPORATE FACTS & KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Launched as Google Ventures in 2009, GV is the venture capital arm of Alphabet, Inc. We’ve Headquarters Mountain View, USA invested in more than 300 companies that push the edge of what’s possible. In the fields of life science, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, cyber security, and agriculture, our companies aim to improve lives and change industries. We’ve built a team of world-class engineers, designers, physicians, scientists, marketers, and investors who work together to provide these startups exceptional support on the road to Mountain View, San Francisco, New York City, Office Locations Cambridge, London success. We help our companies interface with Google, providing unique access to the world’s best technology and talent. Founded 2009 Website gv.com 65