GR

Gradient Ventures (Google)

VC
Mountain View, CAWebsite
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

AUM

$1.2B

Portfolio

26+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 4

Investment Thesis

Google’s AI-focused seed fund investing in early-stage AI-first startups (often enterprise/B2B).

Meet the Team

DS

Darian Shirazi

Managing Partner

KE

Katy Engle

Talent Acquisition Partner

AB

Andrew Brackin

Partner

EK

Eylul Kayin

Partner

KD

Kyle Duffy

Operating Partner

JE

Jackie Eicholz

Public Relations Manager

CP

Clayton Petty

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Enterprise
Other
SaaS
Security
Developer Tools
Real Estate

Portfolio Companies (26)

2025

CE

Cerebrium AI

AI Infrastructure
MA

Mastra

AI Applications
AN

Anchor

Developer Tools
HO

Hostie

Restaurant Tech

2024

CA

Cake

AI Infrastructure
CA

Cambrium

Biotechnology
CA

Cascade

HR Tech
CA

CaseMark

Legal Tech
CL

Clarify

Sales Automation
CL

Clarity

Customer Interaction Analytics

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