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GV, the VC team backed by Google, has a broad remit, but it can’t do one thing


David Krane is in an enviable position. As the CEO of GV, the venture firm that is funded entirely by Google to the tune of $1 billion a year, his team of

As the CEO of GV, the venture firm that is funded entirely by Google to the tune of $1 billion a year, his team of roughly 100 gets to make a lot of bets — with just a couple of notable restrictions. Asked if the two groups ever throw elbows to get into a deal or a bigger share of a company — both teams are investors in Stripe, Cribl, and some other outfits — Krane poured cold water on the suggestion, saying that because “we’re funded by the same source,” the “secret there is to communicate well.” We asked while talking about members of Google’s AI-driven note-taking tool NotebookLM, who recently left to start their own company — a story that TechCrunch broke on the day of our sit-down with Krane.

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