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GV (Google Ventures) portfolio in San Francisco

Alphabet's venture arm investing across enterprise, consumer, life sciences, and AI. Filtered to companies headquartered in San Francisco.

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    Uber· San Francisco, California, United States

    We are Uber. The go-getters. The kind of people who are relentless about our mission to help people go anywhere and get anything and earn their way. Movement is what we power. It’s our lifeblood. It runs through our veins. It’s what gets us out of bed each morning. It pushes us to constantly reimagine how we can move better. For you. For all the places you want to go. For all the things you want to get. For all the ways you want to earn. Across the entire world. In real time. At the incredible speed of now.The idea for Uber was born on a snowy night in Paris in 2008, and ever since then our DNA of reimagination and reinvention carries on. We’ve grown into a global platform powering flexible earnings and the movement of people and things in ever expanding ways. We’ve gone from connecting rides on 4 wheels to 2 wheels to 18-wheel freight deliveries. From takeout meals to daily essentials to prescription drugs to just about anything you need at any time and earning your way. From drivers with background checks to real-time verification, safety is a top priority every single day. At Uber, the pursuit of reimagination is never finished, never stops, and is always just beginning.

    • Post-IPO debt
    • 167.1k employees
    • Founded 2009
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    Stripe· South San Francisco, California, United States

    Stripe builds programmable financial services. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, the company aims to increase the GDP of the internet.

    • Secondary
    • 17.1k employees
    • Founded 2010
  3. 3
    Gusto· San Francisco, California, United States

    Gusto has been growing the small business economy with technology and heart for more than a decade. Launched in 2012 as ZenPayroll, today Gusto serves more than 500,000 businesses nationwide. Each year we process tens of billions of dollars of payroll and provide employee benefits—like health insurance and 401(k) accounts—while helping companies create incredible work places.Through one refreshingly easy, integrated platform, we automate and simplify your payroll, benefits, and HR, all while providing expert support. You and your employees will get the peace of mind you need to do your best work.We offer:▪️ Automated Tax Filing▪️ Comprehensive HR & Benefits▪️ Contractor Support▪️ Integrations & Employee Self-Service▪️ And so much moreWe started Gusto with a simple belief: small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. And they deserve a partner that is committed to making their life better.

    • Secondary
    • 10k employees
    • Founded 2011
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    Medium· San Francisco, California, United States

    At Medium, we believe in the power of words — and we’re on a mission to bring the world’s expertise to life through memorable storytelling. Our platform rewards great writing and puts power back in the hands of readers. Medium’s subscription model means we rely on our members, not ads. We’re looking for teammates who are inspired by our mission, who are deeply thoughtful and empathetic, and who are passionate about the future of online publishing. Sound like you? Keep reading!

    • Series unknown
    • 9.8k employees
    • Founded 2011
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    Docusign· San Francisco, California, United States

    Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.8 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign IAM, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).

    • Post-IPO debt
    • 8.5k employees
    • Founded 2003

GV (Google Ventures) portfolio companies in San Francisco

GV (Google Ventures)’s San Francisco portfolio is one of the most active recruiting pools in the market. The list above ranks GV (Google Ventures)-backed companies headquartered in San Francisco by current headcount, drawn from public LinkedIn and Crunchbase records. With 143 matching companies in Refolk’s index, you can see exactly where the GV (Google Ventures) thesis has landed locally.

GV (Google Ventures) companies in San Francisco tend to attract a specific type of operator - a founder or early hire bought into both the firm’s thesis and the city’s ecosystem. That makes the engineers and designers at these companies particularly valuable signals.

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Refolk pulled companies whose disclosed Crunchbase investor list includes GV (Google Ventures) and whose HQ is in San Francisco, ranked them by current employee count, and kept those with at least 5 employees. The list refreshes monthly.

Last refreshed: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:19:37 GMT

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