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139About Gradient Ventures
Gradient Ventures is a venture fund from Google with technical mentorship for early-stage startups focused on artificial intelligence. Through Gradient, Google will provide portfolio companies with capital, resources, and dedicated access to experts and bootcamps in AI. Gradient Ventures will take a minority stake in the startups in which they invest.
Gradient Ventures Headquarter Location
Mountain View, California,
United States
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Big Tech’s AI AmbitionsLatest Gradient Ventures News
Aug 1, 2022
Share Burns & Levinson represented Syrup Tech, the AI-powered predictive software platform for inventory excellence in commerce, in its $6.3 million seed funding round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund. The round also included Flybridge Capital, Firstminute Capital, Rackhouse Ventures, as well as Angel investors including (former) executives at Adidas, Bonobos, Salesforce, ASOS, ThredUp, Casper, Zalando, and Stripe. 1984 Ventures, who led the company’s pre-seed round last year, continued investing in this round. The Burns & Levinson team was led by partner Robert Chow with assistance from associate Michael Andreasen. “We have been working with Syrup Tech since their founding in 2020 and are excited to be part of this next phase in the company’s growth,” said Chow. “Inventory planning is a critical issue for retailers and manufacturers, and this seed funding round will enable Syrup Tech to take its innovative solutions to the next level. We look forward to supporting their ongoing success as they expand their team and service offerings and explore new growth opportunities.” “Robert Chow and his team at Burns & Levinson have provided invaluable wisdom and guidance on every facet of our startup business,” said James Theuerkauf , CEO and Co-Founder of Syrup Tech. “Their thoughtful advice has helped us accelerate our growth and their support with our pre-seed and seed funding raises were particularly important. We truly appreciate their trusted legal counsel.”
Gradient Ventures Investments
139 Investments
Gradient Ventures has made 139 investments. Their latest investment was in Shypyard as part of their Seed VC on July 7, 2022.
Gradient Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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7/27/2022 | Seed VC | Shypyard | $3M | Yes | 1 | |
7/13/2022 | Seed VC | Syrup Tech | $6.3M | Yes | 2 | |
7/11/2022 | Seed VC | Penny | $4.8M | Yes | 3 | |
6/21/2022 | Series C | |||||
6/1/2022 | Seed VC |
Date | 7/27/2022 | 7/13/2022 | 7/11/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 6/1/2022 |
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Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series C | Seed VC |
Company | Shypyard | Syrup Tech | Penny | ||
Amount | $3M | $6.3M | $4.8M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Gradient Ventures Team
4 Team Members
Gradient Ventures has 4 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Anna Patterson.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Anna Patterson | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Kent Pope | Senior Vice President | Current | |
Ankit Jain | Google, SimilarWeb, Quettra, Cuil, and Microsoft | Founding Partner | Current |
Darian Shirazi | Radius Intelligence, Meta, and eBay | General Partner | Current |
Name | Anna Patterson | Kent Pope | Ankit Jain | Darian Shirazi |
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Work History | Google, SimilarWeb, Quettra, Cuil, and Microsoft | Radius Intelligence, Meta, and eBay | ||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | Senior Vice President | Founding Partner | General Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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