# Joe Kraus, President at GV

> Joe Kraus, President at GV. 5 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-kraus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Palo Alto, US · Partner

# Joe Kraus

President at [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)

Latest rounds

- **Kongregate** Series B · $5M Aug 2007
- **Kongregate** Series A · $1M Mar 2007
- **Odeo** Series A Aug 2005

Backs *Gaming* *Advertising & Adtech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 5 last Aug 2007
- **Filings:** 7 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 5 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 7 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Google Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC · US **74** cheques in 12 months **883** all time **32** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 5
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $8M
- **Active:** 2000–07

2007

- [Kongregate](https://millionrounds.com/company/kongregate) *Series B* **$5M** *US* Aug 2007 Joined · +3 investors · historical
- [Kongregate](https://millionrounds.com/company/kongregate) *Series A* **$1M** *US* Mar 2007 Joined · +3 investors · historical

2005

- [Odeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/odeo) *Series A* *US* Aug 2005 Joined · +16 investors · historical
- [Feedster](https://millionrounds.com/company/feedster) *Series A* *US* Jun 2005 Joined · +7 investors · historical

2000

- [InfraSearch](https://millionrounds.com/company/infrasearch) *Seed* **$2M** Jun 2000 Joined · +4 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **3**
- Seed **1**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

Gaming **2** Advertising & Adtech **1**

Alongside

- [Reid Hoffman *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman)
- [Richard Wolpert *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-wolpert)
- [Amicus Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amicus-capital-l-p)
- [Angel Investors LP *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-investors-lp)
- [Ariel Poler *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ariel-poler)
- Barbara Poggiali *1*
- [Charles River Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)
- [Dave Pell *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-pell)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [6D.ai](https://millionrounds.com/startup/6d-ai)
- [Feedster](https://millionrounds.com/startup/feedster)
- [Kongregate](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kongregate)
- [Loom.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/loom-ai)
- [Pocket Change](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pocket-change)
- [Spatial](https://millionrounds.com/startup/spatial-inc)
- [Synapticure](https://millionrounds.com/startup/synapticure)
- [UploadVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/uploadvr)
- [Wave](https://millionrounds.com/startup/wave-11)
- InfraSearch
- Odeo
- Vartana

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Motive Technologies, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Neutron Holdings, Inc.** Executive Officer on 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Neutron Holdings, Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Turo Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Spruce Finance Inc.** Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **RelayRides, Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **CORDURO, INC.** Director since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Google Ventures

- [**Tom Hulme** Managing Partner & Head of Europe *13 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-hulme)
- [**Blake Byers** Co-Founder *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/blake-byers)
- [**Adam Ghobarah** Founder & Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-ghobarah)
- [**Dan Lynch** Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-lynch)
- [**Daniel Burka** Co-Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-burka)
- [**David Krane** CEO & Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-krane-2)
- [**Graham Spencer** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/graham-spencer)
- [**Michael Margolis** UX Research Consulting *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-margolis)

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