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While at GV, Bill managed $ 2.5B and made 400+ investments in companies including Nest, Uber, Flatiron Health, Robinhood, Cloudera, Carbon 3D, Slack, Duo, The Climate Corporation, Impossible Foods, Aurora, Jet, and 23andme. His investments resulted in more than 20 IPO's, 100+ mergers and
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in South Africa. On February 17, 2015, it was announced on social media that they were expecting their first child. Their son Kylo Evergreen Maris was born on August 26, 2015. Maris filed for divorce from Prettyman on April 20, 2018.
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In a 2015 interview, Maris stated that health care breakthroughs can significantly improve the quality and duration of human lifespan across the globe, and that he is looking to invest in promising biotechnology companies.
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to transfer a novel hydrophobic acrylic lens to Aurolab to cure cataract blindness in the developing world, where it has been used in more than 30 million patients.
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project, a company focused on the genetic basis of aging. He is the founder of early web hosting pioneer Burlee.com, now part of Web.com, and the founder of
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Department of Neurobiology. Maris began his career as a biotechnology and healthcare portfolio manager for Swedish investment firm
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Bill was also Google's Vice President of Special Projects, which included extensive work with at the earliest stages of
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focused on technology and the life sciences. Bill Maris's investments have to date resulted in over 150
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Maris founded GV, formerly Google Ventures, in 2008 as the venture capital investment arm of
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and also served as VP of Special Projects at Google/Alphabet. He is the creator of Google's
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acquisitions, and includes more than 40 companies whose valuations have exceeded $ 1B.
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Maris left Google Ventures on August 12, 2016, declaring "mission accomplished."
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and more than 50 companies that have grown to over $ 1B in value, including:
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Maris graduated with highest honors with a degree in neuroscience from
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Google Ventures Stresses Science of Deal, Not Art of the Deal
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In the mid-2000s, Maris partnered with entrepreneur
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Middlebury College
Section 32
Google Ventures
Calico
Google
Web.com
American
entrepreneur
venture capitalist
exits
Aurora Innovation
Nest
Google
Uber
NASDAQ
Crowdstrike
Coinbase
Flatiron Health
Roche
Foundation Medicine
The Climate Corporation
Monsanto
Google Ventures (GV)
Calico
Section 32
Middlebury College
Duke University Medical Center
Investor AB
Web.com

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