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Section 32

VC · San Diego · United States

Address
San Diego, California, United States
Email
Website
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Founded
2017
AUM
$1 998 M
Ticket
$10-50 m

Stages

Series ASeedSeries BLate Stage (Series C+)

Investment region

North AmericaEurope

Industries

HealthTechMusicCybersecurityInfrastructureLife SciencesTechnologyMedTechAITravelTransportationTelecommunicationsSoftwareSecurityRoboticsMarketing and AdvertisingHealthcare ServicesFoodtechFood and BeverageFintechFinancial ServicesFashion/BeautyBiotechnologyDeeptechMachine Learning (ML)

Profile

Section 32 is a high-conviction venture capital firm based in the United States. It was founded by Bill Maris, the former CEO of Google Ventures, and it comprises a deeply experienced team of investors and operators. The firm is known for its hands-on support and focuses on building long-term relationships with founders, providing them with meaningful time, capital, and attention. The team is composed of accomplished individuals such as Andy Harrison, the CEO and General Partner, who has held significant roles at Alphabet's divisions like X and Verily. Section 32 invests primarily in frontier technologies, with a focus on sectors like artificial intelligence, computational biology, physical AI, infrastructure, and cybersecurity. The firm is deliberately capital constrained to ensure they invest only in excellent opportunities. The investments typically range from Series A through late-stage companies in North America. Notably, Section 32 believes in making fewer, high-conviction investment bets. Some of the notable investments made by Section 32 include Coinbase, Crowdstrike, Databricks, Slack, and Uber. They have backed many iconic companies that have grown significantly in market value, contributing billions in returns. Their portfolio reflects a strategic concentration on transformative technologies and category-defining companies.

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