Alphabet’s growth stage venture arm, CapitalG, is now headed by Laela Sturdy, who took over from founder David Lawee. CapitalG, valued at $7 billion, has a team of 50 people, with 60% from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds. The team works with over 3500 senior advisors from Alphabet to help portfolio companies with various technical and business challenges. CapitalG also provides access to Google’s AI and ML training for engineers in its portfolio companies. The culture of knowledge sharing, prevalent since Google’s inception, is a key aspect of CapitalG’s operations.
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