Alice Cheung is Partner, Talent at S32, where she leads talent, advises portfolio companies, and identifies talent. She spent a decade at Alphabet (Google and X), held roles at Playground Global and Essential, and has made more than 1,700 hires.

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Andrew Conrad, PhD, is General Partner and founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman of Verily. He held roles at GV and X, advised Google, and was LabCorp's Chief Scientific Officer after co-founding National Genetics Institute.

Andy Harrison is CEO and General Partner of S32. He previously held executive roles at Alphabet's X and Verily, helped spin out SandboxAQ and Intrinsic, co-founded Verily Ventures, and founded two companies before Google.

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Ema, a startup that coordinates AI agents to automate corporate processes, raises $77 million in a Series B led by Creaegis. The financing brings its total funding to $140 million and more than quadruples its valuation since 2024, though Ema does not disclose its current valuation. The company reports more than 50 active enterprise deals and over 1 million users, and plans to use much of the funding to expand sales and marketing and enter markets across Asia-Pacific, South America, and parts of the Middle East.

Sep 2026TechCrunchNews article

A federal judge orders Guardant Health to pay more than $245 million to TwinStrand Biosciences and the University of Washington over infringement of patents covering Duplex Sequencing. The judgment includes $83.4 million in jury damages, $19.5 million in supplemental damages, $119.4 million in accrued royalties and $22.9 million in interest, and requires a 6% royalty on covered sales through March 2033. Guardant says collection will be stayed pending appeal and plans to challenge the ruling.

Aug 2026GeekWireNews article

S32, the venture firm founded by former GV CEO Bill Maris, secures an initial $413.5 million commitment for its sixth flagship fund. The firm targets a total of $600 million for the new fund, marking continued growth in its investment capacity. S32 builds on its legacy as a successor to Google Ventures (GV), focusing on early-stage technology investments.

Sep 2025Private Equity InternationalNews article

Former Google employees Andy Conrad and Harrison have joined **S32**, a venture capital firm founded by Bill Maris, known for launching Google Ventures (GV). The firm focuses on early-stage investments, with a current emphasis on artificial intelligence startups. Conrad and Harrison bring experience from their time at Google, where they worked on AI and other technologies.

Mar 2024Yahoo FinanceNews article