Google Assistant Investments - aVenture Fund Research
2018
Google Assistant Investments is a corporate venture capital program launched by Google in May 2018 to foster the Google Assistant ecosystem. The program provides investment capital, engineering mentorship, product guidance, and promotional support to early-stage startups developing voice applications, devices, and enabling technologies. It is headquartered at Google's campus in Mountain View, California, and operates as part of Alphabet's broader investment activities.
The program was founded and initially led by Ilya Gelfenbeyn, who previously co-founded Dialogflow (acquired by Google in 2016). Portfolio investments include voice technology startups across verticals such as hospitality, education, gaming, and advertising, with notable backing of companies like Pulse Labs, GoMoment, Edwin, BotSociety, Instreamatic, Satisfi Labs, Claimbot, and Doppio Games.
Google Assistant Investments - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies9
Follow-on Investments2
Current Portfolio Count8
Top Investment Stages
Seed5 (50.0%)
Series A4 (40.0%)
Pre-Seed1 (10.0%)
Stage Mix
Google Assistant Investments
Alphabet's investment fund backing startups building on the Google Assistant ecosystem.
Seed 50%Series A 40%Pre-Seed 10%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.