CapitalG
Alphabet's independent growth fund; led Monzo's 2024 round and backed Isomorphic Labs
- Corporate VC
- Type
- Corporate VC
- Based in
- Outside the UK
- Stages
- Series B+, Growth
- Sector focus
- AI & Data, SaaS & B2B, Fintech, Deeptech
- Fund size
- Undisclosed
- Website
- capitalg.com
CapitalG is Alphabet's independent growth-stage investment fund, based in San Francisco. It backs later-stage technology companies across AI, enterprise software, fintech and infrastructure, offering portfolio companies access to Google's operating expertise alongside capital. Investments are typically Series B and later, with the firm often leading large growth rounds. Its portfolio includes Stripe, Databricks, Waymo, Lovable and Whatnot. In the UK, CapitalG led Monzo's £340M growth round in 2024 and participated in Isomorphic Labs' Series B in 2026. The fund is led by Managing Partner Laela Sturdy with a team of general partners drawn from operating and investing backgrounds.
Team
- Laela Sturdy, Managing Partner
- Gene Frantz, General Partner
- Jesse Wedler, General Partner
- Derek Zanutto, General Partner
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