Ex-Google Ventures CEO Maris Raises $150 Million Venture Fund
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As the founding chief of Google Ventures, Bill Maris had experience with nearly every aspect of venture capital except for one: convincing a group of investors to give him money.
After months of on-again, off-again conversations with potential backers, his new firm Section 32 has finally completed its first fund with about $150 million. Maris has no partners in the venture, though he anticipates hiring someone in the next year.