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XG Ventures
Micro-fund
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XG Ventures is a Menlo Park-based seed and pre-seed venture capital firm founded in March 2008 by Pietro Dova and Andrea Zurek, both ex-Googlers who held strategic early-employee roles at Google. The firm's thesis is that exceptional early-stage teams need operator capital, not just dollars — the partners actively advise founders on scaling, monetization, distribution, and hiring, drawing on their experience inside one of the most successful technology platforms ever built. XG invests in early, seed-stage opportunities across a variety of sectors in both B2C and B2B — including mobile, e-commerce, enterprise, consumer internet, and SaaS-based businesses. The firm looks for exceptional teams focused on innovative products or services, and provides operational and strategic guidance, mentorship, global networking contacts, and access to seed capital and beyond.
Notable quotes
“We learned a great deal at Google, including how its unique culture shaped a dynamic and fun enterprise. Together, with our complementary expertise, our goal is to help successfully guide the start-up teams, in which we invest and advise, to the next stage.”
“XG Ventures is a small group of ex-Googlers, who were early hires in strategic roles at Google. This group is now dedicated to advising and investing in talented early stage teams.”
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Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Montage Ventures | 5 |
| Structure Capital | 4 |
| Plug & Play Ventures | 4 |
| 500 Global | 3 |
| SV Angel | 3 |
| Techstars | 3 |
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