Partner @GVteam (Google Ventures), Dad of 3

Joined March 2009
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Karim Faris retweeted
2 Dec 2025
Congratulations to the @VezaInc team on their announced intent to be acquired by ServiceNow! Veza built an authorization platform that helps organizations control access across their systems. This acquisition underscores the importance of identity security in the age of AI.
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30 Jul 2024
Congrats to @Altana_AI on today’s Series C announcement! The @gvteam is excited to continue supporting Evan Smith and Altana as they create the first value chain management system powered by AI: x.com/GVteam/status/18179228…

29 Jul 2024
“The idea is to bring more visibility to the supply chain in a globalized world.” GV’s @karimfaris and @Altana_AI’s Evan Smith talk with @Forbes about Altana’s progress and mission to create the world’s first value chain management system — bit.ly/4c5GjPx
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Karim Faris retweeted
29 Jul 2024
“The idea is to bring more visibility to the supply chain in a globalized world.” GV’s @karimfaris and @Altana_AI’s Evan Smith talk with @Forbes about Altana’s progress and mission to create the world’s first value chain management system — bit.ly/4c5GjPx

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Karim Faris retweeted
Series B ✅ 🚀 💰 Alethea is thrilled to announce $20M in Series B funding to grow and scale our teams, expand existing functions, and enhance Artemis' features and capabilities to provide tailored solutions that address evolving customer challenges. alethea.com/insights/alethea…
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Karim Faris retweeted
24 Oct 2023
"We set out to create the best, most comprehensive internet scanning engine in the world." 🌎 @TechCrunch spoke with CEO Brad Brooks about the growth of @censysio's internet intelligence platform — tcrn.ch/3tMpjNL

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Karim Faris retweeted
24 Oct 2023
🚨 BIG NEWS: We just announced the completion of our Series C funding round! Thank you @TechCrunch for highlighting the importance of #InternetIntelligence. Check out more from today's announcement: techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/ce…
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19 Jul 2023
We're excited to welcome cybersecurity leader @philvenables to the @vezainc board as the company continues to modernize identity security — x.com/philvenables/status/16…

Pleased to be joining @vezainc Board. Great team. Great tech. Great investors. veza.com/company/press-room/…
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3 Apr 2023
Welcome to the portfolio, @PushSecurity, @ajaybateman, @metall0id, and @jacques_sec 🎉 GV’s @karimfaris and @vidushanmug share more about Push’s approach to help enterprises scale SaaS security — bit.ly/3KdGHj4
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Karim Faris retweeted
7 Feb 2023
GV’s mission is to support innovative startup founders across the U.S. & Europe. Today, we’re thrilled to announce Luna Schmid as our newest investment partner in London, joining GV’s @thulme and @vidushanmug. Read more in @TechCrunchbit.ly/3I5cUZK

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30 Nov 2022
Built by some of cybersecurity's best serial entrepreneurs, @pangeacyber provides a comprehensive set of services for builders. We're excited to welcome @autom8security and the entire Pangea team to the @GVteam portfolio! bit.ly/3XW8LgS
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Karim Faris retweeted
Episode 32 "Can You Ever Know Thyself: Cloud Attack Surface Management" of Cloud Security Podcast where hosts @anton_chuvakin and @_TimPeacock interview Derek Abdine (@dabdine) @ Censys.io about the new field of attack surface management cloud.withgoogle.com/cloudse…
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Karim Faris retweeted
20 Sep 2021
Welcome to GV! @Altana_AI is building a database for global supply chain networks — venturebeat.com/2021/09/20/a…

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Karim Faris retweeted
20 Sep 2021
We're thrilled to announce our Series A investment to build the single source of truth on the global supply chain, led by @gv (formerly Google Ventures). @graciemanelafr8 reports on how we're helping answer questions on global commerce that weren't possible until now. 👇
“We have always wanted customs authorities to share their rules, what they are looking for and what they are sharing, but they will never do that,” says Altana’s CEO on problems the company is aiming to solve. hubs.la/H0XGmrf0
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Karim Faris retweeted
1 Mar 2021
Breaking: Anomali Board of Directors Appoints Ahmed Rubaie as CEO to Lead Company into New Phase of Continued Growth: as a highly respected CEO and industry veteran, he has more than three decades of global technology leadership experience. anomali.com/news-events/pres… #cybersecurity
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Karim Faris retweeted
We’re incredibly proud & excited to be announcing the appointment of Santosh Krishnan as our CEO @cmd_security. Check out the blog post to find out a little more about Santosh, and what we’ve got planned for 2021 (it's going to be a big year!) 🎉 🎉 🎉 cmd.com/about/press-releases…
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Karim Faris retweeted
24 Feb 2021
Today, we're announcing 📢 the next stage of evolution for low-code test automation. Simplify automated testing of complex apps with integrated browser, #API, and mobile web #testautomation. Learn more about today's release: mabl.com/blog/easily-extend-…
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