Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Our company has packed a lot into a relatively young life. Since Google was founded in 1998, we’ve grown to serve hundreds of thousands of users and customers around the world.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/98 | Seed | 0.1M | Unknown | |
| 01/01/99 | Series A | 25M | Unknown | |
| 06/01/99 | Series A | 25M | JAO, Nexus Capital Partners, Kaufman Family | Unknown |
People
Ray Kurzweil (Director of Engineering)
Laszlo Bock (SVP)
Rachel Whetstone (SVP)
Sridhar Ramaswamy (SVP)
Urs Hoelzle (SVP)
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News
Zite’s new iOS app update welcomes (but doesn’t cater to) mournful Google Reader users
May 22, 2013 4:00 pm
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Google’s cool new conversational search quietly hits Chrome
May 22, 2013 1:21 pm
With little fanfare, Google has added its cool new conversational search feature to Chrome on desktops, following a demonstration last… Continue reading ⟩
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May 21, 2013 4:35 pm
Take that, Wall Street. Apparently the financial analysts and institutional buyers who have driven Apple stock down hundreds of billions… Continue reading ⟩