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Google

American internet search and technology company, founded in 1998; part of Alphabet since 2015.

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Dates
1998 –
Also known as
Google Inc., Google LLC
Over time
  1. Active 1998 –
  2. CEO Eric Schmidt Jul 2001 – Apr 2011
  3. headed by Larry Page (President, Products) Jul 2001 – Apr 2011
  4. headed by Sergey Brin (President, Technology) Jul 2001 – Apr 2011
  5. chaired by Eric Schmidt Apr 2007 – Apr 2011
  6. chaired by Eric Schmidt (Executive Chairman) Apr 2011 – Oct 2015
  7. CEO Larry Page 4 Apr 2011 – Oct 2015
  8. headed by Sergey Brin (President) May 2011 – Oct 2015
  9. CEO Sundar Pichai Oct 2015 –

4 more in the Timeline ›

Who holds Google

Google raised $25 million in 1999 in a round co-led by Kleiner Perkins, whose partner John Doerr joined its board. In 2004 it bought Keyhole, an In-Q-Tel portfolio company, and turned its software into Google Earth.

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founded by

CEO

chaired by

headed by

  • Sergey Brin Sep 1998 – Jul 2001 President Primary record 3
  • Larry Page Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 President, Products Primary record 5
  • Sergey Brin Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 President, Technology Primary record 5
  • Sergey Brin May 2011 – Oct 2015 President Primary record 5

people who worked here

  • Susan Wojcicki 1999 marketing manager; later Senior Vice President of Advertising & Commerce (2011–2014) Primary record 78

board members

invested in

  • 23andMe May 2007 Series A round, $3.9M Primary record 910

    Google disclosed it as a related-party deal: 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki was married to Sergey Brin. Genentech, whose CEO Arthur Levinson sat on Google's board, also invested. In November 2007 Google bought more Series A shares for about $500,000.

  • 23andMe Jun 2009 Series B round, $2.6M Primary record 10

    Google also signed a lease agreement with 23andMe that month.

  • 23andMe Nov 2010 Series C round, through Google Ventures, $3.2M Primary record 11

    Google Inc. was the sole limited partner of Google Ventures.

  • 23andMe Dec 2012 Series D round, through Google Ventures, $1.5M Primary record 12

investors

stakeholders

  • Eric Schmidt 30 Jun 2004 6.1%, 14,758,600 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

    Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.

  • Kleiner Perkins 30 Jun 2004 8.7%, 21,043,711 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

    Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.

  • Larry Page 30 Jun 2004 16%, 38,593,200 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

    Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.

  • Sequoia Capital 30 Jun 2004 9.9%, 23,893,800 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

    Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.

  • Sergey Brin 30 Jun 2004 15.9%, 38,489,048 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

    Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.

acquired

  • Keyhole 27 Oct 2004 Primary record 1415
  • YouTube 13 Nov 2006 $1.7B Primary record 1617

    Paid in Google stock; the deal was agreed on 9 October 2006.

launched

involved in

Timeline 42 dates
  1. 1998 – Google
  2. Aug 1998 Andy Bechtolsheim invested in Google
  3. Sep 1998 Larry Page founded Google
  4. Sep 1998 Sergey Brin founded Google
  5. Sep 1998 – Jul 2001 Larry Page CEO of Google
  6. Sep 1998 – Jul 2001 Sergey Brin chair of Google
  7. Sep 1998 – Jul 2001 Sergey Brin head of Google
  8. Sep 1998 Larry Page board member of Google
  9. Sep 1998 Ram Shriram board member of Google
  10. Sep 1998 Sergey Brin board member of Google
  11. 1999 Susan Wojcicki worked at Google
  12. May 1999 John Doerr board member of Google
  13. May 1999 Michael Moritz board member of Google
  14. Jun 1999 John Doerr board member of Google
  15. Jun 1999 Kleiner Perkins invested in Google
  16. Jun 1999 Sequoia Capital invested in Google
  17. Mar 2001 – Apr 2004 Eric Schmidt chair of Google
  18. Mar 2001 Eric Schmidt board member of Google
  19. Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 Eric Schmidt CEO of Google
  20. Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 Larry Page head of Google
  21. Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 Sergey Brin head of Google
  22. 13 Jul 2001 Eric Schmidt invested in Google
  23. Apr 2004 Arthur Levinson board member of Google
  24. Apr 2004 John Hennessy board member of Google
  25. Apr 2004 Paul Otellini board member of Google
  26. 30 Jun 2004 Eric Schmidt owns a stake in Google
  27. 30 Jun 2004 Kleiner Perkins owns a stake in Google
  28. 30 Jun 2004 Larry Page owns a stake in Google
  29. 30 Jun 2004 Sequoia Capital owns a stake in Google
  30. 30 Jun 2004 Sergey Brin owns a stake in Google
  31. 27 Oct 2004 Google acquired Keyhole
  32. 2005 Google launched Google Earth
  33. 13 Nov 2006 Google acquired YouTube
  34. Apr 2007 – Apr 2011 Eric Schmidt chair of Google
  35. May 2007 Google invested in 23andMe
  36. Jun 2009 Google invested in 23andMe
  37. Nov 2010 Google invested in 23andMe
  38. Apr 2011 – Oct 2015 Eric Schmidt chair of Google
  39. 4 Apr 2011 – Oct 2015 Larry Page CEO of Google
  40. May 2011 – Oct 2015 Sergey Brin head of Google
  41. Dec 2012 Google invested in 23andMe
  42. Oct 2015 – Sundar Pichai CEO of Google
Proof 19 sources
  1. Google Inc. IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), 19 August 2004, Google, 19 Aug 2004. Primary record
    Applicable percentage ownership is based on 12,359,204 shares of Class A common stock and 241,956,117 shares of Class B common stock outstanding at June 30, 2004
  2. Google Receives $25 Million in Equity Funding, Google, 7 Jun 1999. Primary record
    Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, building on three years of research as computer science Ph.D. candidates at Stanford University.
    Google also announced that Michael Moritz, general partner of Sequoia Capital, and John Doerr, general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Buyers, have joined its board of directors.
    Other investors include Stanford University; Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and current Vice President at Cisco Systems; and Ram Shriram, former President of Junglee and current Vice President of Business Development at Amazon.com.
    today announced it has completed a $25 million round of equity funding led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
  3. Google Inc. registration statement (Form S-1), 29 April 2004, Google, 29 Apr 2004. Primary record
    From September 1998 to July 2001, Larry served as our Chief Executive Officer and from September 1998 to July 2002 as our Chief Financial Officer.
    Eric Schmidt has served as our Chief Executive Officer since July 2001 and served as Chairman of our board of directors from March 2001 to April 2004.
    From September 1998 to July 2001, Sergey served as our President.
    Larry Page, one of our founders, has served as a member of our board of directors since our inception in September 1998 and as our President of Products since July 2001.
    K. Ram Shriram has served as a member of our board of directors since September 1998.
    Sergey Brin, one of our founders, has served as a member of our board of directors since our inception in September 1998 and as our President of Technology since July 2001.
    L. John Doerr has served as a member of our board of directors since May 1999.
    Michael Moritz has served as a member of our board of directors since May 1999. Michael has been a General Partner of Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm, since 1986.
    Arthur D. Levinson has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2004.
    John L. Hennessy has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2004. Since September 2000, John has served as the President of Stanford University.
    Paul S. Otellini has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2004.
    Eric was also granted an option to purchase 14,331,708 shares of Class B common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share pursuant to this agreement and was permitted to purchase 426,892 shares of Series C preferred stock at a purchase price of $2.3425 per share.
  4. Alphabet Inc. proxy statement (DEF 14A), 27 April 2018, Alphabet, 27 Apr 2018. Primary record
    From July 2001 to April 2011, Eric served as Google’s Chief Executive Officer. He was the chairman of Google’s board of directors from March 2001 to April 2004, and again from April 2007 to April 2011.
    In addition, from September 1998 to July 2001, Sergey served as Google’s President and Chairman of Google’s Board of Directors.
    Eric E. Schmidt, Technical Advisor of Alphabet, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2001, and as Executive Chairman of our Board of Directors from April 2011 to January 2018.
  5. Alphabet Inc. proxy statement (DEF 14A), 24 April 2026, Alphabet, 24 Apr 2026. Primary record
    Larry Page, 53, one of Google’s Co-Founders, previously served as Google’s Chief Executive Officer from April 2011 to October 2015, and as Alphabet’s Chief Executive Officer from October 2015 to December 2019.
    Sundar Pichai, 53, joined Google in 2004 and was named the Chief Executive Officer of Google in October 2015 and of Alphabet in December 2019.
    From July 2001 to April 2011, Larry served as Google’s President, Products.
    From July 2001 to April 2011, Sergey served as Google’s President, Technology and Co-Founder.
    Sergey Brin, 52, one of Google’s Co-Founders, previously served as Google’s President from May 2011 to October 2015, and as Alphabet’s President from October 2015 to December 2019.
  6. An update from the Chairman, Google, 20 Jan 2011. Primary record
    Larry will now lead product development and technology strategy, his greatest strengths, and starting from April 4 he will take charge of our day-to-day operations as Google’s Chief Executive Officer.
    As Executive Chairman, I will focus wherever I can add the greatest value
  7. Salesforce, Inc. proxy statement (DEF 14A), 16 May 2024, Salesforce, 16 May 2024. Primary record
    Joined Google as its marketing manager in 1999, and after serving in various positions in marketing and product development, served as Google’s Senior Vice President of Advertising & Commerce (2011 – 2014)
  8. Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56, CNN, 10 Aug 2024. Scholarship & press
    She later became Google’s 16th employee and had worked at the company for nearly 25 years.
  9. Google Inc. current report (Form 8-K), 22 May 2007, Google, 22 May 2007. Primary record
    In May 2007, Google Inc. invested approximately $3.9 million in the Series A preferred stock financing of 23andMe, Inc., an early stage biotech company focused on helping consumers understand and browse their genome.
  10. Google Inc. current report (Form 8-K), 18 June 2009, Google, 18 Jun 2009. Primary record
    Google previously invested approximately $3.9 million in the Series A preferred stock financing of 23andMe in May 2007.
    In June 2009, Google Inc. invested approximately $2.6 million in the Series B preferred stock financing of 23andMe, Inc.
  11. Google Inc. current report (Form 8-K), 10 November 2010, Google, 10 Nov 2010. Primary record
    In November 2010, Google Ventures invested approximately $3.2 million in the Series C preferred stock financing of 23andMe, Inc.
  12. Google Inc. current report (Form 8-K), 21 December 2012, Google, 21 Dec 2012. Primary record
    In December 2012, Google Ventures invested approximately $1.5 million in the Series D preferred stock financing of 23andMe, Inc.
  13. From the garage to the Googleplex, Google. Primary record
    In August 1998, Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim wrote Larry and Sergey a check for $100,000, and Google Inc. was officially born. With this investment, the newly incorporated team made the upgrade from the dorms to their first office
    With this investment, the newly incorporated team made the upgrade from the dorms to their first office: a garage in suburban Menlo Park, California, owned by Susan Wojcicki (employee #16 and former CEO of YouTube).
  14. Google Acquires Keyhole Corporation, Google, 27 Oct 2004. Primary record
    Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) today announced it acquired Keyhole Corp., a Mountain View, Calif.-based digital mapping company.
  15. Important CIA Contributions to Modern Technology Over the Last 75 Years, Central Intelligence Agency. Primary record
    The popularity of this technology eventually caught the attention of Google, which acquired Keyhole in 2004.
  16. Google Closes Acquisition of YouTube, Google, 13 Nov 2006. Primary record
    Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has closed its acquisition of YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos.
  17. Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.65 Billion in Stock, Google, 9 Oct 2006. Primary record
    Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction.
  18. Meet the CIA-backed venture fund behind Palantir, Anduril, and a spy tool that might be on your phone, Fortune, 29 Jul 2025. Scholarship & press
    Two years and one acquisition later, a new, commercial version of the product launched. The new owner called it Google Earth.
  19. Our history in depth, Google. Primary record Archived copy
    We outgrow our garage office and move to new digs at 165 University Avenue in Palo Alto with just eight employees.
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