Who is behind Google?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners. Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
1998 –
Who is behind Google?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners. Not who made decisions, or why.
Sep 1998
Founded by. Sep 1998: Google, founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Sep 1998 – Jul 2001
Led by. Sep 1998 – Jul 2001: Larry Page, CEO of Google. Sergey Brin, chair of Google.
Mar 2001 – Apr 2004: Eric Schmidt, chair of Google.
Jul 2001 – Apr 2011: Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. Larry Page, head of Google. President, Products.
Apr 2007 – Apr 2011: Eric Schmidt, chair of Google.
Apr 2011 – Oct 2015: Eric Schmidt, chair of Google. Executive Chairman.
4 Apr 2011 – Oct 2015: Larry Page, CEO of Google.
Sep 1998
Board. Sep 1998: Larry Page, board member of Google.
May 1999: Google, board members: John Doerr and Michael Moritz.
Jun 1999: John Doerr, board member of Google.
Director from June 1999.
Mar 2001: Eric Schmidt, board member of Google.
Apr 2004: Google, board members: Arthur Levinson, John Hennessy and Paul Otellini.
Aug 1998
Money in. Aug 1998: Andy Bechtolsheim invested in Google. $100,000.
Jun 1999: Kleiner Perkins invested in Google. Co-led a $25 million round with Sequoia Capital. Sequoia Capital invested in Google. Co-led a $25 million round with Kleiner Perkins.
13 Jul 2001: Eric Schmidt invested in Google. Series C preferred stock, $999994.51.
Google, investors: Ram Shriram and Stanford University.
30 Jun 2004
Owners. 30 Jun 2004: Eric Schmidt owns a stake in Google. 6.1%, 14,758,600 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004.
Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.
Kleiner Perkins owns a stake in Google. 8.7%, 21,043,711 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004.
Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.
Larry Page owns a stake in Google. 16%, 38,593,200 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004.
Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.
Sequoia Capital owns a stake in Google. 9.9%, 23,893,800 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004.
Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.
Sergey Brin owns a stake in Google. 15.9%, 38,489,048 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004.
Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners. Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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