AI Futures Fund by Google

United States

Seed

About AI Futures Fund by Google

AI Futures Fund by Google is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AI-native founders building with Gemini, Veo, or Imagen

AI-native startups

Google ecosystem

Gemini API

generative media

developer tools

education tech

personalization

Bullish Signals

10+ portfolio cos active case studiesexternal

Early access to Gemini, Veo, Imagenexternal

Direct Google equity investment possibleexternal

Google DeepMind researcher collaboration includedexternal

Harvey legal AI already in portfolioexternal

OpusClip: 30% cost savings via Gemini Flashexternal

Google Corporate Development team backingexternal

Volley, Synthesia, Spline, Viggle in portfolioexternal

Lyria 2 audio model also accessibleexternal

Gemini 2.5 Pro already deployed by portfolio cosexternal

Toonsutra, fal, Rooms, Promise Studios addedexternal

Cartwheel animation in portfolio via Gemini APIexternal

11 published case studies on websiteexternal

Researchers, designers, engineers all accessiblewebsite

Veo 2 + Gemini 2.5 combo confirmed livewebsite

Gemini study notebooks launching SAT, JEE, NEETwebsite

MadeByGoogle announcements drive new AI capabilitiessocial

Contrarian Signals

Google-stack lock-in requiredexternal

Internal Google project, not independent fundexternal

Cloud credits subject to eligibility termsexternal

Google LLC internal project — no GP autonomywebsite

Founder Do's

Build AI-native products on Gemini/Google stack

Show clear use case for advanced AI models

Leverage video, image, or voice AI

Ready to scale on Google Cloud

Apply via labs.google/aifuturesfund

Consider B2B2C education & personalization angles

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch non-AI or AI-adjacent products

Don't expect traditional VC fund structure

Don't ignore Google Cloud dependency

Key GPs & Partners

David Benjamin

Founder

Jonathan Silber

Founder

Arthur Soroken

Founder

Paige Bailey

Team

Emma Casey

Team

Vishal Dharmadhikari

Team

Sarah Dolen

Team

Arabella Gilles

Team

Jeffrey Greller

Team

Oskar Yao

Team

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Fund Overview

Fund SizeN/A

Saves0

Website

Key People

Jonathan Silber, Arthur Soroken, David Benjamin

David BenjaminFounder

Jonathan SilberFounder

Arthur SorokenFounder

Paige BaileyTeam

Emma CaseyTeam

Vishal DharmadhikariTeam

Sarah DolenTeam

Arabella GillesTeam

Jeffrey GrellerTeam

Oskar YaoTeam

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