# Gene Frantz

> Gene Frantz is a General Partner at CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth equity fund, where he has been a founding partner since 2013. A specialist in cybersecurity and enterprise technology, he backed CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Freshworks before their IPOs - investments that collectively reached more than $125 billion in value. Before CapitalG, he spent 13 years at TPG Capital leading technology and telecom investments, and previously worked at Oracle's venture capital group and Morgan Stanley.

- **Role:** General Partner at CapitalG
- **Organizations:** CapitalG, Alphabet, TPG Capital, Oracle Corporation, Morgan Stanley
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., UC Berkeley, MBA, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Backed CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Freshworks before their IPOs, Portfolio collectively valued at more than $125 billion, Achieved 9 major exits including 4 IPOs at CapitalG

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Vice President at Morgan Stanley
- **Mid-career** — Joined Oracle Corporation's venture capital group, leading technology and telecommunications investments
- **~2000-2013** — Partner at TPG Capital for 13 years, leading technology and telecommunications private equity investments; represented TPG on multiple public and private company boards
- **2013** — Joined CapitalG (then Google Capital) as General Partner at the fund's inception
- **2015** — Led CapitalG's investment in Zscaler
- **2017** — Backed CrowdStrike, which was engaged to investigate the DNC hack
- **2019** — CrowdStrike IPO on NASDAQ
- **2019** — Zscaler IPO
- **2020** — Looker acquired by Google
- **2020** — Investment in Expel announced
- **2021** — Freshworks IPO on NASDAQ
- **2021** — Investment in Orca Security
- **2022** — Featured on FutureProof podcast discussing growth investing and Alphabet's ecosystem advantage
- **2024** — CrowdStrike reaches major market milestones; Frantz celebrates on LinkedIn

## Achievements

- Backed CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and Freshworks before their IPOs
- Portfolio collectively valued at more than $125 billion
- Achieved 9 major exits including 4 IPOs at CapitalG
- Founding partner of CapitalG since its inception in 2013
- 13-year tenure at TPG Capital representing firm on multiple public and private company boards
- Led investments in cybersecurity leaders including Orca Security, Expel, and Pindrop Security
- Identified cybersecurity as critical growth investment category before mainstream VC adoption

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Celebrated CrowdStrike reaching major market milestones on LinkedIn, highlighting the firm's two significant achievements
- **2022-08** — Featured on FutureProof Show Episode 181 discussing how Alphabet's VCs invest in the future
- **2021-09** — Freshworks IPO on NASDAQ, one of Frantz's major CapitalG investments
- **2021-03** — Co-authored CapitalG investment announcement for Orca Security
- **2020-11** — Led additional investment in Expel bringing total Series E to $288.8 million

## Links

- Website: https://capitalg.com/team/gene-frantz/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/genefrantz
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gene_frantz

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Last updated: 2026-05-18