# Michael McBride

> Michael McBride is a General Partner at GV (Google Ventures), where he leads early-stage investments in enterprise technology, AI, and open-source-powered companies. A Stanford-trained mechanical engineer who spent three decades building high-growth startups before pivoting to venture capital, McBride brought operational credibility from five years as GitLab's CRO - where he oversaw a 100x+ revenue run-rate expansion before its 2021 IPO. He joined GV in December 2023 and quickly became one of its most active dealmakers, leading GV's $319 million Cribl Series E - the firm's second-largest investment ever.

- **Role:** General Partner at GV (Google Ventures)
- **Organizations:** GV (Google Ventures), GitLab, Meraki, Good Technology, Lookout, Lionside, Starcode Software, Be Inc., Stanford University (guest lecturer)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Led GV's $319M Cribl Series E - the firm's second-largest investment ever (after 2013 Uber round), As GitLab CRO, oversaw 100x+ revenue run-rate growth scaling through the company's 2021 IPO, Became a founding executive at two companies that were subsequently acquired (Starcode by Be Inc., Lionside by DeNA)

## Career timeline

- **~1997** — VP Sales & Marketing at Starcode Software (acquired by Be, Inc.)
- **~1998-2001** — Roles at Be, Inc. (OS/tech company; IPO)
- **~2001-2010** — Sales and product leadership at Meraki (later acquired by Cisco for $1.2B) and Good Technology (acquired by Motorola)
- **~2010-2014** — Founding executive at Lionside (social gaming startup, acquired by DeNA)
- **~2014-2018** — Leadership role at Lookout (mobile security)
- **2019** — Joined GitLab as Chief Revenue Officer
- **2019-2023** — CRO at GitLab - grew revenue run-rate 100x+, overseeing sales, marketing, and customer success through IPO (2021)
- **December 2023** — Joined GV (Google Ventures) as General Partner
- **August 2024** — Led GV's $319M Series E investment in Cribl at $3.5B valuation - GV's second-largest deal ever
- **2024** — Led GV's Series B investment in Attio (AI-native CRM)
- **2024** — Led GV's seed investment in Guild.ai (AI developer tooling)

## Achievements

- Led GV's $319M Cribl Series E - the firm's second-largest investment ever (after 2013 Uber round)
- As GitLab CRO, oversaw 100x+ revenue run-rate growth scaling through the company's 2021 IPO
- Became a founding executive at two companies that were subsequently acquired (Starcode by Be Inc., Lionside by DeNA)
- Part of sales and product leadership at Meraki through its $1.2B acquisition by Cisco
- Joined GV as General Partner in December 2023, bringing rare operator-to-investor credibility in enterprise software
- Guest lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Portfolio of frontier AI companies including Harvey, Synthesia, Vercel, Lightmatter, OpenEvidence, Attio, Cribl, Guild.ai

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Led GV's $319M Series E in Cribl at $3.5B valuation - GV's second-largest investment ever
- **2024** — Led GV Series B in Attio, AI-native CRM company
- **2024** — Led GV seed investment in Guild.ai, AI development tooling platform
- **2023-12** — Joined GV (Google Ventures) as General Partner, based in San Francisco

## Links

- Website: https://gv.com/team/michael-mcbride
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemcb
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mcbmichael
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Google-Ventures/108115639210191

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