Bill Maris

After saying he was out, now Bill Mares is returning to the investing world.

After saying he was out, now Bill Mares is returning to the investing world.

The founding CEO of Google Ventures has raised $150 million for his new fund called Section 32.

The founding CEO of Google Ventures has raised $150 million for his new fund called Section 32.

With a smaller fund, I have the advantage to be very selective in the companies that I invest in, the people that I hire.

With a smaller fund, I have the advantage to be very selective in the companies that I invest in, the people that I hire.

We're going to invest for a financial return.

We're going to invest for a financial return.

Any other metric is impossible to measure and therefore won't succeed.

Any other metric is impossible to measure and therefore won't succeed.

Think of the change that has happened just in the last 100 years and what's about to happen in the next 100 years with the advent of AI.

Think of the change that has happened just in the last 100 years and what's about to happen in the next 100 years with the advent of AI.

The world's going to change by orders of magnitude.

The world's going to change by orders of magnitude.

Thank you very much for that warm welcome.

Thank you very much for that warm welcome.

I am Bill Maris.

I am Bill Maris.

I'm the founder of Section 32.

I'm the founder of Section 32.