After Leaving Google, Bill Maris Is Set to Open New Fund - By MICHAEL J. de la MERCEDMAY 16, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO — Bill Maris surprised many people in August when he decided to step down from GV, the huge venture capital fund associated with Google — and left many wondering what he would do next. I just wanted to do it at a different scale.” It is the latest career move for Mr. Maris, who began his career at the Swedish investment firm Investor AB before founding a web hosting company that he later sold. “People sometimes make the mistake of judging funds by size.” Mr. Maris ultimately decided that he wanted to return to venture capital, at what has become Section 32. At GV, Mr. Maris took pride in building what he has said was a real venture firm within the confines of a huge corporation. “I left GV and knew that I wanted to start a fund of my own,” he said in a telephone interview.
