Dave MunichielloDave Munichiello
GV (Google Ventures)
Managing Partner · Ex-Army Captain & Kiva RoboticsManaging Partner · Ex-Army Captain & Kiva Robotics
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Former US Army captain and helicopter pilot. Early executive at Kiva Systems (autonomous warehouse robots, grew to $120M revenue, acquired by Amazon → became Amazon Robotics). This gives him rare hardware/robotics domain expertise among VCs. Managing Partner at GV. Deploys ~$1B annually, ~50% of 2025 investments target AI. 50+ AI companies in portfolio. Key investments: SambaNova (AI hardware), Lightmatter (photonic computing), Modular (AI compilers), GitLab (IPO). For hardware founders: Munichiello literally built and sold a robotics company before becoming a VC — one of the few GPs who understands hardware margins, BOM, and factory ops from the inside.
Former US Army captain and helicopter pilot. Early executive at Kiva Systems (autonomous warehouse robots, grew to $120M revenue, acquired by Amazon → became Amazon Robotics). This gives him rare hardware/robotics domain expertise among VCs. Managing Partner at GV. Deploys ~$1B annually, ~50% of 2025 investments target AI. 50+ AI companies in portfolio. Key investments: SambaNova (AI hardware), Lightmatter (photonic computing), Modular (AI compilers), GitLab (IPO). For hardware founders: Munichiello literally built and sold a robotics company before becoming a VC — one of the few GPs who understands hardware margins, BOM, and factory ops from the inside.
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