Google Ventures seeks to make name as farsighted health investor

Last year about a third of its investments were in health care

The venture capital fund has $2.4 billion under management Credit: Getty

Bill Maris, founder of Google Ventures, has a purse full of Alphabet’s cash and a mandate to spend it on big ideas. Having made a name in tech investments, he now wants his firm to be known as a big player in health care and biotech.

Rebranded as GV in December, the venture capital fund has $2.4 billion under management and last year about a third of its investments were in health care, ...