GV, which spun off from Google as a venture capital arm in 2009, has allocated billions in funding to firms including Uber and Nothing, as well as Osmo, a startup that digitizes fragrances.

Their chief executive officer, David Krane, participated in our StrictlyVC gathering in December held in San Francisco to explain his strategy for spotting promising investments, his experiences of collaborating closely with Google while also assisting potential rivals, and the reason their method for achieving successful exits emphasizes a much longer term than other venture capitalists.

Observe the footage of his discussion with TechCrunch’s Editor-in-Chief and GM Connie Loizos above, and proceed here to view the remainder of our presenters from the San Francisco session, featuring Bluesky’s CEO Jay Graber along with Scale Ventures Partners Jeremy Kaufmann and Alex Niehenke.