Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year

&#62; Still, Google Ventures lacks superstar companies such as microblogging service Twitter or online bulletin-board company Pinterest.<p>Neither of those companies are on the road to profitability, IIRC, though Pinterest would of course have a much easier time of it.

$300 million a year isn't much for a company worth so much, and where in a space that costs to develop are relatively low; Costs are with expansion and breaking into competitive markets, and also physical technology they've also been investing in.

I really wonder how competitive Google Ventures is when it comes to valuation. Seed round they put in $250k, though how much do they expect equity wise? Anyone know what those deals look like?

<i>The firm's recent hiring of high-profile entrepreneur Kevin Rose as a partner could help attract higher-profile deals.</i><p>-- Is there a people problem at GV?