Our technology ventures are investments that are scalable across international markets and deals range in size from $5m to $10m. We focus on disruptive opportunities complementary to our networks and products.
Our approach is simple. We are long-term, founder friendly investors who help forge commercial relationships with our operating companies.
A track record of performance
Plume
Plume is the creator of the world’s first intelligent, ever-growing Smart Home Services platform for the modern age. With its bundle of high-value services centered around the best possible Wi-Fi, Plume is empowering ISPs around the world to provide their customers with unparalleled Wi-Fi performance, personalization, security, and much more.
EdgeConneX
EdgeConneX builds and operates highly proximate, high-powered, purpose-built data centres for service provider customers and any deployment type, size or scale anywhere in the world. We work closely with our customers to provide the scalable capacity, power, and connectivity they need to meet the growing demands of their business and their end users.
Mojo Lens
Mojo Lens, a smart contact lens with a built-in display that gives you timely information without interrupting your focus. By understanding your real-world context, Mojo Lens provides relevant, eyes-up notifications and answers. Designed by optometrists, technologists, and medical experts, Mojo Lens gives you the knowledge you need—exactly when it’s needed.
Skillz
Skillz is the leading mobile games platform that connects players in fair, fun and meaningful competition. The Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide, and distributes millions in prizes each month.
We are an experienced team focused on the trends, markets and technologies that will change how we live and work tomorrow. We roll up our sleeves and work closely with all of our founders to build successful businesses and enjoy playing a part in their growth.
John Gowen leads Liberty Global Ventures. He is a 20+ year veteran of the international telecommunications and media industry. He holds a B.S. in Commerce from The McIntire School at The University of Virginia.
Ankur Prakash has been a Partner at Liberty Global Ventures since 2012. He focuses on investments in the areas of enterprise software, cloud, mobility, core infrastructure and AI. Some of Ankur’s notable investments include Aviatrix, Awake Security (ACQD: Arista Netwotks), Guavus (ACQD: Thales), Lacework, Mindmeld (ACQD: Cisco), Mojo Vision, Plume and Versa Networks.
As a Silicon Valley veteran, Ankur has held leadership roles in engineering, product management and strategy functions at various companies including Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent and Juniper Networks. Prior to Liberty Global, Ankur was responsible for Juniper’s core routing technology platform. As part of Juniper’s venture investment team, he worked on investments in Violin Memory (VMEM), Vidyo and FireEye (FEYE). In 2003, Ankur was a founding engineer at NetDevices, where he led the development of the industry’s first converged gateway product for mid to large enterprises. NetDevices was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent in 2006, and Ankur led the engineering and development of the Access products portfolio.
Ankur holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, a MS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
