Who we are

Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds in the fields of content, technology and infrastructure. All our investments are scalable across international markets and deals range in size from $5m to $30m.  including strategic stakes in companies such as Plume, ITV, Lionsgate, Univision, the Formula E racing series and several regional sports networks.

What makes us different

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

Our portfolio includes a number of innovative and high growth companies such as Aviatrix, Carbon Black, Casa, Edgeconnex, Lacework, O3B, Pax8, Pensando, Plume and Skillz.

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 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.

Meet 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 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.

Liberty Global Ventures operate at the highest levels of professionalism and integrity.

Fahri Diner, Founder and CEO of Plume

Liberty Global Ventures was the catalyst for our expansion into Europe.

Randy Brouckman, Founder and CEO of Edgeconnex

“We’re always on the lookout for innovative companies that have created new, exciting technologies that could be beneficial to our core business. We help those companies to grow, to mature and to become more valuable.”
John Gowen, MD Liberty Global Ventures

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MEET THE TEAM

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 H. Gowen
Managing Partner, Denver
Bruce Dines
Partner, Denver
Don Parsons
Partner, Denver
Ankur Prakash
Partner, Silicon Valley

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