Event · Company and acquisitions
The US$25 million round and the first press release
On June 7, 1999, Google announced a US$25 million round led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, with Michael Moritz and John Doerr joining the board. It was the company's first press release and the founders' first press conference.
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June 7, 1999
US$25 million round (Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins)
Event · Company and acquisitions · Concluded
What the sources say
| Claim | Record | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | US$25 million in equity | 1 · Confirmed by independent sources | [1] secondary[3] secondary |
| Round leaders | Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | 1 · Confirmed by independent sources | [1] secondary[3] secondary |
| Board | Michael Moritz (Sequoia) and John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins) | 1 · Confirmed by independent sources | [1] secondary[2] secondary |
| Published mission | To organize the world's information, making it universally accessible and useful Statement | 3 · Secondary source | [1] secondary |
| New term | First public use of "Googlers" for employees | 3 · Secondary source | [1] secondary |
Historical captures
- 2000-03-09
Original address: http://google.com/pressrel/pressrelease1.html
Open the archived version on the Internet Archive
Cited by a third party; not yet checked by the museum ([4])
Address cited with the old classic-web.archive.org host; confirm the web.archive.org equivalent.
Sources
- Google's very first press release — The Next Web, September 27, 2009. Source secondary · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive
Reproduces the June 7, 1999 press release. - LOOK: Where Google held its first press conference — Inquirer Technology. Source secondary · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive
- Google in 1999: Search Engines Escape the Portal Matrix — Cybercultural. Source secondary · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive
- Google (edit history linking to the archived press release) — ICANNWiki. Source community · accessed November 2, 2026 · look for a copy on the Internet Archive
What still needs documenting
- Open the capture of the original press release
- Split of the amount between the two firms
On GD
GD has followed Google since 2006. Search GD for “Sequoia” (in Portuguese)
How to cite
"The US$25 million round and the first press release", Google Museum (GD), https://gd.eurisko.com.br/museu/en/collection/rodada-25-milhoes-1999/, CC BY 4.0. Reviewed on November 2, 2026.
ID: rodada-25-milhoes-1999 · Reviewed on November 2, 2026