Bill Pruitt is a Managing Director with over 30 years of experience mentoring and investing in founders and entrepreneurs, serving as an investor and board member for many early-stage companies.

What Bill can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Ocean Azul Partners writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Ocean Azul Partners.

Career

  1. Arthur Andersen LLP · managing partner
  2. Ocean Azul Partners · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

Ocean Azul Partners

Investments named in public bios

Adjoined Consulting, Inc.PBS&J, Inc.MAKO Surgical, Corp.KOS Pharmaceutical, Inc.Virtustream, Inc.Greensmith Energy ManagementUnitedLex, Inc.NV5 Global, Inc.Itopia, Inc.Clarke Industrial Engineering, Inc.Auxis, Inc.Coral Gables Trust Company

Focus

early-stage companiesmentoringinvesting

Education

University of Miami, BBA in Accounting

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Questions

Who is Bill Pruitt?

Bill Pruitt is a Managing Director with over 30 years of experience mentoring and investing in founders and entrepreneurs, serving as an investor and board member for many early-stage companies.

How much does Bill Pruitt invest?

Bill Pruitt invests through Ocean Azul Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Bill Pruitt?

A warm intro from a founder Ocean Azul Partners backed works best.

What did Bill Pruitt do before Ocean Azul Partners?

managing partner at Arthur Andersen LLP.

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