Will Poole

Will Poole

Managing Partner atCapria VenturesSeattle

Will Poole is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Capria Ventures, with over three decades in venture capital. He has invested in startups since 1997 and previously held a Corporate Vice President role at Microsoft.

What Will 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.

Capria Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Unitus Ventures
    2012
  2. Social Venture Partners India · Co-Founder
    2012
  3. The W Fund · Managing Director
  4. Capria Ventures · Co-Founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  5. eShop
    1991-1996
  6. Sun Microsystems
  7. Unitus Ventures
    2012
  8. Capria Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

eShopSocial Venture Partners IndiaCapria Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Village ReachConvergence Finance

Focus

venture capitalaiglobal southemerging marketsVC

Education

Brown University, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

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Capria Ventures does not invest inWe generally cannot invest in any capital intensive businesses.

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Questions

Who is Will Poole?

Will Poole is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Capria Ventures, with over three decades in venture capital. He has invested in startups since 1997 and previously held a Corporate Vice President role at Microsoft.

How much does Will Poole invest?

Will Poole invests through Capria Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Will Poole?

A warm intro from a founder Capria Ventures backed works best.

What did Will Poole do before Capria Ventures?

Unitus Ventures; Co-Founder at Social Venture Partners India; Managing Director at The W Fund; eShop; Sun Microsystems; Unitus Ventures.

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