Will Reed

Will Reed

General Partner, Growth atSpark CapitalMarin County

Will Reed is a General Partner at Spark Capital, focusing on growth investments in AI, infrastructure, healthcare, and fintech. He joined Spark in 2015 and has invested in companies like Discord and Scale AI.

What Will can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Spark Capital writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Spark Capital.

Career

  1. Spark · General Partner
    Now
  2. Merrill Lynch
  3. Welsh Carson · investor

Investments named in public bios

AbridgeBasetenBenchlingDiscordHandshakeHeadwayMercuryScale AICruiseCatalystInstabaseScaleSmartrent

Focus

aiinfrastructurehealthcarefintech

Education

Amherst College

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Questions

Who is Will Reed?

Will Reed is a General Partner at Spark Capital, focusing on growth investments in AI, infrastructure, healthcare, and fintech. He joined Spark in 2015 and has invested in companies like Discord and Scale AI.

How much does Will Reed invest?

Will Reed invests through Spark Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Will Reed?

A warm intro from a founder Spark Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Will Reed do before Spark Capital?

Merrill Lynch; investor at Welsh Carson.

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