About
Strategic Advisor to Inner Loop Capital; former GM of IBM Cloud and Watson.
Experience
- SynapticChief Executive Officercurrent2020 β presentBaltimore, Maryland, United States
- SynapticInvestor & Board Membercurrent2017 β presentAnnapolis, MD
- CoFactor VenturesFoundercurrent2020 β presentBaltimore, Maryland, United States
- DispatchInvestor & Board Membercurrent2022 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Early WorksInvestorcurrent2023 β presentAnnapolis, MD
- FianuBoard Membercurrent2023 β presentMaryland, United States
- DataTribeLP & Advisorcurrent2023 β presentMaryland, United States
- Inner Loop CapitalLP & Advisorcurrent2023 β present
- Boulder VenturesLPcurrent2022 β present
- YourekaInvestor & Board Membercurrent2020 β present
- YourekaChief Executive Officer2020 β 2022Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- SicuraInvestor & Advisorcurrent2022 β presentBaltimore, Maryland, United States
- Everywhere CommunicationsInvestor & Advisorcurrent2017 β presentAnnapolis, MD
- Calvert Hall College High SchoolBoard of Trusteescurrent2019 β present
- SonatypeEVP Corporate Development2017 β 2020Columbia, Maryland
- IBMGeneral Manager, IBM Cloud & Watson Platform2016 β 2017
- IBMVP Product, IBM Cloud2015 β 2016
- Zenoss, Inc.Co-Founder & Board Member2005 β 2015
- Zenoss, Inc.CEO & President2005 β 2014
- Chesapeake Regional Tech CouncilBoard Member2009 β 2013Annapolis, MD
Education
- Duke UniversityBSEE, Electrical Engineering1987 β 1991
- UCLMathematics and Computer Science, Abroad Program1989
- Calvert Hall College High School1983 β 1987
Skills & more
Board Leadership2Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Cybersecurity2Venture Capital2Product Management60Strategy80Security45IT Strategy84Management35Open Source44Marketing20SaaS66
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AJAXCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareStart-upsGo-to-market StrategyStrategic PartnershipsOpen Source SoftwareSoftware DevelopmentStrategic PlanningLinuxWeb 2.0Software as a Service (SaaS)From Bill's professional profile.
Colleagues at Inner Loop Capital
Bill Murphy
Venture Partner at LegalTech
Brendan O'Connor
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Bryson Bort
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Chris Petersen
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Dave Merkel
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Gerhard Eschelbeck
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Grant Geyer
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Jerry Perullo
Investor at Inner Loop Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Bill Karpovich work?
- Bill Karpovich is at Inner Loop Capital.
Founder mafias
Duke University mafia124
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fred EhrsamB.S.Founded CoinbaseDavid CummingsBSFounded Undaunted +4Romesh SubramanianM.S.Founded RaNA Therapeutics +2Ian PeikonBSEFounded Cajal Therapeutics +1Carmichael RobertsDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) 1995Founded Lyratherapeutics +1Steve SemelsbergerMBAFounded YouEarnedIt +1
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UCL mafia110
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2Gustavo GorensteinMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded bxblue +1Radu MaziluBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded PermitPortal +1Nodar DaneliyaFounded Shuttle +1Nicolas HourcardCorporate FinanceFounded QuestDB +1AndreaMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Spot Park
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Inner Loop Capital mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Dave MerkelFounded Expel +1Bill MurphyFounded The Contract NetworkRay RothrockFounded RedSealRon GulaFounded Tenable Network SecurityBryson BortFounded ScytheChris PetersenFounded Radicl
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DataTribe mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Boulder Ventures mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Duke University499
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended UCL378
AndrΓ© DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrΓ©dΓ©rique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi
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Also attended Calvert Hall College High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at IBM657
Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at USinternetworking, Inc. (now AT&T Cloud)118
Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalMark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBrad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Barmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesRoger ThorntonGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Also worked at Digex, Inc. (now Verizon Cloud)1
Also worked at Accenture, Inc. (formerly Andersen Consulting)703
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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