Where does Bill Miller work?

Bill Miller is Founder / Managing Partner at FirstMile Ventures and Board director at Oncopatch and Board director at Barn Owl.

What check size does Bill Miller write?

Bill Miller typically writes checks of $100K.

Where did Bill Miller go to school?

Bill Miller studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Chemistry); UNM The James & Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership (None (left to join a start-up), MBA Program); Coal City High School.

Bill Miller

Investor

Founder / Managing Partner at FirstMile Ventures · Board director at Oncopatch · Board director at Barn Owl

Colorado

Writes $100K checks · typically $350K

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118 people in our graph share verified history with Bill — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aaron StachelunlockedBill: together at FirstMile Ventures (2013–2026)

Bill: together at FirstMile Ventures

×4Bill: together at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bill: together at Hedera Hashgraph

About

Bill Miller is a founder-operator with deep semiconductor expertise, 12 U.S. patents, who took StorageNetworks public, sold startups to National Semiconductor, and focuses on early-stage infrastructure and data companies.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

b•••@firstmilevc.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsHealthtechSaaS

Board director at Oncopatch

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Oncopatch's investors · 2

FirstMile VenturesDenver · $300K – $800K checks · since 2025 MINES VENTUREGolden · since 2025

Co-founders at Oncopatch

David WesterlyCo-founder & CEO

Quentin DiotCo-founder

Frederic SarazinCo-founder

Jeramy ZimmermanCo-founder

Board director at Barn Owl

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Barn Owl's investors · 3

FirstMile VenturesDenver · $300K – $800K checks · since 2022 The Colorado Impact FundDenver · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022 U.S. Air Forcesince 2020

Experience

FirstMile VenturesFounder and General Partnercurrent2008 — presentColorado Springs, Colorado Area
Axellio Inc.Executive Chairmancurrent2018 — presentColorado Springs, Colorado
HederaChairman of the Boardcurrent2025 — present
HederaCo-chair, Membership Committee2022 — 2025
Swirlds IncCo-CEOcurrent2018 — present
Altia, Inc.Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2011 — presentColorado Springs, Colorado Area
FalconStor SoftwareMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
CTI - Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Member Board of Directorscurrent2014 — presentColorado Springs, Colorado Area
Miller Investment Management (Colorado)Managing Partnercurrent2008 — presentColorado Springs, Colorado Area
Hedera HashgraphBoard Member2020 — 2022
X-IO TechnologiesChairman and CEO2015 — 2018Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
XAwareChairman of the Board2002 — 2009
InnerwallMember of the Board of Directors2002 — 2007
PolyServeMember of the Board of Directors2000 — 2007
Andiamo SystemsMember of the Board of Directors2000 — 2004
StorageNetworksFounder and CTO1997 — 2001
AndatacoRegional Sales Manager1993 — 1997
CERAM, Inc.Vice President of Engineering and Operations1990 — 1993
National SemiconductorProduct Line Manager1988 — 1990Nonvolatile Memory - EPROMs, EEPROMs
Krysalis CorpCo-founder, VP Process Engineering1985 — 1988
SigneticsProcess Engineer1982 — 1985Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Skills & more

Investments9Venture Capital69Start-ups99Mergers4Storage21Business Strategy28New Business Development12Entrepreneur2Due Diligence5Business Alliances8Mergers & Acquisitions5Entrepreneurship50

+12 more

Product ManagementExecutive ManagementCloud ComputingProduct MarketingSoftware DevelopmentSolution SellingStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Alliances

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Investments

Investor

AltiaBitmine Immersion Technologies BurstIQConcealFabfusesportGrant Dental Technology CorporationHedera Hashgraph infinite ioinnate.lyJambos PicksOpen Road SnacksPax8Quaddra SoftwareSchultz's GourmetVaultRMSWanamakerX-IOXAware

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at FirstMile Ventures

Aaron Stachel

Partner at FirstMile Ventures

Zaz Floreani

Venture Partner at FirstMile Ventures

Network5

Dean DrakoScout

Angel

Kevin DingScout

Investor at Polychain Capital

Zaz FloreaniScout

Venture Partner at FirstMile Ventures

Aaron Stachel

Partner at FirstMile Ventures

Stuart Larkins

Partner at Chicago Ventures

Investors connected to Bill in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Miller?: Bill Miller is a founder-operator with deep semiconductor expertise, 12 U.S. patents, who took StorageNetworks public, sold startups to National Semiconductor, and focuses on early-stage infrastructure and data companies.
Where does Bill Miller work?: Bill Miller is Founder / Managing Partner at FirstMile Ventures and Board director at Oncopatch and Board director at Barn Owl.
What does Bill Miller invest in?: Bill Miller invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Bill Miller write?: Bill Miller typically writes checks of $100K.
What companies has Bill Miller invested in?: Investments tracked here include Altia, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, BurstIQ, ConcealFab, fusesport, Grant Dental Technology Corporation, Hedera Hashgraph, infinite io, innate.ly, Jambos Picks, Open Road Snacks, Pax8, and 6 more.
Where did Bill Miller go to school?: Bill Miller studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Chemistry); UNM The James & Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership (None (left to join a start-up), MBA Program); Coal City High School.