Brent Willess
InvestorVenture Partner at Innospark Ventures
Boston / New England
Writes $400K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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About
Venture Partner investing in AI-native companies across enterprise and the physical world. Previously an investor at Founder Collective and Dorm Room Fund, and an early Uber employee who served as Head of Strategy for Uber Transit.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- General FlashVP, Businesscurrent2026 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Innospark VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentBoston, MA
- Innospark VenturesPrincipal2025 — 2026Boston, MA
- Founder CollectivePrincipal2021 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Founder CollectiveMBA Associate2020 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Dorm Room FundInvestment Partner2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- UberHead of Strategy - UberTransit2018 — 2019
- UberStrategy Manager - US & Canada2017 — 2018
- UberSenior Operations Manager2015 — 2017
- UberOperations and Logistics Manager2013 — 2015
- PwCSenior Associate2011 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Skills & more
Management36Process Improvement22Project Management26Sales2Financial Analysis14Financial Management ServicesProject Planning1EntrepreneurshipPublic Sector1Business Strategy3Business Analysis2Strategy10
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Colleagues at Innospark Ventures
Ashish Singh
Advisory Partner at Innospark Ventures
Deepak Verma
Partner at Innospark Ventures
Dr. Venkat Srinivasan
Managing Director at Innospark Ventures
Jeff Knox
Senior Associate at Innospark Ventures
Kevin Dunnell
Technologist in Residence at Innospark Ventures
Mark Legare
Principal at Innospark Ventures
Matt Fates
Partner at Innospark Ventures
Max Krause
Senior Analyst, Head of Founder Discovery at Innospark Ventures
Network9
David FrankelScout
Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States
Eric PaleyScout
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Jack GroetzingerScout
Venture Partner at Teamworthy Ventures
James TamplinScout
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
Raj De DattaScout
Partner at Founder Collective
Amanda Herson
General Partner at Founder Collective
Dan Sommer
Partner at Founder Collective
Micah Rosenbloom
General Partner at Founder Collective
Nadia Boujarwah
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brent Willess?
- Venture Partner investing in AI-native companies across enterprise and the physical world. Previously an investor at Founder Collective and Dorm Room Fund, and an early Uber employee who served as Head of Strategy for Uber Transit.
- Where does Brent Willess work?
- Brent Willess is Venture Partner at Innospark Ventures.
- What check size does Brent Willess write?
- Brent Willess typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.
- Where did Brent Willess go to school?
- Brent Willess studied at Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Virginia Tech (B.S., Finance - Minors in Political Science and International Business).
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Also attended Yale School of Management207
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Also attended Virginia Tech210
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Shared employers
Also worked at General Flash1
Also worked at Innospark Ventures10
Ajay RayasamPrincipal at Osage University PartnersKatlyn GabrielAssociate at Solasta VenturesDeepak VermaPartner at Innospark VenturesDr. Venkat SrinivasanManaging Director at Innospark VenturesMatt FatesPartner at Innospark VenturesMark LegarePrincipal at Innospark Ventures
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Also worked at Founder Collective36
Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAmanda HersonGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MADave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder Collective
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