Carter Williams
InvestorManaging Partner at iSelect Fund
St. Louis, Missouri
Writes $100K – $30M checks · typically $1M
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About
Carter Williams began his career as an engineer at McDonnell Douglas before moving into leadership roles at Boeing, where he managed R&D and founded Boeing Ventures as part of Boeing Phantom Works. He later served as President of Gridlogix, a startup acquired by Johnson Controls in 2008, and held roles as Senior Managing Director at Progress Partners, Managing Partner at Open Innovation Ventures, and Director at Clayton Capital Partners. He holds an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and now leads iSelect Fund.
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Experience
- iSelect FundManaging Directorcurrent2013 — presentGreater St. Louis
- Progress PartnersSenior Managing Director2010 — 2014
- Open Innovation VenturesManaging Director2004 — 2013
- EnerPathPresident2009 — 2010Redlands, California
- Clayton Capital PartnersDirector Energy, SmartGrid, Renewables and Technology2006 — 2010Greater St. Louis
- GridlogixPresident2004 — 2008
- BoeingDirector Boeing Ventures2000 — 2004
- BoeingManager - Phantom Works Technology Planning1997 — 2000
- MITFounder and President of MIT Corporate Venturing Consortium2003 — 2004
- CumminsR&D Portfolio Management1996
- McDonnell DouglasSenior Engineer1989 — 1995
- Bush CampaignDirector of Operations1988 — 1989
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Corporate VenturingDefenseBuilding CommissioningEntrepreneurshipEnergy ManagementEnergy PolicyAerospaceC4ISRCorporate DevelopmentVenture CapitalEnergy EfficiencyStart-upsFrom Carter's professional profile.
Investments
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adFreeqAgriWebbAntegrin TherapeuticsArtemisBenchmarkONEBenson Hill Inc.BonumoseBractletBrightseed BioCrazyForEducationEarth OpticsEuclises PharmaceuticalsGeltorGremlin SocialGrowers EdgeHarp BioImmunophotonicsKultevatMentor SpacesOpen Studio NetworkStreamLink SoftwareTansna TherapeuticsTime to CaterWard Alternative Energy
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Colleagues at iSelect Fund
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carter Williams?
- Carter Williams began his career as an engineer at McDonnell Douglas before moving into leadership roles at Boeing, where he managed R&D and founded Boeing Ventures as part of Boeing Phantom Works. He later served as President of Gridlogix, a startup acquired by Johnson Controls in 2008, and held roles as Senior Managing Director at Progress Partners, Managing Partner at Open Innovation Ventures, and Director at Clayton Capital Partners. He holds an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and now leads iSelect Fund.
- Where does Carter Williams work?
- Carter Williams is Managing Partner at iSelect Fund.
- What check size does Carter Williams write?
- Carter Williams typically writes checks of $100K – $30M.
- What companies has Carter Williams invested in?
- Investments tracked here include adFreeq, AgriWebb, Antegrin Therapeutics, Artemis, BenchmarkONE, Benson Hill Inc., Bonumose, Bractlet, Brightseed Bio, CrazyForEducation, Earth Optics, Euclises Pharmaceuticals, and 12 more.
- Where did Carter Williams go to school?
- Carter Williams studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA, Technology Strategy and Entrepreneurship); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, Mechanical Engineering); The Hotchkiss School.
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Also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute205
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Also attended The Hotchkiss School59
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Shared employers
Also worked at Clayton Capital Partners2
Also worked at Boeing167
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Also worked at MIT860
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Also worked at Cummins50
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