Fundraising Fox
/People
Sign in

Russ Wilcox

Investor

CEO, Trellis Air & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Greater Boston

Writes $100K – $10M checks

Find your path to Russ

Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Russ

  • Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to Russ. We find them for you
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
  • Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

About

Russ Wilcox, a serial deep‑tech founder turned VC, led E Ink from MIT lab to a $500M exit, combining hands‑on materials, patents and factory scale‑up expertise with Boston unicorn network.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

BiotechConsumerCrypto & Web3Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechPropTech

Deals · 2

Scripta InsightsBoard seat

via Pillar VC · filed Feb 2025 · $16.7M raise

Topologic Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via Pillar VC · filed Jul 2022 · $2.7M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

AcelabKula Bio

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alec Nielsen
Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Alex Ting
Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC
Andras Forgacs
Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Andrea Coravos
Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC
Andy Beck
CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Ash Ashutosh
CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bernhard van Lengerich
CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Bill Brady
CEO, Kula Bio, Monolith Materials, Mascoma Corporation & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Russ Wilcox?
Russ Wilcox, a serial deep‑tech founder turned VC, led E Ink from MIT lab to a $500M exit, combining hands‑on materials, patents and factory scale‑up expertise with Boston unicorn network.
Where does Russ Wilcox work?
Russ Wilcox is CEO, Trellis Air & Venture Partner at Pillar VC.
What does Russ Wilcox invest in?
Russ Wilcox invests in Biotech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, PropTech.
What check size does Russ Wilcox write?
Russ Wilcox typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Russ Wilcox sit on?
Russ Wilcox holds tracked board seats at Acelab, Kula Bio, Scripta Insights, Topologic Technologies, Inc..

Founder mafias

About this profile. Compiled from public sources — Pillar VC's own website, regulatory filings and public professional profiles — and summarised by Fundraising Fox; every fact is kept with where it came from. Spotted an error, or would rather not be listed? Email privacy@fundraisingfox.com · How we build profiles · Your rights