Will Little
InvestorManaging Director at Prota Ventures
Greater Seattle Area
Writes $5K – $75K checks · typically $10K
About
Will Little is a Managing Director at Prota Ventures, where he works with partners to support founders in building and scaling new products across software engineering, AI, Web3, marketing, business development, hardware, and design. He has background in bioengineering and software development, and writes about health science, startups, blockchains, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology.
Experience
- Prota VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentSeattle & Chicago
- Impact StreamBoard Chaircurrent2023 — present
- RESTBoard Membercurrent2010 — present
- Code FellowsCo-Founder & CEO/CTO2013 — 2016Seattle, Washington, United States
- Actinoform, INCFounder & CEO2005 — 2013
- Cortona CafeCo-Founder & Proprietor2009 — 2012Seattle, Washington, United States
- HostingRails, INCFounder & CEO2005 — 2010
- ETH, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ZurichBioengineer2004 — 2007
Education
- ETH ZürichDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering (Applied Mechanobiology)2004 — 2007
- University of WashingtonMaster of Science (M.S.), Bioengineering (Cell Migration)2002 — 2003
- University of WashingtonBachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.), Interdisciplinary Engineering1998 — 2002
Skills & more
Start-ups99Mobile Applications99Ruby on Rails97Entrepreneurship99Web Development95Ruby53Objective-C35Web Applications35Software Engineering28CSS32User Experience22Android15
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HTMLSoftware DesignGitUser Interface DesignPHPiPhoneXHTMLJavaScriptSoftware DevelopmentiOS developmentDistributed SystemsAgile MethodologiesFrom Will's professional profile.
Colleagues at Prota Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Will Little work?
- Will Little is Managing Director at Prota Ventures.
- What check size does Will Little write?
- Will Little typically writes checks of $5K – $75K.
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