About
Will Morrison joined DFJ Growth as a principal in 2024, bringing more than a decade of experience across finance, technology, and innovation. He was previously a principal at In-Q-Tel, where he led investments and held board seats in early and growth stage companies in cybersecurity, machine learning, compute infrastructure, and aerospace and defense. Earlier in his career he worked on Goldman Sachs' technology investment banking team, at Breakthrough Energy Ventures as a Columbia Three Cairns Climate Fellow, and at ExxonMobil; he holds a chemical engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense Tech
Experience
- DFJ GrowthPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- In-Q-TelPrincipal2023 — 2024Menlo Park, CA
- In-Q-TelSenior Associate2021 — 2023Menlo Park, California, United States
- Goldman SachsTechnology Investment Banking2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Goldman SachsNatural Resources Investment Banking2018 — 2019New York, New York
- Breakthrough Energy VenturesInvestment Team2017 — 2018Boston, Massachusetts
- ExxonMobilSenior Project Lead2013 — 2016Houston, Texas
- Virent, Inc.Chemical Engineer Co-op2011Madison, Wisconsin
- University of MinnesotaResearch Assistant, Department of Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering2010St. Paul, Minnesota
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolM.B.A., Finance and Economics2016 — 2018
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonB.S., Chemical Engineering2008 — 2012
- Technische Universität Wien(Vienna University of Technology) Operations and Process Laboratory2012
- Venusa College of International Studies & Modern LanguagesSpanish Language and Literature2010
Skills & more
Matlab5PowerPoint4SaaSLabview2Microsoft Excel1Microsoft Office1Microsoft PowerPoint1Venture Capital2Climate Tech1Cybersecurity2Mathematical Modeling3Energy6
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Chemical EngineeringStrategic SourcingProcess SimulationProject ManagementR&DDesign of ExperimentsProduct DevelopmentProcess EngineeringAgile MethodologiesEngineeringProcurementEnergy ManagementFrom Will's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Columbia Business School576
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison174
Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGeorge RobertsInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKevin WenzelAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)
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Also attended Technische Universität Wien13
Joan MatonsAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment GroupJohann SteszgalBoard Member at Venionaire CapitalKeno KoernerAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalThomas KolbabekAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalHarald NiederGeneral Partner at redalpineRegina HoditsManaging Director at Angelini Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at DFJ Growth14
Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalBarry SchulerFounder and Managing Partner at DFJRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJSam FortPartner at DFJJustin KaoPartner at DFJJocelyn KinseyPartner at DFJ
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Also worked at In-Q-Tel35
A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelBruce AdamsExecutive Vice President and General Counsel at In-Q-TelLiz FoxProduct Marketing and Communications at In-Q-TelAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersWesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsGilman LouieInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,186
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Breakthrough Energy Ventures30
Carmichael RobertsInvestor at Material ImpactBill GatesFounder at Breakthrough Energy VenturesMatt EggersManaging Director at Prelude VenturesHarshita Mira VenkateshPrincipal at Avesta FundAaron BernsteinInvestor at Gigascale CapitalRohit GawandeSenior Investment Principal at Mulago Foundation
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