Will Poole
InvestorManaging Partner at Capria Ventures Β· Advisory Committee at Salkantay Ventures
Seattle
About
Will Poole co-founded one of India's first seed impact funds and a global accelerator for impact fund managers, and leads an internal GenAI team prototyping farmer chatbots and teacher co-pilots.
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply Chain
Experience
- CapriaManaging Partner and Co-Foundercurrent2012 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- The W FundManaging Directorcurrent2015 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- Convergence Blended FinanceBoard Membercurrent2017 β presentToronto, ON
- SVP BangaloreFounding Partner (Seattle)current2012 β present
- Social Venture PartnersLead Partner1997 β 2025Greater Seattle Area
- Global WashingtonBoard Member2011 β 2024
- VillageReachBoard Member2011 β 2022Greater Seattle Area
- Impact Hub SeattleBoard Member2013 β 2020Greater Seattle Area
- Brown UniversityAdvisor, Council on Computing and Information Technology2012 β 2019Providence, Rhode Island
- Vidyanext LearningCo-Founder and Board Member2009 β 2018Bangalore, India
- Western Governors UniversityTechnology Advisor, Online Education2012 β 2017Greater Salt Lake City Area
- Bainbridge Graduate InstituteTrustee2012 β 2016Greater Seattle Area
- UW I-LABSAdvisory Board Member2009 β 2015
- NComputingChairman2008 β 2015Redwood City, CA
- MicrosoftCVP, Unlimited Potential2006 β 2008
- MicrosoftSr. VP, Windows Client2003 β 2006
- MicrosoftCorporate VP, Windows2000 β 2003
- MicrosoftSr. Director / General Manager1996 β 1999
- eShop Inc.President and COO1992 β 1996
- Sun MicrosystemsBusiness Unit Manager, PC Compatibility1987 β 1992
Education
- Brown UniversityBA, Computer Science1979 β 1983
Skills & more
Windows5E-commerce53Digital Media32Strategic Planning43Business Strategy99Start-ups99Product Management99Non-profits1Social Media15Fundraising20Marketing Strategy18Venture Capital33
+12 more
Executive ManagementStrategic PartnershipsOnline MarketingPublic SpeakingNegotiationGovernanceChange ManagementLeadership DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentMarketing CommunicationsProduct DevelopmentContract NegotiationLanguages English
From Will's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Brown University301
Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO of Figma
+ 295 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Convergence Blended Finance1
Also worked at Brown University65
Alexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalDavid BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalDavid MoskowitzPrincipal at MPM BioImpactPaxton MajorManaging Director at Northpond VenturesChuck DavisOperating Partner at TCVAndy TriedmanPartner at Theory Ventures
+ 59 more
Also worked at Western Governors University7
Scott PulsipherGeneral Partner at Juvo VenturesNadeem SyedGeneral Partner at Juvo VenturesSean K. BrownManaging Director at Juvo VenturesKanak KunapuliPrincipal at Juvo VenturesDavis PulsipherResearch Analyst at Juvo VenturesJoseph FullerProfessor, Harvard Business School at Juvo Ventures
+ 1 more
Also worked at Microsoft626
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
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Colleagues at Capria Ventures
Adegoke Olubusi
CEO and co-founder of Helium Health at Capria Ventures
Adrian Li
Investor at Capria Ventures
Alejandro Larosa
Co-founder and President of Agrofy at Capria Ventures
Alexander Busse
Investor at Capria Ventures
Alexandre Stephan
Investor at Capria Ventures
Alfonso Montero
Investor at Capria Ventures
Anand Lunia
Investor at Capria Ventures
Andrea Araneda
Investor at Capria Ventures

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