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Will Porteous

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General Partner and COO at RRE Ventures · Board director at Lovelace · Board director at Hyperspectral · Board director at Yipit Data

New York, New York

Writes $5M – $15M checks · typically $4M

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About

Will Porteous combines COO role with leading investments, holding 20+ boards over ~20 years, investing in consumer brands (BuzzFeed, Nanit) and space/geospatial firms, chairing BlackSky and a leading commercial-space voice.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Board director at Lovelace

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Lovelace's investors · 1

RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Lovelace

AMAndrew Moore
Andrew MooreCEO
TSToby Smith
Toby SmithFounder

Board director at Hyperspectral

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Hyperspectral's investors · 8

Angelini VenturesRome · since 2026Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwichHeal CapitalBerlin · $1.1M – $5.4M checks · since 2026Kibo VenturesMadrid · $2.2M – $5.4M checksLifeX VenturesSan Francisco · since 2026RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2024The Engine VenturesCambridgeZEISS VenturesOberkochen · $550K – $5.5M checks · since 2026

Board director at Yipit Data

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Yipit Data's investors · 7

boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2017Carlyle GroupNew York · since 2017Highland Capital PartnersCambridge · $1M – $10M checks · since 2011Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2017Omega Venture PartnersSilicon Valley · since 2017RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks · since 2017VCFA GroupNew York · $150K – $2.5M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Yipit Data

JD
James Dana MoranExecutive Officer, Director
VVVinicius Vacanti
Vinicius VacantiExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. RRE VenturesGeneral Partner and COOcurrent2012 — presentNew York, NY
  2. RRE VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2005 — presentNew York, NY
  3. RRE VenturesAssociate / Principalcurrent2000 — presentNew York, NY
  4. BlackSkyNon Executive Chairmancurrent2018 — presentHerndon, VA
  5. BlackSkyBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentHerndon, VA
  6. SpireLead Board Membercurrent2014 — presentMunich
  7. NanitBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentNew York, NY
  8. Paperless PostBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentNew York, NY
  9. PilotBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentNew York, NY
  10. Ursa Space SystemsBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentIthaca, NY
  11. WaveBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, CA
  12. HyperSpectralBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  13. Lovelace AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentPittsburgh, PA
  14. Dockery Farms FoundationFounder and Co-Chairmancurrent2004 — presentDockery, MS
  15. BuzzFeedBoard Member2010 — 2021New York, NY
  16. Columbia UniversityAdjunct Associate Professor2003 — 2018
  17. WhipTail Technologies LLCBoard Member2011 — 2013Whippany, NJ
  18. SupplyWorksProduct Manager1996 — 1998
  19. NetmarketVP, Marketing and Business Development1994 — 1995Cambridge, MA

Skills & more

Board of DirectorsVenture Capital23Entrepreneurship8Start-ups19Strategic Partnerships10Business Strategy4Strategy4Operations ManagementBusiness Development4Corporate Development3E-commerce1Due Diligence1
+3 moreMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityProduct Management

From Will's professional profile.

Deals · 2

UdiSense Inc.Board seat

via RRE Ventures · filed Feb 2021 · $25M raise

BuzzFeedBoard seat

via RRE Ventures · filed Feb 2015 · $251.5K raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Accion SystemsBioLiteBoom FinancialBoosterBreatherCitizenColdWattCollective HealthCopiunDroboElectric CloudFrictionless CommerceHot PotatoHowAboutweHuffpostHyperspectralLiquid MachinesLogEntriesLovelaceManaged by QNanitNumberfireOdyssey Logistics & TechnologyPaperless PostPatternPeekPilotPopdustRecyclebankSkyhookSpaceflight IndustriesSpanfeller Media GroupSpire GlobalStreetSparkTacit NetworksTendrilThe OutlineTrusted InsightUnderstoryUrsa Space SystemsViglinkWagWaveWhipTailXobniYipit Data

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at RRE Ventures

Abigail Tisch
Investor at RRE Ventures
Dennis Cherian
Associate at RRE Ventures
Eric D. Wiesen
General Partner at RRE Ventures
James D Robinson
Founder and General Partner at RRE Ventures
James D. Robinson, IV
General Partner at RRE Ventures
James Robinson III
General Partner at RRE Ventures
James Robinson V
Associate at RRE Ventures
Jason Black
General Partner at RRE Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Will Porteous?
Will Porteous combines COO role with leading investments, holding 20+ boards over ~20 years, investing in consumer brands (BuzzFeed, Nanit) and space/geospatial firms, chairing BlackSky and a leading commercial-space voice.
Where does Will Porteous work?
Will Porteous is General Partner and COO at RRE Ventures and Board director at Lovelace and Board director at Hyperspectral and Board director at Yipit Data.
What does Will Porteous invest in?
Will Porteous invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Will Porteous write?
Will Porteous typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
What boards does Will Porteous sit on?
Will Porteous holds tracked board seats at BuzzFeed, UdiSense Inc..
What companies has Will Porteous invested in?
Investments tracked here include Accion Systems, BioLite, Boom Financial, Booster, Breather, BuzzFeed, Citizen, ColdWatt, Collective Health, Copiun, Drobo, Electric Cloud, and 35 more.
Where did Will Porteous go to school?
Will Porteous studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters); Harvard University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science (MSc), Economics and Industrial Relations).

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