William Quist
InvestorPartner at Slow Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K β $2M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Will Quist runs the Slow PhD program, a structured diligence process helping high-opportunity-cost founders assess whether an idea merits a decade of life and whether venture is the right path.
Likely emailΒ· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- wβ’β’β’@slow.coreveal100% confident
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Experience
- Slow VenturesPartnercurrent2015 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Industry VenturesManaging Director2010 β 2015
- Industry VenturesVice President2009 β 2010
- Industry VenturesAssociate2007 β 2009
- Banc of America SecuritiesAnalyst2005 β 2007
- AlwaysOn NetworkEditor2004 β 2005
Education
- University of California, Berkeley1999 β 2003
Deals Β· 1
MyOutfitBoard seat
via Slow Ventures Β· filed Dec 2024 Β· $1.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Slow Ventures
Billy Parks
Creator Venture Partner at Slow Ventures
Caroline Cline
Associate at Slow Ventures
Catherine Gildea
Associate at Slow Ventures
Clay Robbins
Forward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures
Jill Carlson
Venture Partner at Slow Ventures
Jill Gunter
Venture Partner at Slow Ventures
Kevin Colleran
Managing Director at Slow Ventures
Megan Lightcap
Partner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is William Quist?
- Will Quist runs the Slow PhD program, a structured diligence process helping high-opportunity-cost founders assess whether an idea merits a decade of life and whether venture is the right path.
- Where does William Quist work?
- William Quist is Partner at Slow Ventures.
- What does William Quist invest in?
- William Quist invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does William Quist write?
- William Quist typically writes checks of $500K β $2M.
- What boards does William Quist sit on?
- William Quist holds tracked board seats at MyOutfit.
- Where did William Quist go to school?
- William Quist studied at University of California, Berkeley.
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