Fundraising Fox

William Reed

Investor

General Partner at Spark Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $15M checks Β· typically $10M

About

Will Reed uses a first-principles, non-pattern-matching approach to back ambitious first-time founders building technically deep, often unsexy infrastructure, cultivating decade-long relationships as their go-to advisor.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Spark CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. BasetenSeries B Investor, Series C Investor, Directorcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. AbridgeSeries B Investor, Series C Investor, Directorcurrent2023 β€” presentPittsburgh, PA
  4. DiscordSeries C Investorcurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  5. Scale AISeries C Investorcurrent2019 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  6. HandshakeSeries B Investor, Series E Investor, Board Observercurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  7. HeadwaySeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2023 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  8. MercurySeries C Investorcurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  9. Base Power CompanySeries C Investorcurrent2025 β€” presentAustin, Texas, United States
  10. Formation BioSeries B Investorcurrent2018 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  11. BenchlingSeries D Investorcurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  12. Charlie HealthSeries C Investor, Board Observercurrent2024 β€” presentNew York, NY
  13. CadenceSeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2026 β€” presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  14. CardlessSeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  15. MessageBirdSeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2020 β€” presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  16. TeamsharesSeries C Investor, Board Observercurrent2021 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  17. AfreshSeries B Investor, Directorcurrent2022 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  18. AxisSeries C Investor, Director2021 β€” 2023Tel Aviv District, Israel
  19. Rover.comSeries F Investor, Board Observer2017 β€” 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
  20. SmartRentSeries C Investor, Director2020 β€” 2021Scottsdale, AZ

Education

  1. Amherst CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 1

Baseten LabsBoard seat

via Spark Capital Β· filed Jun 2026 Β· $1.5B raise

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

Colleagues at Spark Capital