William Reed
InvestorGeneral Partner at Spark Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K β $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
- Spark CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2015 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- BasetenSeries B Investor, Series C Investor, Directorcurrent2023 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AbridgeSeries B Investor, Series C Investor, Directorcurrent2023 β presentPittsburgh, PA
- DiscordSeries C Investorcurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Scale AISeries C Investorcurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- HandshakeSeries B Investor, Series E Investor, Board Observercurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- HeadwaySeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2023 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- MercurySeries C Investorcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Base Power CompanySeries C Investorcurrent2025 β presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Formation BioSeries B Investorcurrent2018 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- BenchlingSeries D Investorcurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Charlie HealthSeries C Investor, Board Observercurrent2024 β presentNew York, NY
- CadenceSeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2026 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- CardlessSeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MessageBirdSeries C Investor, Directorcurrent2020 β presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- TeamsharesSeries C Investor, Board Observercurrent2021 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- AfreshSeries B Investor, Directorcurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- AxisSeries C Investor, Director2021 β 2023Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Rover.comSeries F Investor, Board Observer2017 β 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- SmartRentSeries C Investor, Director2020 β 2021Scottsdale, AZ
Education
- Amherst CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Scale AI31
Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJ
+ 25 more
Also worked at Headway7
Scott KuporManaging Partner at Andreessen HorowitzAmit KumarInvestor at AccelScott HartleyFounder & General Partner at Everywhere VenturesRaaid AhmadManaging Partner at 4DX VenturesFrank WangPrincipal at Dell Technologies CapitalDonald StalterPartner at Sunshine Lake
+ 1 more
Deals Β· 1
Baseten LabsBoard seat
via Spark Capital Β· filed Jun 2026 Β· $1.5B raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.





























