Fundraising Fox

William Abecassis

Investor

Managing Partner at Braven

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $100M checks · typically $35M

About

Founder of Braven and former lead of BlackRock's $1B+ Innovation Capital venture group; previously held investment and technical roles at Bridgewater Associates and founded consulting firm LogisticScience.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. InprobableCofounder & Chairmancurrent2023 — presentNew York
  2. BRAVENManaging Partner and Chief Investment Officercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  3. BlackRockHead of Innovation Capital | Alpha Strategies2019 — 2022
  4. BlackRockGlobal Thematic Portfolio Manager | Alpha Strategies2013 — 2019
  5. BlackRockHead of Market Intelligence | Alpha Strategies2012 — 2019
  6. Verge GenomicsInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  7. NoodleInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  8. Ursa MajorInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  9. PsiQuantumInvestor2021 — 2022
  10. ExoInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  11. Relativity SpaceInvestor2021 — 2022
  12. Deep InstinctInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  13. CaresyntaxInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  14. ExscientiaInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  15. MythicInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2022
  16. JumpCloudInvestor / Board Member2020 — 2022
  17. LoadsmartInvestor / Board Member2020 — 2022
  18. Farmer's Business Network, Inc.Investor / Board Member2020 — 2022
  19. NeonInvestor / Board Member2020 — 2022
  20. Zero Mass WaterInvestor / Board Member2020 — 2022
  21. SambaNova SystemsInvestor2020 — 2022
  22. Sema4Investor / Board Member2020 — 2021
  23. ARRIVALInvestor / Board Member2020 — 2021
  24. NUVIA IncInvestor2020 — 2021
  25. C3.aiInvestor2019 — 2020
  26. Bridgewater AssociatesHead of Strategy | Fixed Income Trading2010 — 2011
  27. Bridgewater AssociatesTrading Strategist | Interest Rate and Commodity Futures2009 — 2010
  28. Bridgewater AssociatesTrading Systems Architect | FX2007 — 2009
  29. LogisticSciencePrincipal / Founder2001 — 2007
  30. ncubeAITFounder1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Fixed Income27Portfolio Management19Global Macro7Hedge Funds15Quantitative Finance3Investment Management7Asset Allocation8Asset Management8FX Options11Equities6Derivatives5Machine Learning
+8 moreBig Data AnalyticsQuantitative ResearchMacroeconomicsCreditAlternative InvestmentsCapital MarketsPortfolio OptimizationFinancial Markets

Languages English · French · Hebrew · Spanish

From William's professional profile.

Colleagues at Braven

Adam King
Intern, Financial Services & Insurance at Braven
Bill Priestap
Advisory Board — Cyber Intelligence, Risk Management, National Security at Braven
Bradford Wilkins
Senior Partner at Braven
Deborah Chase Hopkins
Advisory Board — Financial & Insurance Innovation at Braven
Eddie Lei
Fellow, Financial Services & Insurance at Braven
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Advisory Board — Machine Intelligence, Technical & Innovation Strategy at Braven
Jay Krzyston
Fellow, Computing & Technology at Braven
Jeremy Chizewer
Fellow, Computing & Technology at Braven

Network1

Ashby MonkScout
Investor at Social Impact Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is William Abecassis?
Founder of Braven and former lead of BlackRock's $1B+ Innovation Capital venture group; previously held investment and technical roles at Bridgewater Associates and founded consulting firm LogisticScience.
Where does William Abecassis work?
William Abecassis is Managing Partner at Braven.
What check size does William Abecassis write?
William Abecassis typically writes checks of $250K – $100M.
Where did William Abecassis go to school?
William Abecassis studied at McGill University (B.S., Math & Physiology); Concordia University (Graduate Degree, Computer Science); Bridgewater Associates (Investment Associate Program).

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Shared employers

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