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William (Bill) Bryant

Investor

General Partner at Threshold Ventures

Seattle / Portland

Writes $2M – $10M checks · typically $6M

About

William Bryant is a general partner at Threshold Ventures and serial founder who has been involved with over 25 enterprise and consumer software companies, serving as a six-time founder, senior executive, board member, and investor. His founded companies include Visio, Netbot, Qpass, and Medio, and his portfolio includes investments in Ping Identity, Chef, Remitly, Yellowbrick, and Xealth, among numerous others that have collectively reached valuations exceeding $14 billion. Bryant previously held partner roles at Atlas Ventures and serves as an investor in residence at Techstars, along with advisory and board positions at multiple venture capital funds and startups.

Experience

  1. EnvisionventuresMentor & Advisor to Startups, Incubators and Acceleratorscurrent2023 — presentSeattle, Hawaii, Japan
  2. Threshold VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentSeattle
  3. VariousBoard of Directorscurrent2009 — present
  4. AirworksFounder & Chairmancurrent2012 — presentSeattle
  5. Medio SystemsFounder, Strategic Advisorcurrent2004 — present
  6. Envisionventures.comEntrepreneur, Investor & Mentor Capitalistcurrent2003 — present
  7. Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Venture Partner2007 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  8. DFJVenture Partner2007 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Mixxer IncCEO2005 — 2006
  10. Atlas VentureVenture Partner2001 — 2002
  11. Qpass IncCEO and Chairman1997 — 2001
  12. NetbotPresident1996 — 1997Seattle, Washington, United States
  13. EnvisionVenturesStrategy Consultant1994 — 1996
  14. Visio CorporationFounding VP Worldwide Sales & Marketing1992 — 1994

Education

  1. University of WashingtonPh.C., Business Strategy1981 — 1983
  2. UW Foster School of BusinessMBA, Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship1979 — 1981
  3. University of WashingtonBA, History1975 — 1979

Skills & more

Strategy49Management7Strategic Planning6RemitlyVisio2Winshuttle1SaaS45Digital Media21Investments25Mobile Applications26Venture Capital99Start-ups99
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityProduct ManagementUser ExperienceMarketingProduct MarketingMobile DevicesMergers & Acquisitions

From William's professional profile.

Colleagues at Threshold Ventures

Andreas Stavropoulos
Partner at Threshold Ventures
Arpit Mittal
Partner at Threshold Ventures
Chirag Chotalia
Partner at Threshold Ventures
Emily Melton
Investor at Threshold Ventures
Glen Tullman
Founder & CEO at Threshold Ventures
Heidi Roizen
Partner at Threshold Ventures
Jen Kodner
Talent Partner at Threshold Ventures
Johnna Lesch
CFO at Threshold Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does William (Bill) Bryant work?
William (Bill) Bryant is General Partner at Threshold Ventures.
What check size does William (Bill) Bryant write?
William (Bill) Bryant typically writes checks of $2M – $10M.

Founder mafias

University of Washington mafia109

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Matthew ScholzBSFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3Emmett ShearFounded Softmax +2Sara VaezyMPHFounded Dexcare +1Alec NielsenBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Asimov +1Andrew PetersonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Aldebaran Therapeutics +1Gordon HemptonB.S.Founded Team Apart +1

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Atlas Venture mafia13

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nessan BerminghamVenture PartnerFounded Korro Bio +2Romesh SubramanianEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded RaNA Therapeutics +2Phillip SamayoaVenture PartnerFounded Codiak BioSciences +2Jason RhodesPartnerFounded Rectifypharma +1Sumit AgarwalAssociateFounded Shape Security +1Kevin BittermanPartnerFounded Editas Medicine

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UW Foster School of Business mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dino VendettiMBAFounded Crowd StreetFranklyn ChienDouble DegreesFounded PrizepoolIan BergmanMBAFounded AlchemistJim XiaoFinanceFounded MasonKaren EatonMBA Entrepreneurship CertificateFounded Sigma GeneticsEthan KinnanBachelor's degreeFounded Sherpa

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Threshold Ventures mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael HeinrichEntrepreneurial Leaders FellowshipFounded garten

Same school

Also attended University of Washington261

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended UW Foster School of Business57

Mike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaAbby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper AssociatesMinda BrusseFounding Partner at First Row PartnersMoshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47

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Shared employers

Also worked at Various7

Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsRory O'DriscollPartner at Scale Venture PartnersSunil DhaliwalGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersLak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47KellanGeneral Partner at FUSEJosh SteinManaging Partner at Threshold Ventures

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Also worked at Airworks4

James WangGeneral Partner at Creative VenturesPatricia CamareroPrincipal at 14WTyler AshbyPrincipal at GroundBreak VenturesDeepak VermaPartner at Innospark Ventures

Also worked at Medio Systems4

Omar TawakolFounder, Voicea at Decibel PartnersHarry DewhirstInvestor at Ballpark VenturesFrancis KamFounding Capital Partner at ITERATIVEKevin EfrusyPartner at Accel

Also worked at DFJ30

Tim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJennifer Scott FonstadCo-founder at Aspect VenturesEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold VenturesMaryanna SaenkoCo-founder at Future VenturesMark W. BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJ

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