Where does William Crowder work?

William Crowder is Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital and Board director at Greenlyne and Board director at Azimuth Grc.

What check size does William Crowder write?

William Crowder typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did William Crowder go to school?

William Crowder studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (MBA, Corporate Strategy & Finance); North Carolina State University (MS, Computer Science); North Carolina State University (BS, Computer Science).

William Crowder

Investor

Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital · Board director at Greenlyne · Board director at Azimuth Grc

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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945 people in our graph share verified history with William — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

William Crowder has spent over a decade backing underrepresented fintech founders, launching a diversity-focused corporate VC fund in 2012 and advising Morgan Stanley and Hearst on structuring inclusive capital programs.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Board director at Greenlyne

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Greenlyne's investors · 3

Aperture Venture CapitalRadnor · $25K – $1M checks · since 2025 ResilienceVCWashington · $500K – $1M checks · since 2025 Serac VenturesOklahoma City · $250K – $500K checks · since 2025

Board director at Azimuth Grc

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Azimuth Grc's investors · 6

Aperture Venture CapitalRadnor · $25K – $1M checks Detroit Venture PartnersDetroit JAM FINTOP Mosaik PartnersSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks Service Provider CapitalVail Truist VenturesCharlotte

Co-founders at Azimuth Grc

Rohin TagraFounder

Experience

Aperture Venture CapitalCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessAdjunct Professorcurrent2024 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
Morgan StanleyVC In Residence2017 — 2021New York, New York, United States
Comcast VenturesLead Investor, Catalyst Fund2012 — 2017Greater Philadelphia
DreamIt VenturesManaging Director2011 — 2016Greater Philadelphia
Growth Strategy AdvisorsFounder and Managing Director2008 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
AOLDirector Strategy Business Development2007 — 2009New York, United States
AOLSenior Manager, Operational Effectiveness Program2004 — 2007Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Thomson ReutersManager, Global Strategy2001 — 2002Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Oliver WymanAssociate1999 — 2001Washington, District of Columbia, United States
A.T. KearneySummer Associate1998
NAVIANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSSoftware Engineer1995 — 1997

Skills & more

Strategy Development4Mergers6Sales Force Effectiveness1Start-ups90Strategic Partnerships71Venture Capital24Organizational Design3Strategy99Entrepreneurship69Acquisition Integration6Business Development40Private Equity8

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Management ConsultingMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceCross-functional Team LeadershipDigital MediaSales EffectivenessCompetitive AnalysisFinanceStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipOnline Advertising

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Colleagues at Aperture Venture Capital

Anthony Natale

General Partner at Aperture Venture Capital

Eric Sillman

General Partner at Aperture Venture Capital

Garnet Heraman

Founder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital

Joon Cho

Advisor at Aperture Venture Capital

Marjorie King

Director of Platform & Operations at Aperture Venture Capital

Paul E. Tierney, Jr.

General Partner at Aperture Venture Capital

Philip McKenzie

Brand Strategy & Marketing at Aperture Venture Capital

Thomas Cooper

General Partner at Aperture Venture Capital

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Garnet Heraman

Founder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is William Crowder?: William Crowder has spent over a decade backing underrepresented fintech founders, launching a diversity-focused corporate VC fund in 2012 and advising Morgan Stanley and Hearst on structuring inclusive capital programs.
Where does William Crowder work?: William Crowder is Managing Partner at Aperture Venture Capital and Board director at Greenlyne and Board director at Azimuth Grc.
What does William Crowder invest in?: William Crowder invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
What check size does William Crowder write?: William Crowder typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did William Crowder go to school?: William Crowder studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (MBA, Corporate Strategy & Finance); North Carolina State University (MS, Computer Science); North Carolina State University (BS, Computer Science).

Same school

Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business252

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Also attended North Carolina State University168

Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint Ventures Taylor AutenGeneral Counsel at Echo Health Ventures Brent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX Capital Bill NusseyPartner at Tech Square Ventures Steve AngelAdvisor at Industrious Ventures Melissa WhitingAssistant Controller at Red Cell Incubation

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Shared employers

Also worked at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business23

Ulili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor Capital Lindsay MehtaDirector, Investor Relations & Marketing at JMI Equity Matthew ManalotoMBA Intern at Thomson Reuters Ventures Greg CoussaStrategic Director at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)Jeff TerrellPartner at Arboretum Ventures Paul StraubCo-Founder, Managing Director at Wireframe Ventures

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Also worked at DreamIt Ventures32

Jennifer SchretterGeneral Partner - Secondaries at PROOF Steve BarshInvestor at Inception Studio Capital Cameron WattsAdvisor at Vetted Accelerator Erica Duignan MinnihanInvestor at Reign Ventures Brooke Kiley SlatteryPrincipal Investor at Smith Point Capital Arie AbecassisPartner and Co-Founder at ICONYC labs

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Also worked at AOL153

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social Capital Steve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOL Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Dan RuchPartner at Rho Ventures Greg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures Ted LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution

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Also worked at Thomson Reuters163

Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer Hippeau Bob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab Ventures Rhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures JoePartner at Thomson Reuters Ventures Josef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters Ventures JillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters Ventures

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