William Hess
InvestorPrincipal, Investment & Research team at 645 Ventures
London, England, United Kingdom
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About
William "Willy" Hess is a Principal on the Investment & Research team at 645 Ventures, working with portfolio founders across verticals including fintech, hard tech, consumer, and iGaming. Before joining the firm, he worked in Corporate Development and Finance at FanDuel and later on the investment team at Thrive Capital. He holds a B.A. from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechFintechGaming
Experience
- 645 VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- 645 VenturesVice President2024 — 2026New York, United States
- 645 VenturesSenior Associate2023 — 2024New York, United States
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA Candidate at Harvard Business School2021 — 2023Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Thrive CapitalInvestment Team2022New York, United States
- Thrive CapitalInvestment Team2021New York, United States
- Family OfficeInvestor2019 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- FanDuelAssociate - Strategy, Corporate Development & Finance2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2015New York City Metropolitan Area
Colleagues at 645 Ventures
Aaron Holiday
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at 645 Ventures
Abigail Hitchcock
Principal at Airbus Ventures
Blair Flicker
Senior Advisor at 645 Ventures
Chonlathit Jittachalothorn
Controller at 645 Ventures
Christina Siadat
Executive Assistant, Office Manager at 645 Ventures
Eric Parshall
Senior Software Engineer II at 645 Ventures
Jay Reno
Founder/CEO at Feather
Jon Smith
Principal at 645 Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is William Hess?
- William "Willy" Hess is a Principal on the Investment & Research team at 645 Ventures, working with portfolio founders across verticals including fintech, hard tech, consumer, and iGaming. Before joining the firm, he worked in Corporate Development and Finance at FanDuel and later on the investment team at Thrive Capital. He holds a B.A. from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does William Hess work?
- William Hess is Principal, Investment & Research team at 645 Ventures.
- What does William Hess invest in?
- William Hess invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Gaming.
- Where did William Hess go to school?
- William Hess studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government); Deerfield Academy.
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