William Lohse
InvestorFounder Joyance Europe at Joyance Partners Β· Investor at Social Starts
Reno, Nevada
Writes $50K β $1M checks Β· typically $500K
Find your path to William
67 people in our graph share verified history with William β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
An industry pioneer who founded and sold TimeLine software to Symantec, later served as turnaround publisher of PC Magazine and president of Ziff Davis Publishing, and founded Software Venture Partners (an early Pinterest investor). He founded the Social Starts fund in 2012 and Joyance Partners in 2017.
Experience
- Joyance PartnersFounder Joyance Europecurrent2019 β presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Joyance PartnersFounder, Joyance Partners Delightful Momentscurrent2017 β presentReno, Nevada Area
- Social Starts Health and Happiness VCFoundercurrent2010 β presentReno, Nevada Area
- Software Venture PartnersAngel Investor1990 β 2010Reno, Nevada Area
- SmartAgeFounder and CEO1998 β 2001
- Softbank ConferencesPresident1992 β 1997
- Ziff-Davis PublishingPresident1985 β 1990
- Breakthrough softwareFounder1984 β 1985
- Information Unlimited SoftwareVP Marketing and Sales1982 β 1983
- MicroProVP of Sales1980 β 1982
- ImsaiDirector of sales1976 β 1979
Skills & more
+12 more
Social Media MarketingStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceGeneral AwesomenessOnline MarketingLead GenerationAnalyticsSocial NetworkingSEOProduct MarketingEmail MarketingSocial MediaFrom William's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AdaptlyAnvatoAppinionsBattlefyBeatrustChuteCliptoneComixologyEveryday Health GroupFanFueledflowthings.ioFulcrumGateGuruGreenhouse SoftwareJumpStartLuaLumaticManifestNerve.comPinterestSchoolfeedSmartNewsSocialSambaSocialThreaderSonarSpikes SecuritySpoolTokyo Otaku ModeTwylahUpsightvidIQWaywire Global
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Joyance Partners
Network1
Investors connected to William in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is William Lohse?
- An industry pioneer who founded and sold TimeLine software to Symantec, later served as turnaround publisher of PC Magazine and president of Ziff Davis Publishing, and founded Software Venture Partners (an early Pinterest investor). He founded the Social Starts fund in 2012 and Joyance Partners in 2017.
- Where does William Lohse work?
- William Lohse is Founder Joyance Europe at Joyance Partners.
- What check size does William Lohse write?
- William Lohse typically writes checks of $50K β $1M.
- What companies has William Lohse invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Adaptly, Anvato, Appinions, Battlefy, Beatrust, Chute, Cliptone, Comixology, Everyday Health Group, FanFueled, flowthings.io, Fulcrum, and 20 more.
- Where did William Lohse go to school?
- William Lohse studied at Sonoma State University (BA, Philosophy).
Same school
Also attended Sonoma State University21
+ 15 more



















