About
William Pryor serves as General Manager, North America at GreaseBoss. He has worked in frontier technology hardware and SaaS, holding commercial and product development roles in startup environments, and is a patented engineer. Outside of work, he is an ocean racer, a volunteer fundraiser, and a member of Mensa.
Experience
- GreaseBossGeneral Manager, North Americacurrent2026 — present
- 77 PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- 1XHead of Commercial Sales2025 — 2026
- Boston DynamicsGlobal Sales Manager2023 — 2025
- Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2022 — 2023
- SkycatchChief Evangelist - Enterprise Sales & Partnerships2017 — 2022
- Geopipe, Inc.Vice President of Business Development2019 — 2021
- SkycatchFounding Engineer2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TesoroRotating Equipment Reliability Engineer2011 — 2013Los Angeles, CA
- Mechatronics and Haptic Interfaces LabRobotics Engineer2009 — 2010Greater Houston
- General Electric - EnergyEarly Identification Program Co-Op2007 — 2008
- Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and ModelingFinite Element Analysis Researcher2005 — 2007Greater Houston
Education
- The Wharton SchoolArtificial Intelligence for Business2023 — 2024
- Rice UniversityB.S, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering2005 — 2010
- Regis High School2001 — 2005
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships1Enterprise Technology Sales1Product ManagementRevenue & Profit GrowthSDKsGo-to-Market Strategy1Industrial Sector1Venture CapitalEarly-Stage StartupsEquity ValuationProduct MarketingProduct Vision
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Machine Learning3D MappingPetroleum RefiningIndustrial EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentTechnical Product ManagementSales & MarketingRevenue ForecastingLeadershipGeospatial Information SystemsLinkedIn Sales NavigatorSaaS SalesLanguages German · Japanese
- Revenue Architecture — Winning by Design
- Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot — Federal Aviation Administration
- MSHA Certified Miner — Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does William Pryor work?
- William Pryor is Venture Partner at 77 Partners.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,481
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Also attended Rice University129
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Also attended Regis High School12
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Shared employers
Also worked at GreaseBoss1
Also worked at 1X7
Sai SriramagiriInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesTed PerssonInvestor at EQT VenturesArne TonningPartner at Alliance VCDino VendettiManaging Partner at Seven Peaks VenturesTorkel EngenessVenturist at Sandwater
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Also worked at Skycatch3
Also worked at General Electric - Energy215
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