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Bill Trenchard
Partner at First Round Capital
United States
Overview
Bill Trenchard is a Partner at First Round Capital, with a background as a Co-Founder and Board Member of Liveops, Inc. and experience as an Angel Investor. He has invested in a range of successful companies like Verkada and Crossbeam, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and entrepreneurship.
With a BA from Cornell University, Bill Trenchard has made impactful investments in companies across various stages and sectors, demonstrating a strong track record in strategic partnerships and acquisitions within the tech industry.
Work Experience
Partner
2012 - Current
I am a generalist and have invested across b2b + consumer companies including hardware, SaaS, Fintech, Health, and Climate tech. Some of my investments: Looker, Flexport, Verkada, Sift, Omni, Together AI, Superhuman, Legion, Airbase, Crossbeam, Pine Park Health, Ossium, Promise, Labelbox, Last Energy, Sprig, Maven, Cocoon, Remora Carbon + many others...
First Round Angel Track is a community of operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early-stage investors.
Angel Investor
2001
Investments Include: Ginkgo Bioworks, Finch Therapeutics, Moat, MileIQ, NextRoll, Step, Honor, Everlane, Newfront Insurance, Topsy, LendingClub, Gyft, IronPort, Powerset, Xoopit, Tapulous, Slide, Chegg
Co-Founder & Board Member
2000 - 2021
CEO / Chairman
2003 - 2008
World's leading virtual call center company. CEO for 4 years then recruited new CEO, Maynard Webb, in December 2006
Liveops is a recognized pioneer in the gig economy, cloud-based contact center & customer service solutions including work-at-home agents.
Raised $81,000,000.00 from Comerica Incorporated.
Board Member
2012 - 2019
Our mission at Looker is to inspire everyone to embrace their curiosity, dig deeper and keep asking questions.
Looker is a an enterprise platform for business intelligence, data applications, and embedded analytics.
Raised $280,500,000.00 from Alta Park Capital and Employee Stock Option Fund.
Board Member
2009 - 2013
Sama is a training data partner trusted by organizations to develop accurate artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
Raised $84,800,000.00 from Vistara Growth, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Salesforce Ventures and First Ascent Ventures.
Founder Partner
2009 - 2012
Founder Collective is seed stage capital fund built by a collection of successful entrepreneurs including David Frankel, Eric Paley, Chris Dixon, Caterina Fake, Micah Rosenbloom and Zach Klein. My investments include (among others): Uber, ThredUp, Stackmob, Moat, Pocket, Proven, HomeRun, Gigwalk
Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses.
Board Member
2010 - 2011
Founding team member and board member of HomeRun, sold to Rearden Commerce in September 2011.
Co-Founder and CEO
2001 - 2003
CallCast built an innovative voice over IP (VoIP) software platform that could handle almost any type of phone interaction. Elements of this platform still power LiveOps today.
Managing Director
1999 - 2000
Idealab is a technology incubator that provides resources to allow start-ups to rapidly introduce innovative products and services.
MSN Group
1999 - 1999
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.