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Will Cardwell

Courage Ventures and Open Circle Capital; Adjunct Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC

Helsinki, Uusimaa

Overview 

Will Cardwell is an accomplished Venture Capitalist and Partner at Courage Ventures and Open Circle Capital, with a focus on investments in start-ups and diverse founders. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, bringing his expertise in corporate finance and entrepreneurship to the classroom. Will's career highlights include successfully investing in companies like Perfection42 and Eddy Travels, and his role as Executive Chairman at HUOLETI Oy, showcasing his leadership and strategic acumen in the business world.

Work Experience 

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WRC Investment Holding Oy

  • Owner

    2017 - Current

CV

Courage Ventures Funds

  • Partner

    2016

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Open Circle Capital

  • Partner

    2017

CV

Courage Ventures Oy

  • Partner

    2014

    Courage Ventures Oy helps organizations transform their culture and create new business models. We do this by offering training programs and advisory services in innovation and entrepreneurship. We have more than 20 customers in Our customers are un workshops and training programs for startups, larger corporates, and public sector organizations. Our core topic areas are Customer Development, Lean Methodologies, Fundraising, Pitch Training and we are Certified Lean LaunchPadTM trainers.

UK

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  • Professor of Practice

    2016

    I teach New Ventures Discovery in the MBA Program (MBA@UNC) at Kenan-Flagler Business School, one of the top business schools in the US according to most rankings.

HUOLETI Oy

  • Executive Chairman

    2018

Wellness Foundry

  • Chairman

    2016

    Wellness Foundry's MealLoggerTM is a mobile nutrition coaching platform for health and fitness professionals. It enables private and small group coaching and peer support, with growing business in Europe and the US.

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xEdu

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2015

    Chairman of board of directors for Finnish Education technology and service accelerator.

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Treamer

  • Board member and advisor

    2016

    Treamer is an award-winning, fast-growing marketplace for low-skill, time consuming everyday chores. With Treamer, everyone can find jobs or become an employer.

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Fast Monkeys

  • Senior Advisor

    2014

    Advising high growth software company on strategic activities

Education 

Investments 

Perfection42

Seed

Total funding: $1.1M

Eddy Travels

Pre Seed

Total funding: $1.2M

Equally

Pre Seed

Total funding amount not yet available

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