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William Hockey

Summary

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 46
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Co-CEO
  • Primary Organization 
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    Column
  • Location  San Francisco, California, United States
  • Regions  San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
  • Gender Male
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel, Investment Partner
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  • Website  wi.lli.am
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William Hockey is the Co-CEO of Column. He previously worked at Bain & Company as an Associate. William Hockey attended Emory University.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 49
William Hockey has made 49 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Town on Mar 14, 2025, when Town raised
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Dec 1, 2023
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Jun 28, 2023
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May 31, 2023
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May 4, 2023
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Feb 28, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
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Sep 12, 2022
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Jul 7, 2022
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Jun 7, 2022
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Partner Investments

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Number of Partner Investments 1
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May 1, 2019
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Exits

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William Hockey has
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    Truework Truework is a one-stop platform that helps banks, lenders, and others verify income and employment.
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    Nearside Nearside provides financial and software services for SMBs.
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    MetaMap MetaMap is a customer identity platform that helps merchants discover untapped potential by customizing to any data and workstream need.
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    Maza Maza is a mobile app that offers financial products and digital banking services.
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    Lowkey The home for watching and creating short gaming videos

Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 2
William Hockey has 2 current jobs as Co-CEO at Column and Co-Founder & Board Director at Plaid. Additionally, William Hockey has had 2 past jobs including Engineering at OpenStudy.
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    Column Co-CEO2020
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    Plaid Co-Founder & Board Director2012
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Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
William Hockey holds 2 board and advisor roles as Member Board Of Directors at Scale AI and Board Member at Plaid.
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    Scale AI Member Board Of Directors2021
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    Plaid Board Member

Related Hubs

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National Research Nuclear University MEPhI Alumni Founded Companies Logo
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University of Auckland Alumni Founded Companies Logo
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Alumni Founded Companies Logo
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Education

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William Hockey studied at Emory University.
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    Emory University DegreeComputer Science

Recent News and Activity

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Number of News Articles 21
Funding Round•Mar 14, 2025
Town raised $18,000,000 / Seed from Adam D’Angelo and 11 other investors
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Funding Round•Dec 1, 2023
Vooma raised $3,600,000 / Seed from Andrew Berberick and 26 other investors
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Funding Round•Jun 28, 2023
Maza raised $8,000,000 / Seed from Abstract and 7 other investors
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Funding Round•May 31, 2023
Boom raised $4,500,000 / Seed from Clocktower Technology Ventures and 6 other investors
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Funding Round•May 4, 2023
Slash raised $19,000,000 / Series A from Global Founders Capital and 6 other investors
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Funding Round•Feb 28, 2023
Portal raised $5,300,000 / Seed from Acrew Capital and 6 other investors
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Funding Round•Feb 2, 2023
Oxygen raised $20,000,000 / Series B from 1984 Ventures and 11 other investors
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News•Dec 27, 2022
Crunchbase News — Forecast: 15 Startups We Think Could Go Public In 2023
Funding Round•Sep 12, 2022
Goldsky raised $20,500,000 / Seed from 0x and 8 other investors
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Funding Round•Jul 7, 2022
Griffin raised £12,500,000 / Series Unknown from EQT Ventures and 7 other investors
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