William Gross Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 4

  • Portfolio
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 3

Exits

William Gross General Information

Description

Mr. William Gross is a Co-Founder of Branch (Financial Software). Mr. Gross is a Co-Founder of Flowing Energy. Mr. Gross is a Co-Founder & serves as Chairman at CarbonCapture. Mr. Gross is a Co-Founder of Launchpad. He is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at IdeaLab Studio. He co-founded & served as Chief Executive Officer at Suntech Energy Solutions. He served as Chief Executive Officer at Naan Studio. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Director at Energy Vault. He co-founded LCC and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2018. He is the Co-Founder of BlastOff. He is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chairman of Camino. He is the Founder and serves as the Chairman of Carbon Capture. He holds an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from UCLA (Anderson) and a BS (Bachelor of Science) in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He served as Chairman at New Matter.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Pasadena, CA
  • United States

William Gross Investments (4)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Enplug 17-Apr-2014 Seed Round Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
TeliportMe 15-Sep-2012 Social/Platform Software Generating Revenue
Triptrotting 25-May-2012 Early Stage VC Information Services (B2C) Out of Business
Perfect Market 09-Jul-2008 Early Stage VC Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue

William Gross Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Enplug 30-Mar-2021 Merger/Acquisition
Perfect Market 04-Aug-2014
Triptrotting

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William Gross FAQs

  • Who is William Gross?

    William Gross is an angel Investor who has made 4 investments.

  • What kind of investor is William Gross?

    William Gross is an angel investor.

  • What does William Gross do?

    As an angel investor, William Gross invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has William Gross invested in?

    William Gross has made numerous investments in companies like Enplug, TeliportMe, and Triptrotting within the Media and Information Services (B2B), Social/Platform Software, and Information Services (B2C) industries.

  • What has William Gross invested in recently?

    William Gross's latest investment was on 17-Apr-2014 in Enplug, a company within the Media and Information Services (B2B) industry.

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