Bill Trenchard Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 4

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Bill Trenchard General Information

Biography

Mr. Bill Trenchard serves as a Partner at First Round Capital. He served as a Board member at Airbase. He serves as Advisor at Remora. He is also an Angel Investor. He served as an advisory at Naborly. He served as Board Member at Edify and EvolutionIQ. He served as Advisor at Evergrow (Environmental Services (B2B)). He collaborates with founders who look to solve big problems in the world, with investments including Uber, Looker, Flexport, Verkada, Sift, Superhuman, Legion, Airbase, Crossbeam, Pine Park Health, Ossium, Promise, Labelbox, Last Energy, Sprig, Maven, Cocoon, Remora and many others. His Angel Investments include: Ginkgo Bioworks, Finch Therapeutics, Moat, MileIQ, NextRoll, Step, Honor, Everlane, Newfront Insurance, Topsy, LendingClub, Gyft, IronPort, Powerset, Xoopit, Tapulous, Slide, Chegg. Prior to becoming an angel and full-time seed investor he was co-founder and CEO of LiveOps and Jump Networks (acquired by Microsoft). He serves as Board Member at Ossium Health.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Education
Cornell University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
bi
Phone
+1 (610)
Address
  • 2400 Market Street
  • Suite 237
  • Philadelphia, PA 19104
  • United States
+1 (610)

Bill Trenchard Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
First Round Capital Investor Partner San Francisco, CA Venture Capital

Bill Trenchard Board Seats (4)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Ossium Health Drug Discovery Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Superhuman Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Verkada Electronic Equipment and Instruments Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Mateo, CA
Xclaim Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA

Bill Trenchard Lead Partner on Deals (93)

Bill Trenchard has been the lead partner on 93 deals. Their latest deal was with Verkada, a electronic equipment and instruments company. The deal was made for on 09-Oct-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Verkada 09-Oct-2023 Later Stage VC (Series D) Completed Electronic Equipment and Instruments San Mateo, CA
Ossium Health 25-Jul-2023 Completed Drug Discovery San Francisco, CA
Evergrow (Environmental Services (B2B)) 18-Apr-2023 Completed Environmental Services (B2B) San Francisco, CA
EvolutionIQ 09-Jan-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Ownwell 02-May-2022 Completed Accounting, Audit and Tax Services (B2C) Austin, TX
EvolutionIQ 16-Mar-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Cascade 09-Nov-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Airbase 07-Sep-2021 Completed Financial Software San Francisco, CA
Ascend (Financial Software) 01-Sep-2021 Early Stage VC Completed Financial Software San Francisco, CA
Sora (Business/Productivity Software) 18-Aug-2021 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA

Bill Trenchard Network (896)

Board Members (47)

Name Company Representing Location From
Jesse Horwitz Ossium Health Self San Francisco, CA
Shaun Noll Edify Self Fishers, IN
Superhuman IVP San Francisco, CA
Ossium Health Ossium Health San Francisco, CA
Verkada Meritech Capital Partners San Mateo, CA

Portfolio Executives (831)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Adam Sewall Verkada Vice President, Marketing & Partnerships 09-Oct-2023 San Mateo, CA
Elizabeth Davies JD Verkada Chief Privacy Officer and Deputy General Counsel, Privacy and Government Affairs 09-Oct-2023 San Mateo, CA
Verkada Chief Technology Officer 09-Oct-2023 San Mateo, CA
Verkada Co-Founder and Chief Systems Architect 09-Oct-2023 San Mateo, CA
Verkada Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 09-Oct-2023 San Mateo, CA

Fund Team Members (18)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Zach Klein Founder Collective Founder Collective V Cambridge, MA
Zach Klein Koa Labs Founder Collective V Cambridge, MA
First Round Capital San Francisco, CA
First Round Capital San Francisco, CA
First Round Capital San Francisco, CA

Bill Trenchard Affiliated Funds (7)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
First Round Capital V First Round Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2014
Founder Collective V Founder Collective Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2023
First Round Capital 2006 - Annex First Round Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2007
First Round Capital IV First Round Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2013
Founder Collective II Founder Collective Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2009

Bill Trenchard Advisory Roles (4)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Kiavi Company Advisor Pittsburgh, PA Specialized Finance
Range (Business/ Productivity Software) Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Business/Productivity Software
Remora Company Advisor Wixom, MI Road
Sora (Business/Productivity Software) Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Business/Productivity Software

Bill Trenchard FAQs

  • Who is Bill Trenchard?

    Mr. Bill Trenchard serves as a Partner at First Round Capital.

  • How much does Bill Trenchard typically invest?

    Bill Trenchard's median deal size is .

  • What is Bill Trenchard’s main position?

    Bill Trenchard’s primary position is Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Bill Trenchard?

    Bill Trenchard’s email address is bi and his phone number is +1 (610) .

  • How many active board seats does Bill Trenchard hold?

    Bill Trenchard holds 4 board seats including Ossium Health, Superhuman, Verkada, and Xclaim.

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