Hey there, I'm William — investing at seed and writing The Outrunners

During the day, I'm an early-stage B2B / AI investor backing the next frontier of innovation. In my off-hours, I'm trying to understand the systems underneath everything else — global markets, cities, music, media, and the careers of people who built things worth studying.

Before this, I spent time at Morgan Stanley, Dynamo Ventures, VU Venture Partners, and a few early-stage startups that taught me more than any of them.

The Outrunners is where the thinking lives — AI, capital, culture, sports, and the texture of what's being built. From a globally curious mind outrunning the obvious path.

I run, love to play chess, take food seriously, and stay curious about global geographies, history, and the people who made things. Find me on Twitter or LinkedIn — all views are my own.

Work

Valor VC Currently Investing

Valor is a seed-lead fund backed by Delta Airlines, Pinnacle Bank, and others. We lead rounds for B2B SaaS / AI startups.

Dynamo Ventures Prior

Dynamo is a seed fund focused on enterprise supply chain and mobility startups. Based in Chattanooga, Dynamo invests globally.

VU Venture Partners Prior

VU is a $100M multi-stage fund with offices across the globe.

Morgan Stanley Prior

While I enjoyed my time here, I turned down my return offer as I knew that I wanted to be hands-on in the early-stage venture / startup world.

Writings

• The Race to Zero and The Race to Define
• Skeptics of Women's Sports are Looking at the Wrong Scoreboard
• Everything Feels Borrowed
• Mid-Year Reset, New Deals, Three Weddings, and the People Who Matter

Press

• Atlanta Hawks Pitch Competition
• TechCrunch
• Inc.com
• Virginia.gov
• Virginia Business
• theDen
• Atlanta Inno
• Atlanta Biz
• Hypepotamus
• TechAlpharetta
• W3Studio
• TiE Atlanta