Investor profile
Derek Willis
Accelerator, Government-backed & Investment Manager at SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority
Derek Willis is an Investment Manager at SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority, whose known portfolio counts 20 companies.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- AIHardwareHealthcareSaaS
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Investment Manager at SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority, whose known portfolio counts 20 companies
- Rainwalk Technology
- CADchat
- SiteLabs
- Leukogene Therapeutics
- ThreatCaptain
- AmICompliant
- Clutch Intelligence
- Electro Wire
- Horse Spot
- LifeTagger
- Memberworks
- PSF R&D Labs
- and 8 more
Investor Profile
Derek Willis is listed against sectors AI, Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas AI Applications, Biotech, Collaboration and Cybersecurity in the database.
SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority appears in Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals.
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Colleagues at SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority
Frequently asked questions
Who is Derek Willis?
Derek Willis is an accelerator partner and government-backed investor based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, listed as Investment Manager at SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority. The known portfolio of that firm counts 20 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Derek Willis personally.
What does Derek Willis invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Hardware, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Biotech, Collaboration and Cybersecurity. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Derek Willis invest at?
SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority appears in Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Derek Willis is listed there as Investment Manager. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Derek Willis listed at?
Derek Willis is listed as Investment Manager at SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority. One other person in the database shares a firm with Derek Willis.
How do I contact Derek Willis?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Derek Willis. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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