Investor profile
Will Cardwell
Accelerator, Venture capital & Professor of Practice at UNC Kenan-Flagler Family Enterprise Center, Partner at Courage Ventures Funds, Partner at Open Circle Capital
Will Cardwell is a Partner at Open Circle Capital, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AgriTechAnalyticsBeautyBiotechCRM SystemsComputer VisionDataData AnalyticsDesignDigital HealthFashionHealthcare OperationsIoTMachine LearningMarketing TechMedTechMental HealthNordics & BalticsPropertyRoboticsSecuritySensorsService IndustryTelemedicineTherapeuticsUniversity ProgramVideoWeb Development and Apps
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Professor of Practice at UNC Kenan-Flagler Family Enterprise Center, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- IRI-Sys
- NeurogesX
- Midstream Technologies
Partner at Courage Ventures Funds, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- Meru Health
- Rens Original
- Equally
- Huoleti
- Wellness Foundry
- Mightifier
Partner at Open Circle Capital, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Perfection42
- Billo
- PIXEVIA
- Monimoto
- Tipi
- Whatagraph
- Attention Insight
- Frontu
- Smart Vision
Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and Education, and focus areas AgriTech, Analytics, Beauty and Biotech fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Open Circle Capital cluster around Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Will Cardwell matches their raise.
Colleagues
Jan Davis
Professor of the Practice
Cary, United States
Ryan Newson
Council Member, Investment Management Action Council
Boston, United States
Joe Darcy
Adjunct Professor
Durham, United States
Darpan Biswas
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Durham, United States
Jens Kristian Damsgaard
Partner
Odense, Denmark
Andrius Bajoras
Principal
Vilnius, Lithuania
Frequently asked questions
Who is Will Cardwell?
Will Cardwell is an accelerator partner and venture capital investor based in Helsinki, Lapland, Finland, listed as Partner at Open Circle Capital. The known portfolio of that firm counts 9 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Will Cardwell personally.
What does Will Cardwell invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and Education; listed focus areas include AgriTech, Analytics, Beauty and Biotech. 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 Will Cardwell invest at?
Open Circle Capital appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Will Cardwell is listed there as Partner. 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 Will Cardwell listed at?
Will Cardwell is listed as Partner at Open Circle Capital. 6 other people in the database share a firm with Will Cardwell.
How do I contact Will Cardwell?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Will Cardwell. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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