Investor profile
William Elmore
Venture capital & Board Member at Purdue Research Foundation, General Partner at Handshake Ventures
William Elmore is a General Partner at Handshake Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 20 companies.
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Board Member at Purdue Research Foundation, whose known portfolio counts 8 companies
- ClearBlade
- OmniVis
- Rhea Space
- Novosteo
- Adipo Therapeutics
- Confluence Pharmaceuticals
- Animated Dynamics
- Brightlamp
General Partner at Handshake Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 20 companies
- Anello Photonics
- LUUM
- Cardiva Medical
- Handshake
- Lative
- Aptology
- FanRally
- GlobeImmune
- Selecta Biosciences
- ACT Genomics
- Fitted
- NeOnc Technologies
- and 8 more
Investor Profile
William Elmore is listed against sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas Analytics, Beauty, Biotech and Cloud Infrastructure in the database.
Handshake Ventures appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether William Elmore matches their raise.
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Who is William Elmore?
William Elmore is a venture capital investor based in San Francisco, California, United States, listed as General Partner at Handshake Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 20 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to William Elmore personally.
What does William Elmore invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include Analytics, Beauty, Biotech and Cloud Infrastructure. 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 William Elmore invest at?
Handshake Ventures appears in Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across its known deals, and William Elmore is listed there as General 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 William Elmore listed at?
William Elmore is listed as General Partner at Handshake Ventures. 4 other people in the database share a firm with William Elmore.
How do I contact William Elmore?
A LinkedIn page is on file for William Elmore. 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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