William Crowder

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Prior to founding Aperture, William Crowder spent the previous 10 years building a track record of investing in diverse founders across the US.
He began that work in 2011 as a partner at Dreamit Ventures, a pre-seed accelerator headquartered in Philadelphia.
At Dreamit, William spearheaded a joint effort between Dreamit and Comcast to invest in and support founders of color.
Over the next 5 years, Dreamit invested in nearly 40 companies with diverse founders, more than any other mainstream accelerator during that time period.
Concurrent to that work, William built the nation’s first corporate-backed venture fund with a diversity emphasis at Comcast Ventures.
At the pinnacle of the Catalyst Fund’s investing activities, William led investments in a number of companies that have now become widely recognized as pioneering startup efforts by Black and Latino founders.
Some of these investments include Partpic (acquired by Amazon), Squire, Cuyana, and AptDeco.
In 2017, William joined an effort at Morgan Stanley to create a new accelerator experience for multicultural founders.
He was the Multicultural Innovation Lab’s first Entrepreneur in Residence from 2017 until the summer of 2021.
In his life before venture capital, William was a management consultant, software developer, and entrepreneur.
He currently lives in the Philadelphia area and leads Aperture VC’s east coast office.
Education: BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from NC State University MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business

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Connectivity Capital Partners LLC Connectivity Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Connectivity Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on sectors such as health and financial services companies. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2017
Aperture Venture Capital Aperture Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Aperture Venture invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements.	Fondateur	01/03/2020

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Growth Strategy Advisors	Fondateur	31/12/2017
Dreamit Ventures LLC Dreamit Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dreamit Ventures invests in companies located primarily in the United States and Israel. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of cybersecurity, anti-fraud, risk & compliance and physical security services. It provides financing for seed and early capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.5 - 1.5 million. It also makes follow-on investments.	Private Equity Investor	31/01/2016
Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services	Consultant / Advisor	-
Historic AOL LLC Historic AOL LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides on-line services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Historic AOL LLC Historic AOL LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides on-line services	Technology Services
Urban One, Inc. Urban One, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides radio broadcasting services	Consumer Services
Duke University Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consulting services	Commercial Services
North Carolina State University North Carolina State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Thomson Reuters Corp. Thomson Reuters Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a content-driven technology company that provides professionals to navigate legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media environments	Technology Services
Dreamit Ventures LLC Dreamit Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Dreamit Ventures invests in companies located primarily in the United States and Israel. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of cybersecurity, anti-fraud, risk & compliance and physical security services. It provides financing for seed and early capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.5 - 1.5 million. It also makes follow-on investments.	Finance
Connectivity Capital Partners LLC Connectivity Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Connectivity Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on sectors such as health and financial services companies. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Aperture Venture Capital Aperture Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Aperture Venture invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements.	Finance
Growth Strategy Advisors