William J. Herman
Directeur/Membre du Conseil chez JumpCloud, Inc.
Profil
Will Herman is an entrepreneur, active angel investor, corporate director, startup mentor and author of The Startup Playbook.
He was previously a serial entrepreneur, having started and managed five venture-backed companies, resulting in two IPOs and two corporate sales.
In a series of transactions, including multiple IPOs, acquisitions, and management buyouts, Will created almost $4B in value for his investors.
Will is currently a fund advisor at the venture capital firms, Bolt, and One Way Ventures.
He is also a mentor at TechStars and is a frequent speaker at startup accelerators.
As an angel investor, Will has invested in over 80 startups and actively advises ten of those companies.
He sits on the boards of Jumpcloud and Pointillist.
He lives and works mostly in the Boston area.
Postes actifs de William J. Herman
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
JumpCloud, Inc.
 JumpCloud, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services JumpCloud, Inc. manages and connects user identities to their systems, applications, data, and networks securely. It provides access to cloud and on-prem resources such as Office 365, G Suite, AWS cloud servers, Salesforce, and Jira among thousands of others. The firm also offers replace active directory, manage cloud users, device management, password complexity, connecting Saas Apps and replaceLDAP solutions. The company was founded by Rajat Bhargava, Christopher Marie, David Campbell and K. C. Berg in 2012 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/10/2013 |
Bolt Innovation Group
 Bolt Innovation Group Investment ManagersFinance Bolt Innovation Group LLC (Bolt) is a venture capital firm founded by Ben Einstein and Axel Bichara in 2012. The firm is headquartered in the Boston, Massachusetts. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/02/2013 |
Pointillist, Inc.
 Pointillist, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Genesys Cloud Services, Inc., Pointillist, Inc. is a provider of customer journey management software that helps enterprises improve customer experience by connecting customer behavior with business outcomes. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company's award-winning platform aggregates customer data from any source, enabling CX, analytics, customer care, and marketing teams to work together to analyze, monitor, and orchestrate omnichannel experiences. Pointillist's solutions optimize CX and improve digital containment, contact center performance, escalation management, and more. Comcast and Truist Financial are among the customer-centric organizations that rely on Pointillist to quantify the impact of CX on KPIs such as revenue, churn, and customer lifetime value. The company was founded in 2014 by Ron Rubbico, who has been the CEO since then. Pointillist was acquired by Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. from Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA on December 01, 2021 for $106 million. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 01/02/2020 |
One Way Ventures Management Pbc, Inc.
 One Way Ventures Management Pbc, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance One Way Ventures Management PBC Inc. (One Way Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts, Boston and additional office in San Francisco, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Anciens postes connus de William J. Herman
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Quintus, Inc.
 Quintus, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Quintus, Inc. specializes in integrating advanced carbon fiber composites for orthopedic applications. It also designs, prototypes and manufactures non-implantable components. The company was founded by Dick Cook in 1970 and is headquartered in Camp Verde, AZ. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Commerce5, Inc.
 Commerce5, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Commerce5, Inc. provides e-commerce channel management and automation software services. Its services include marketing, claims management, IT and call center support, and channel management. The company is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Lexra, Inc.
 Lexra, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lexra, Inc. operates as an American intellectual property company. The private company was founded by Charlie Cheng. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Rebar LLC
 Rebar LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rebar LLC developed and manufactured software for corporate use. The company was headquartered in Norwood, MA. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc.
 Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc. was a provider of information technology professionals on a contract and permanent basis. It used to find, evaluate and place industry-specific technology and corporate professionals. The company was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in Novato, CA | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Formation de William J. Herman
| Temple University (Pennsylvania) | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Sociétés cotées | 1 |
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| SYNOPSYS INC. | Technology Services |
| Entreprise privées | 22 |
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| Digital Equipment Corp. | Electronic Technology |
Viewlogic Systems, Inc.
 Viewlogic Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Viewlogic Systems, Inc. was a worldwide supplier of electronic design automation software. The company's design tools enabled electrical engineers to design state-of-the-art electronic products more efficiently, while reducing both development costs and time to market. The company offered software for both UNIX and Windows-based computing platforms, along with a broad range of support services. | Technology Services |
Innoveda, Inc.
 Innoveda, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Innoveda, Inc. develops and markets engineering software products. Its products automate the design entry, analysis, and testing of electronic products. Its customers include semiconductor devices, telecommunications, consumer electronics, defense, and other electronic entities. The company is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. | Technology Services |
| Scopus Technology, Inc. | Technology Services |
Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc.
Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc. was a provider of information technology professionals on a contract and permanent basis. It used to find, evaluate and place industry-specific technology and corporate professionals. The company was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in Novato, CA | Commercial Services |
Lexra, Inc.
Lexra, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lexra, Inc. operates as an American intellectual property company. The private company was founded by Charlie Cheng. | Commercial Services |
Latis Networks, Inc.
 Latis Networks, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Latis Networks, Inc. provided network security software. It offered wholesale computers and peripheral equipment. It protected customers from endpoint security threats. The company was founded in 2000 by Rajat Bhargava and was headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Standing Cloud, Inc.
 Standing Cloud, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Standing Cloud, Inc. provides application development system and deployment tools. It operates as platform-as-a-service that enables cloud users to deploy, manage, customize, and develop applications on a variety of cloud services and with several programming languages. The company was founded by Dave Jilk, Steve Buck, and Joel Wampler in 2009 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Technology Services |
MobileDay, Inc.
 MobileDay, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services MobileDay, Inc. develops and markets conference meeting invitation and scheduling solutions. The firm specializes in the design of an application that enables one-touch technology into any conference call on any conference provider. It designs solutions for enterprise, featuring least cost dialing (LCD) and enterprise-grade information security applications. The company was founded by Brad Dupeem, Priyan Guneratne, Rajat Bhargava and James Haid in 2010 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Technology Services |
Template Graphics Software, Inc.
 Template Graphics Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Template Graphics Software, Inc. was a vendor of interactive graphics software, delivering cross-platform solutions to professional developers and end-users. It was acquired by Mercury Computer Systems. The firm was located in San Diego, CA. | Technology Services |
Rebar LLC
Rebar LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Rebar LLC developed and manufactured software for corporate use. The company was headquartered in Norwood, MA. | Technology Services |
Silerity, Inc.
 Silerity, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Siemens AG, Silerity, Inc. is a sub-micron technology design company. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. Silerity was acquired by Viewlogic Systems, Inc. on December 15, 1995 for $5.60 million. | Technology Services |
AccuRev, Inc.
 AccuRev, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services AccuRev, Inc. provides configuration management software solutions. The company was founded by Damon Poole on May 3, 2000 and is headquartered in Concord, MA. | Technology Services |
Commerce5, Inc.
Commerce5, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Commerce5, Inc. provides e-commerce channel management and automation software services. Its services include marketing, claims management, IT and call center support, and channel management. The company is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA. | Technology Services |
Bionaut Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Bionaut Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Bionaut Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals. It is a Biotechnology company using its technology to discover and advance novel small molecule drug candidates that affect well-validated disease pathways. Bionaut's business strategy is to license its candidates at a late preclinical stage to pharmaceutical and large biotech companies for development. The company was founded in August, 2000 by Mehran M. Khodadoust & Thomas Klein and is headquartered at Cambridge, MA. | Health Technology |
Carbon Design Systems, Inc.
 Carbon Design Systems, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Carbon Design Systems, Inc. provides virtual system prototyping solutions. Its products include soc designer plus, carbon model studio and performance analysis kits. The company is headquartered in Acton, MA. | Technology Services |
TrustPlus, Inc.
 TrustPlus, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services TrustPlus helps people trust by letting them view the reputations of others and by building their own reputations anywhere on the Web. The firm is building a community of trust, giving people the tools to weed out fraudulent buyers and sellers, assess a potential friend, know which reviewers are reliable, protect themselves and others from online predators, and much more. The company provides a customized reputation score in any situation, weighted by an unlimited number of factors, including who the person knows and the context of the interaction. By building a reputation with TrustPlus, members can use it anywhere on the web. Now online sellers can aggregate their reputations in one place and leverage them everywhere they sell online. This allows online sellers to sell more, faster and at higher prices. In fact, research has shown that on average, sellers with good ratings secure nearly 10 percent higher prices in online auctions for identical goods. The 'TrustPlus Reputation Viewer,' a browser add-on, allows users to view anyone's reputation information on-the-fly and across multiple sites. The firm supports some of the Internet's most trafficked destinations, including craigslist, LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, eBay, Friendster, Backpage, Amazon and GumTree. | Technology Services |
Quintus, Inc.
Quintus, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Quintus, Inc. specializes in integrating advanced carbon fiber composites for orthopedic applications. It also designs, prototypes and manufactures non-implantable components. The company was founded by Dick Cook in 1970 and is headquartered in Camp Verde, AZ. | Producer Manufacturing |
Bolt Innovation Group
Bolt Innovation Group Investment ManagersFinance Bolt Innovation Group LLC (Bolt) is a venture capital firm founded by Ben Einstein and Axel Bichara in 2012. The firm is headquartered in the Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
JumpCloud, Inc.
JumpCloud, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services JumpCloud, Inc. manages and connects user identities to their systems, applications, data, and networks securely. It provides access to cloud and on-prem resources such as Office 365, G Suite, AWS cloud servers, Salesforce, and Jira among thousands of others. The firm also offers replace active directory, manage cloud users, device management, password complexity, connecting Saas Apps and replaceLDAP solutions. The company was founded by Rajat Bhargava, Christopher Marie, David Campbell and K. C. Berg in 2012 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Technology Services |
One Way Ventures Management Pbc, Inc.
One Way Ventures Management Pbc, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance One Way Ventures Management PBC Inc. (One Way Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Massachusetts, Boston and additional office in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Pointillist, Inc.
Pointillist, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Genesys Cloud Services, Inc., Pointillist, Inc. is a provider of customer journey management software that helps enterprises improve customer experience by connecting customer behavior with business outcomes. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company's award-winning platform aggregates customer data from any source, enabling CX, analytics, customer care, and marketing teams to work together to analyze, monitor, and orchestrate omnichannel experiences. Pointillist's solutions optimize CX and improve digital containment, contact center performance, escalation management, and more. Comcast and Truist Financial are among the customer-centric organizations that rely on Pointillist to quantify the impact of CX on KPIs such as revenue, churn, and customer lifetime value. The company was founded in 2014 by Ron Rubbico, who has been the CEO since then. Pointillist was acquired by Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. from Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA on December 01, 2021 for $106 million. | Technology Services |
