Will Poole — Co-Founder
Will Poole is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist VC investing in applied AI, managing over $200M AUM. Will has been directly investing in startups since 1997, raising his first institutional venture fund for Capria’s predecessor, Unitus Ventures, in 2012. In his big tech career, Will led Microsoft's multi-billion dollar Global Windows Client business for over a decade, serving as Senior Vice President. Will is also co-author of the soon-to-be-released book, Flourishing with AI, a pragmatic guide for professionals and leaders to harness AI and navigate rapid organizational change.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capital expert with a focus on Applied AI and Education Technology.
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Experience: 40 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Investment Strategy
- Startup Funding
- Coaching
- Strategy Development
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Program Management
- Organizational Development
- Strategy
- Corporate Strategy
- Mentorship
- Advisory
- Technology Trends
- Education Technology
- Investment
Career Highlights
- Co-founder of Capria Ventures with $200M AUM.
- Led Microsoft's Global Windows Client business for over a decade.
- Co-author of 'Flourishing with AI' for leaders.
Work Experience
The W Fund
Managing Director (10 yrs 9 mos)
Impact Hub Seattle
Board Member (7 yrs 5 mos)
Bainbridge Graduate Institute
Trustee (3 yrs 11 mos)
Capria
Managing Partner and Co-Founder (13 yrs 8 mos)
SVP Bangalore
Founding Partner (Seattle) (14 yrs 2 mos)
Brown University
Advisor, Council on Computing and Information Technology (7 yrs)
Western Governors University
Technology Advisor, Online Education (5 yrs)
Global Washington
Board Member (13 yrs)
VillageReach
Board Member (11 yrs)
Vidyanext Learning
Co-Founder and Board Member (9 yrs 11 mos)
UW I-LABS
Advisory Board Member (6 yrs 2 mos)
NComputing
Chairman (6 yrs 4 mos)
Microsoft
CVP, Unlimited Potential (2 yrs 6 mos)
Sr. VP, Windows Client (3 yrs 3 mos)
Corporate VP, Windows (3 yrs)
Sr. Director / General Manager (3 yrs 6 mos)
Social Venture Partners
Lead Partner (28 yrs)
eShop Inc.
President and COO (4 yrs 5 mos)
Sun Microsystems
Business Unit Manager, PC Compatibility (4 yrs 9 mos)
Tallgrass Technologies
President, Tallgrass Software Technologies (1 yr 2 mos)
Education
BA at Brown University