Will Poole

Co-Founder

Seattle, Washington, United States40 yrs 2 mos experience
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Key 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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capital expert with a focus on Applied AI and Education Technology.

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Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalInvestment StrategyStartup FundingCoachingStrategy DevelopmentSocial EntrepreneurshipProgram ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentStrategyCorporate StrategyMentorshipAdvisoryTechnology TrendsEducation TechnologyInvestmentOnline EducationBrain ResearchCommercializationLow-cost ComputingVirtualizationSocial ImpactEducationProduct DevelopmentMarketingProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentE-commerceStartup Management

Other Skills

Applied AIPortfolio ManagementLife SciencesInformation TechnologyPartner RecruitmentNetwork ExpansionPlanningHigher EducationInnovationCommunicationsStrategic AlliancesDigital DivideClient TechnologiesDigital MediaInternet Technologies

About

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.

Experience

the w fund

Managing Director

Jun 2015Present · 10 yrs 9 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Managing Director at The W Fund, a leading early-stage life sciences and information technology VC, funding startups utilizing tech and/or talent from leading WA state research institutions.
Venture CapitalLife SciencesInformation TechnologyStartup Funding

Impact hub seattle

Board Member

Jan 2013Jun 2020 · 7 yrs 5 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Bainbridge graduate institute

Trustee

Aug 2012Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Member of the board of trustees, working with a great team of people to help chart the course for a pioneering business school's next decade of growth. Acquired by Presidio University in August 2016.
Online EducationStrategyAdvisory

Capria

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Jul 2012Present · 13 yrs 8 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Capria Ventures is a venture firm investing in applied AI innovations shaping the future of emerging markets. We invest in high-growth startups that embed AI to transform the Future of Work.
  • Founded in 2012, Capria manages over $200M across portfolios in India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Our network-driven model — spanning Bangalore, Jakarta, Lagos, and São Paulo — accelerates cross-market learning and scaling across regions with similar structural growth opportunities.
Venture CapitalApplied AIInvestment StrategyPortfolio Management

Svp bangalore

Founding Partner (Seattle)

Jan 2012Present · 14 yrs 2 mos

  • Partner recruitment, coaching, strategy.
Partner RecruitmentCoachingStrategy Development

Brown university

Advisor, Council on Computing and Information Technology

Jan 2012Jan 2019 · 7 yrs · Providence, Rhode Island

  • Member of august group of alums advising the CIO and administration on trends in technology and higher education.

Western governors university

Technology Advisor, Online Education

Jan 2012Jan 2017 · 5 yrs · Greater Salt Lake City Area

  • Advised one of the largest distance learning universities in the USA on strategies for expanding the reach and efficacy of their online degree programs.
Education TechnologyInvestmentInnovation

Global washington

Board Member

Mar 2011Mar 2024 · 13 yrs

  • Organizational development, coaching, strategy.
Organizational DevelopmentCoachingStrategy

Villagereach

Board Member

Jan 2011Jan 2022 · 11 yrs · Greater Seattle Area

  • Corporate strategy and planning; CEO and CxO mentorship.
Corporate StrategyMentorshipPlanning

Vidyanext learning

Co-Founder and Board Member

Jan 2009Dec 2018 · 9 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore, India

  • Investor and co-chair of innovative education startup using a "tech+teach" approach to changing the way India learns. Operating dozens of Vidyanext learning centers in Bangalore and Gurgaon.
AdvisoryTechnology TrendsHigher Education

Uw i-labs

Advisory Board Member

Jan 2009Mar 2015 · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • Member of advisory board at leading brain-research institution affiliated with University of Washington. Focus on commercialization and communications.

Ncomputing

Chairman

Sep 2008Jan 2015 · 6 yrs 4 mos · Redwood City, CA

  • Board Chair of Bay Area startup delivering exceptionally low-cost computing solutions via desktop virtualization. NComputing recently exceeded 3 million units shipped, with 20 million users WW. Offices in 11 countries, sales in 90+. Largest markets: US, India, Mexico, Indonesia. Recent strategic alliance with Citrix will bring disruptively-priced low-cost devices to the enterprise.
Brain ResearchCommercializationCommunications

Microsoft

4 roles

CVP, Unlimited Potential

Apr 2006Oct 2008 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Unlimited Potential is Microsoft's initiative to help bring social and economic opportunity to the "next 5 billion" -- those on the other side of the digital divide. Focus areas include Transforming Education, fostering Local Innovation, and Job/Opportunity Creation. Fully described at http://www.microsoft.com/unlimitedpotential
Low-Cost ComputingVirtualizationStrategic Alliances

Sr. VP, Windows Client

Jan 2003Apr 2006 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior leader of $13B+ Windows Client business, responsible for product development of all client-specific technologies as well as product management and marketing.
Social ImpactDigital DivideEducation

Corporate VP, Windows

Promoted

Jan 2000Jan 2003 · 3 yrs

  • Responsible for product development, product management, and marketing of various aspects of Windows, including Digital Media, eHome, and Digital Rights Management.
Product DevelopmentMarketingClient Technologies

Sr. Director / General Manager

Jun 1996Dec 1999 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Responsible for various aspects of busienss development and marketing for internet technologies, digital media, rights management, etc.
Product ManagementMarketingDigital Media

Social venture partners

Lead Partner

Jan 1997Jan 2025 · 28 yrs · Greater Seattle Area

  • Social entrepreneurship, focused on the SVP Fast Pitch program. Also drove network expansion into India by instigating the first SVP chapter in Bangalore.
Social EntrepreneurshipNetwork ExpansionProgram Management

Eshop inc.

President and COO

Jan 1992Jun 1996 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Co-founder of ecommerce pioneer which was acquired by Microsoft in 1996
Business DevelopmentMarketingInternet Technologies

Sun microsystems

Business Unit Manager, PC Compatibility

Apr 1987Jan 1992 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Held various senior product management and product development positions.
E-commerceBusiness OperationsStartup Management

Tallgrass technologies

President, Tallgrass Software Technologies

Nov 1985Jan 1987 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Ran software subsidiary of PC storage manufacturer Tallgrass Technologies.
Product ManagementProduct Development

Education

Brown University

BA — Computer Science

Jan 1979Jan 1983

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