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Bill Wood Ventures
Austin, Texas, United StatesFounded 2018
Bill Wood Ventures is the personal investment vehicle of veteran Texas venture capitalist Bill Wood, founded in 2018 and based in Austin, Texas. The firm provides early-stage venture capital to software, internet, and information technology startups.
33% of their portfolio is in Cybersecurity. Their most common stage is series-a (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $11.5M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
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Bill Wood
Founder and General Partner
WP
William P. Wood
General Partner
AN
Andrew Nerlinger
Venture Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
12 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NNovi Labs | Growth | $35M | Jan 2025 |
 Sevco Security | Series A | $15M | Jul 2021 |
 Sevco Security | Series A | $17M | Jul 2021 |
| CCyvatar.ai | Series A | $9M | Jan 2021 |
 Praetorian | Series A | $10M | Feb 2020 |
 Praetorian | Series A | $10M | Feb 2020 |
 Stoplight | Series A | $6M | Jan 2020 |
 Handraise | Seed | $6.4M | — |
| 4443ID | Seed | — | — |
| CCyvatar.ai | Seed | $3M | — |
| Stoplight | Seed | $3.3M | — |
| Sevco Security | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Accomplice3 shared
.406 Ventures3 shared
SYN Ventures3 shared
Factory2 shared
Silverton Partners2 shared
McKinsey & Company2 shared
Techstars2 shared
Social Starts2 shared
Floodgate Fund1 shared
Aperiam1 shared
Service Provider Capital1 shared
gener8tor1 shared
NextGen Venture Partners1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026