# will.i.am: portfolio, investments and team

> will.i.am is a private equity. 5 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/will-i-am (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# will.i.am

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 5 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $192K, Oct 2026 Private equity

Seed Series A Series C

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **101** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$155M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Mostly in **United States, 80%**

Pitch will.i.am

## will.i.am highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 75% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Imagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$4.5M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Neko Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/neko-health)** Series C · SE · Steven Bartlett **$700M** With 19 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **May** **[Impossible Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/impossible-foods)** US · TechCrunch **$300M** With 16 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Penrose](https://millionrounds.com/company/penrose)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 6 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Honest Dollar](https://millionrounds.com/company/honest-dollar)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **15 named**

BN **Bart N. Cocales** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

BN **Brian N. Schwartz** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

BJ **Bryan J. Smith** Director of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

BK **Bryan K. White** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

DN **Darren N. Stainrod** Director of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

DN **David N. Barenborg** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

DN **Dennis N. Hunter** Director of the Managing Member; the complete address of this related person is: Queensgate Bank and Trust Company Ltd.; 5th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, P.O. Box 30464 SMB; Grand Cayman, KY1-1202, Cayman Islands. i Filing they signed

JD **J. David Matter** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

JT **Jean T. Astrop** Manager i Filing they signed

MN **Mark N. Everitt** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

MR **Mark R. Woolley** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

MK **Michael K. McMahan** Manager of the Manager i Filing they signed

NN **Nicholas N. Sideratos** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

RN **Robert N. Meschi** Director of the Managing Member i Filing they signed

SN **Shams N. Orr-Hruska** Managing Director of Issuer's Investment Manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **10** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

New fund on file

**$192K**

raised in Oct 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series C

Median round joined **$155M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series A *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as will.i.am. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)

## Recently backed

The latest companies will.i.am put money into.

[**Imagi** $4.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi)[**Neko Health** $700M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/neko-health)[**Impossible Foods** $300M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/impossible-foods)[**Penrose** $10M · Jul 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/penrose)

## Quick answers about will.i.am

### What does will.i.am invest in?

will.i.am invests most often at Seed and Series A (75% of the rounds on record).

### How active is will.i.am?

5 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has will.i.am invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Imagi (Seed, Jul 2026), Neko Health (Series C, Jul 2026) and Impossible Foods (Undisclosed round, May 2019).

### How big are will.i.am's cheques?

The median round it joins is $155M.

### Does will.i.am lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does will.i.am invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%) and Sweden (20%).

### Is will.i.am investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does will.i.am invest alongside?

Most often Alexis Ohanian (2 rounds together).

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