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What does William Blair invest in?
William Blair invests most often at Venture and Series C (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy Efficiency and Information Technology.
William Blair highlights
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1 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Venture and Series C: 70% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $7.0M
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5 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Sectors
- Energy EfficiencyInformation Technology
- Based in
- CHICAGO, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances
- 2026
1 round
- Jun
- 2010
1 round
- Jan
- 2004
3 rounds
- May
- May
- Jan
- 2003
2 rounds
- Jun
- Jun
- 2002
2 rounds
- Oct
- Feb
- 2001
1 round
- Mar
- 2000
1 round
- Feb
- 1999
1 round
- Oct
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 registration24 named
ASAdvanced Strategies William Blair GlobalGeneral PartneriFiling they signed
ASAnurag SharmaManaging Director, Executive Committee MemberiForm ADV
AJArthur J. SimonGeneral Counsel,Executive Committee Member and Director of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
BABeth A SatterfieldChief Operating Officer, Executive Committee MemberiForm ADV
BWBrent Walker GledhillPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Committee MemberiForm ADV
CCCissie CitardiGeneral Counsel, Executive Committee MemberiForm ADV
CWColette W GaravaliaMs. Garavalia is an executive officeriFiling they signed
CWCollete W GaravaliaMs. Garavalia is an executive officeriFiling they signed
CWCollette W. GaravaliaMs. Garavalia is an executive officer of the managing memberiFiling they signed
EDEdgar D. JannottaMember of executive committeeiFiling they signed
GAGlobal Advanced Strategies William BlairGeneral PartneriFiling they signed
HAHelen A. CrowleyExecutive Officer of the Issuer's Managing Member (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.)iFiling they signed
JBJennifer BarbettaExecutive Officer of the Issuer's Managing Member (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.)iFiling they signed
JCJohn C. MooreMember of executive committeeiFiling they signed
JRJohn R. EttelsonMember of executive committeeiFiling they signed
KAKent A. ClarkExecutive Officer of the Issuer's Managing Member (Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.)iFiling they signed
KOKirsten OlsenManaging Director, Head of Private CapitaliFiling they signed
LDLisa Dawn AndersonDirector of OperationsiForm ADV
MMMatthew Montgomery ZimmerExecutive Committee MemberiForm ADV
MPMichael Patrick QuinnExecutive Committee MemberiForm ADV
MWMichael William TrimbergerChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
MRMichelle R. SeitzExecutive Officer of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
PPPeter Plenk DalrympleExecutive Committee MemberiForm ADV
RPRichard P. KiphartMember of executive committeeiFiling they signed
We also hold 50 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
$130Bassets it manages, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- William Blair Investment Management, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 173961
Funds on its Form ADV
29 private funds, $1.2B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024
Private equity 19Equity - long only 5Other - equity long only 2
- William Blair Emerging Markets Growth Fund LLCEquity - long only19 investors$383M
- William Blair International Leaders Fund LLCOther - equity long only6 investors$329M
- William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund LLCEquity - long only3 investors$308M
- William Blair MB Investments, L.P. - VMI 2021 SeriesPrivate equity38 investors$21M
- William Blair MB Investments, L.P. - UGSI 2021 SeriesPrivate equity14 investors$14M
- William Blair China A-Shares Growth Fund L.P.Equity - long only20 investors$9.8M
- William Blair MB Investments, L.P. - FICI 2022 SeriesPrivate equity35 investors$9.7M
- William Blair MB Investments, L.P. - HII 2021 SeriesPrivate equity16 investors$8.9M
- William Blair MB Investments, L.P. - HC FII 2021 SeriesPrivate equity20 investors$7.5M
- William Blair MB Investments, L.P. - PCTI 2022 SeriesPrivate equity15 investors$6.8M
And 19 more on the filing.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all
InhibitexBought by Bristol-Myers Squibb$2.5BJan 2012
TargeGenBought by Sanofi Aventis$635MJun 2010
InuvoListedUndisclosedFeb 2010
CryoCorBought by Boston ScientificUndisclosedMay 2008
Extended Care Information NetworkBought by Allscripts$90MJan 2008
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.