# Bill Trenchard, Partner at First Round Capital

> Bill Trenchard, Partner at First Round Capital. 9 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-trenchard (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Bill Trenchard

Partner at [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)

Latest rounds

- **Naborly** Seed · $7.5M Oct 2019
- **Engagio** Series B · $22M Aug 2016
- **Direct Match** Seed · $3M May 2015

Backs *IT Services* *Proptech* *Big Data & Analytics* *B2B*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 9 last Oct 2019
- **Filings:** 5 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 9 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At First Round Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**First Round Capital** VC firm · US **60** cheques in 12 months **806** all time **15** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 8
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $42.5M
- **Active:** 2006–19

2019

- [Naborly](https://millionrounds.com/company/naborly) *Seed* **$7.5M** *US* Oct 2019 Joined · +5 investors

2016

- [Engagio](https://millionrounds.com/company/engagio) *Series B* **$22M** *US* Aug 2016 Joined · +10 investors

2015

- [Direct Match](https://millionrounds.com/company/direct-match) *Seed* **$3M** *US* May 2015 Joined · +7 investors · historical

2013

- [RedCap](https://millionrounds.com/company/redcap) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Apr 2013 Joined · +7 investors · historical

2011

- [Getable](https://millionrounds.com/company/getable) *Seed* **$1.4M** *US* Aug 2011 Joined · +12 investors · historical
- [Chirply](https://millionrounds.com/company/chirply) *Seed* **$1.1M** *US* Apr 2011 Joined · +17 investors · historical

2008

- [AdRoll](https://millionrounds.com/company/adroll) *Series A* **$4M** *US* Sept 2008 Joined · +8 investors · historical

2006

- [Xoopit](https://millionrounds.com/company/xoopit) *Seed* **$1.5M** *US* Dec 2006 Joined · +11 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **6**
- Series A **1**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

IT Services **2** Proptech **1** Big Data & Analytics **1** B2B **1** Manufacturing **1** Fintech **1**

Alongside

- [Founder Collective *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)
- [Geoff Ralston *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoff-ralston)
- [Max Levchin *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin)
- [SV Angel *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)
- [Y Combinator *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- [Accel Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- [Adam Schwartz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-schwartz)
- [Amicus Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amicus-capital-l-p)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **KENTIK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **DeepFraud Technologies Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **XClaim Inc.** Director since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Edify Labs, Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Verkada Inc.** Director on 6 filings · since 2017

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at First Round Capital

- [**Howard Morgan** Chairman *11 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-morgan)
- [**Josh Kopelman** Partner *11 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/josh-kopelman-first-round-capital)
- [**Wiley Cerilli** Chief Executive Officer *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/wiley-cerilli)
- [**Chris Fralic** Board Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-fralic)
- [**Cristina Cordova** Chief Operating Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cristina-cordova)
- [**Hayley Barna** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hayley-barna)
- [**Rob Hayes** Board Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rob-hayes)
- [**Todd Jackson** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/todd-jackson)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) · 9 Dec 2021 · 54 min Bill Trenchard - First Round Capital (Manager Meetings, EP.23) With [Bill Trenchard](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-trenchard) Mentions [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) About this episode On today's Manger Meeting, Chris Douvos interviews Bill Trenchard. Chris was an early guest on Capital Allocators and is the Founder of Ahoy Capital, a boutique fund of funds focused on early-stage venture. Bill is a Partner at First Round Capital, which focuses on seed-stage investing in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Bill Trenchard in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) · 28 Dec 2020 · 54 min Ep. 137: Josh Felser, Angel investor and Co-Founder of Freestyle VC Mentions [Josh Felser](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-felser)[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle)[Bill Trenchard](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-trenchard) About this episode Today's guest is Josh Felser, Angel investor and Co-Founder of Freestyle VC. I was excited for this episode, as Josh is among a growing group of very successful people coming from other industries who are looking to get serious about addressing climate change. Josh is a several time entrepreneur,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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