The firm
Slow VenturesVC firm · US33cheques in 12 months438all time6ledCompanies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
- Axcient
FormationPractice Fusion
Tala- Alibabacom
- Jajah
- OnDeck Capital
- Rockyou
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundSlow VenturesManaging Director of the General Partnersince 2016
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Mother's Day Gift Guide, Rorra in WSJ, Morgan Housel, Mehul Nariyawala, Sonya Huang, Stanford Review, Will Quist, Aidan Dewar, George Maloney
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Being Non-Consensus and Right in VC with Jason Shuman & Will Quist
MentionsNotation CapitalSlow Ventures
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What do Primary GP Jason Shuman and Slow Ventures Partner Will Quist have in common? At first glance, not much, given how differently their firms approach firm building and VC "platforms." At Primary, their Impact team outnumbers investors 2:1, while Slow consists of 3 GPs, and 3 GPs only. But in a… More on the show's page
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E31: Slow's Will Quist on VC's Job to Fund the Creation of New Data Sets
WithWill Quist
MentionsGreylockSlow VenturesMichael JSam Lessin
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Today's episode features an interview with Will Quist, partner at Slow Ventures. In this conversation Will talks about his transition from water polo player to helping build Slow, Slow's unique thesis in venture, the old model of VC versus new VC, and treating venture capital like a phD program.… More on the show's page
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20VC: Why 95% of Venture Capital is Not Really "Venture Capital" | The Five Core Levers Needed To Assess Risk and Price a Startup | The Future of Venture; Who Wins, Who Loses, What Happens to the Crossover Funds with Will Quist, Partner @ Slow Ventures
WithWill Quist
MentionsSlow VenturesIndustry Ventures
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Will Quist is a Partner @ Slow Ventures . Over the last decade, the team at Slow Ventures have invested in the earliest rounds of over 500 companies including Robinhood, NextDoor, Airtable, Solana and many more. As for Will, prior to Slow he spent over 8 years at Industry Ventures and before… More on the show's page
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Inside Goldman’s $22B Bet on Venture Capital | Hans Swildens, Industry Ventures
WithHans Swildens
MentionsIndustry VenturesZach CoeliusWill Quist
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Hans Swildens started Industry Ventures in 2000, and this is his first podcast since selling it to Goldman Sachs in 2026. Hans has been buying venture secondaries longer than almost anyone, and the combined business is one of the largest VC portfolios in the world: 525 firms, 1,600 funds, and over… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageThe $5B Venture Growth Buyout Playbook | Alex Israel, Metropolis
MentionsAdam BainWill QuistYoni Rechtman
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Alex Israel is the Co-founder and CEO of Metropolis.He unpacks the unique strategy they used as a tech startup to rollup parking lots and become the largest parking operator in the world.Thank you to Will Quist, Yoni Rechtman, Adam Bain, and Jamie Siminoff for their help brainstorming topics for… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageMinisode: What’s the Real Value Add of VCs?
MentionsNotation CapitalSlow VenturesJason ShumanWill Quist
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Nick & Beezer go inside their recent conversation with Jason Shuman and Will Quist to discuss the right way to be a contrarian investor, how to do no harm as a VC, and dive into the answer to their burning question: do VCs actually add value? Learn more about Sapphire Partners:… More on the show's page
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