# William Hockey, Angel Investor > William Hockey, Angel Investor. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/william-hockey (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Surrey, US · Angel # William Hockey Angel Investor at William Hockey Latest rounds - **Griffin** Round · $15.5M Jul 2022 Backs *Developer Tools* *SAAS* *Hardware & Electronics* *Financial Services* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 none observed - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +3 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - **Linked to a firm** No firm on record - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=william-hockey)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=william-hockey) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $15.5M - **Active:** 2022 2022 - [Griffin](https://millionrounds.com/company/griffin) *Round* **$15.5M** *GB* Jul 2022 Joined · +5 investors By stage - Round **1** What they backed Developer Tools **1** SAAS **1** Hardware & Electronics **1** Financial Services **1** Fintech **1** Alongside - [EQT Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) - [Nilan Peiris *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nilan-peiris) - [Notion Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) - [Rob Straathof *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rob-straathof) - [Shane Happach *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-happach) 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 **Plaid Technologies, Inc.** Director since 2016 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 17 Mar 2026 · 1h 11m William Hockey - Building the Operating System for the Dollar and Silicon Valley Heresy - [Invest Like the Best, EP.463] With [William Hockey](https://millionrounds.com/person/william-hockey) About this episode William Hockey is the co-founder of Plaid and the founder and CEO of Column, a software company that owns a bank and powers Ramp, Wise, Bilt, Mercury, and others. He funded Column by borrowing against his Plaid shares and has never raised outside capital. William talks about what owning 100% of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 2 Dec 2022 · 50 min 20VC: Plaid and Column Co-Founder, William Hockey on Why the Brands that Win in Fintech Will Not Be Financial Services Brands, What US Banking Can Learn from China & Why Companies Can Be Built Slower than People Think? With [William Hockey](https://millionrounds.com/person/william-hockey) Mentions [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) About this episode Will Hockey is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO @ Column, the only nationally chartered bank built to enable developers and builders to create new financial products. Before co-founding Column, Will was the Co-Founder, President, and CTO @ Plaid, a world-leading data network and payments platform. In… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 19 Aug 2022 · 1h 53m EP 30: Conversation with Plaid & Column Founder William Hockey, Covering Adam Neumann with Author Maureen Farrell and Common Founder Brad Hargreaves With [Brad Hargreaves](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-hargreaves)[William Hockey](https://millionrounds.com/person/william-hockey) Mentions [Adam Neumann](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-neumann)[Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) About this episode In the 30th episode, William Hockey joins for a conversation on founding Plaid, what it’s like running Column with his wife, and the state of startups and fintech. Plus author of “The Cult of We” Maureen Farrell and founder of Common Brad Hargreaves join to discuss Adam Neumann and his latest real… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name William Hockey in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) · 22 May 2025 · 38 min 🎧Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo Live at Newcomer's Breaking The Bank Summit: Turning Compliance Into a Competitive Advantage and Learnings From $0 to $100M ARR With [Christina Cacioppo](https://millionrounds.com/person/christina-cacioppo-2) Mentions [Annie Lamont](https://millionrounds.com/person/annie-lamont)[Eric Glyman](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-glyman)[Jackie Reses](https://millionrounds.com/person/jackie-reses)[Josh Reeves](https://millionrounds.com/person/josh-reeves)[Matt Harris](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-harris)[William Hockey](https://millionrounds.com/person/william-hockey) About this episode In today's episode, Ryan Zauk is joined by Christina Cacioppo, Co-Founder & CEO of Vanta. Ryan and Christina recorded this episode live at Newcomer's Breaking the Bank Summit in San Francisco. The Summit was an invite-only, one-day summit for fintech founders, builders, and investors to… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) · 25 Feb 2025 · 38 min Zach Perret: The Survival Story of a Fintech Giant With [Zach Perret](https://millionrounds.com/person/zach-perret) Mentions [William Hockey](https://millionrounds.com/person/william-hockey) About this episode Long before Plaid became a $13.4 billion fintech juggernaut, it was just another struggling startup. Co-founders Zach Perret and William Hockey burned through cash and pivoted from one failed idea to the next, ultimately getting turned away by roughly 100 VCs during seed round funding. But Plaid… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 23 Dec 2022 · 2h 22m Best of Cartoon Avatars 2022: Bonus Episode 45 – Our Favorite Interviews and Debates Featuring Mark Cuban, Parker Conrad, Will Hockey, Dick Costolo and More With [Parker Conrad](https://millionrounds.com/person/parker-conrad) Mentions [Dick Costolo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dick-costolo)[Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban)[Palmer Luckey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palmer-luckey)[Ben Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-thompson)[Eric Glyman](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-glyman)[Kate Ryder](https://millionrounds.com/person/kate-ryder) About this episode Wrapping up our first year of Cartoon Avatars, we went through our favorite interviews and debates and compiled the best moments. Featuring (0:00) Intro and Recap (27:08) Packy & Ben Thompson on Optimism and Internet Trolls (33:26) Palmer Luckey on getting fired from Facebook (43:26) Parker… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=william-hockey). ## Find people like William Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)