About William Hockey
William Hockey is an entrepreneur and an angel investor. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2012 through Plaid. William Hockey has founded 2 companies. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of Plaid. As an angel investor, William Hockey has a portfolio of 33 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like FinTech, Enterprise Applications and 14 more sectors. They invest in companies across United States, Pakistan and 5 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Deel and Metronome.
William Hockey's Investments
William Hockey has invested in 33 companies. Their most recent investment was in Town (Seed Round) on Mar 16, 2025. Their investments are primarily in FinTech, Enterprise Applications and 14 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United States, Pakistan and 5 more.Here is the list of recent investments by William Hockey:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 16, 2025 | Seed | $18M | ||
Jun 28, 2023 | Seed | $8M | ||
May 31, 2023 | Seed | $4.5M | ||
May 04, 2023 | Series A | $19M |
William Hockey's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by William Hockey:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Usage-based invoice management solutions for small businesses | San Francisco (United States) | $128M | 2020 | Acquisition | Jan 15, 2026 | |
Provider of a digital bank for individuals | Los Angeles (United States) | $23M | 2021 | Acquisition | Mar 05, 2025 | |
Candidate background verification solution | San Francisco (United States) | $119M | 2017 | Acquisition | Apr 17, 2025 | |
Online platform for building composable SDKs | San Francisco (United States) | $5.3M | 2021 | Acquisition | Jul 09, 2025 |
William Hockey's Portfolio Unicorns
William Hockey has 5 unicorns in the portfolio including Deel, CoinTracker and 3 more.
Here is the list of top portfolio unicorns by William Hockey:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of software for payroll compliance and human resource management | $986M | 2019 | Series E | San Francisco | |
App-based portfolio management solution for cryptocurrency | $102M | 2017 | Series A | San Francisco |
William Hockey's Founded Companies
Here are the details of all founded companies by William Hockey:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of a network for connecting financial accounts to applications | $1.32B | 2012 | Series E | San Francisco | |
API for Banking Data | $15.3M | 2012 | Early Stage | San Francisco |
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