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Updated: March 3, 2026
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Bill Trenchard

Partner, First Round Capital

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Description

Bill Trenchard is a First Round Capital investor who founded and scaled multiple companies before becoming a VC, including leading LiveOps to $100M in revenue and selling Jump Networks to Microsoft, giving him deep founder experience that helps him spot category-defining companies like Uber, Flexport, Verkada, and Superhuman early. He's known as a fundraising savant who created First Round's hands-on Pitch Assist program and teaches founders his distinctive process-driven approach, including concepts like the 10/90 rule for fundraising strategy and writing playbooks for any task done more than three times. Bill Trenchard is a First Round Capital investor who founded and scaled multiple companies before becoming a VC, including leading LiveOps to $100M in revenue and selling Jump Networks to Microsoft, giving him deep founder experience that helps him spot category-defining companies like Uber, Flexport, Verkada, and Superhuman early. He's known as a fundraising savant who created First Round's hands-on Pitch Assist program and teaches founders his distinctive process-driven approach, including concepts like the 10/90 rule for fundraising strategy and writing playbooks for any task done more than three times.

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$750K - $4M