DCVC
William Purcell is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the retail and technology sectors. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Retailer Innovation Partners, William has a track record of driving innovation. Previously, as an Equity Partner at DCVC and CEO/Co-Founder of AisleFire, William played pivotal roles in shaping industry strategies. William also served as CEO and Founder of Market6, now part of 84.51/Kroger, and held the position of Chief New Markets Officer at GS1/Transora. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with degrees in Business and Computer Science, as well as a Bachelor of Science and Masters Certificate in Food Industry Marketing and Quantitative Business Methods from the University of Southern California, William possesses a strong educational foundation to support a successful career in business leadership.
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DCVC (Data Collective) and its principals have backed brilliant people changing global-scale industries for over twenty years, helping create tens of billions of dollars of wealth for these entrepreneurs while also making the world a markedly better place. DCVC brings to bear a unique model that unites a team of experienced venture capitalists with more than 35 technology executives and experts (CTOs, CIOs, Chief Scientists, Principal Engineers, Professors at Stanford and Berkeley) with significant tenures at top 100 technology companies and research institutions worldwide. DCVC focuses on seed, Series A, and growth stage companies that apply deep compute, big data and IT infrastructure technologies to transform giant industries.