Rashaun Williams

Rashaun Williams

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General Partner

Bio

Rashaun Williams is a former investment banker turned venture capitalist focused on tech, consumer products & media companies. With over 100 investments under his belt and over 20 exits, Mr. Williams is currently a general partner in the MVP All-Star Fund which is a late stage tech fund. Previously he founded venture capital fund Queensbridge Venture Partners where he invested in companies like Coinbase, Casper, Ring, PillPack, Lyft & Dropbox. Over the last 15 years he has been primarily responsible for bringing capital to emerging, diverse and alternative markets while working at Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs, Wachovia Securities & Deutsche Bank. In 2007 he founded Dixsville Partners, a private equity fund investing in infrastructure development and mineral companies in West Africa.

In 2014 he founded and raised capital for venture capital fund Queensbridge Venture Partners with partners including hip hop icon Nas. Mr. Williams has successfully started, invested in and exited several companies. With a passion for financial literacy and entrepreneurship Mr. Williams founded the Kemet Institute in 2001, a non-profit focused on providing free financial literacy, entrepreneurship and life skills classes to under-served communities and schools. In 2015 he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Fisk University. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. and summa cum laude graduate of Morehouse College.

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

Manhattan Venture Partners

Manhattan Venture Partners

Founded

2014

Investment

59

Lead investment

9

Exits

23

Employees

11-50

Industry

Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance

Jobs history

5

Value Investment Group

Founder

2012 - Current

Morehouse College

Adjunct Professor

2020 - Current

QueensBridge Venture Partners

Founding Partner

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MVP All-Star Fund

General Partner

2015 - Current

Manhattan Venture Partners

General Partner

2017 - Current

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Profile Resume

Rashaun Williams is the General Partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Rashaun Williams has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Rashaun Williams studied B.A. Economics @ Morehouse College. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Rashaun Williams has made 14 investments. Their Latest investment was Series A - ZenWTR on Oct 03, 2021

Number of investment

14

Number of exits

3

Personal investment

14

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Jan 06, 2021
NOBULL NOBULL
Series B - NOBULL
0
Mar 30, 2021
Dapper Labs Dapper Labs
Series C - Dapper Labs
305.0M
Jun 15, 2021
Heliogen Heliogen
Corporate Round - Heliogen
83.0M
Oct 03, 2021
ZenWTR ZenWTR
Series A - ZenWTR
0

Partner investment

44

Exits

3

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