# Bill Burgess

> Bill Burgess is a Series A investor at North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity backing SaaS. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-bridge-venture-partners)
- Location: Weston, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jan 2012
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwilliamburgessjr

Bill Burgess is a Series A investor at North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity in Weston focused on SaaS and Software. Bill has 25 years of experience in venture capital and corporate finance.Prior to joining ABS Ventures in 2001, he was Managing Director and Global Head of Deutsche Bank Venture Partners.He has also served as Vice Chairman of Global Corporate Finance at Deutsche Bank, and Global Co-Head of Industry Groups Investment Banking and Head ofTechnology Investment Banking at Alex. Brown and Sons.Bill serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the New England Aquarium and Trustee and Treasurer of St. Mark's School.He received his BA from Dartmouth College and MBA from Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 43% |
| Software | 3 | 43% |
| Advertising | 2 | 29% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 29% |
| B2C | 1 | 14% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 2 | 29% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ClickSquared | ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Leveraging a team of marketing and technology experts and an on-demand marketing platform, ClickSquared develops andexecutes accountable acquisition, growth and loyalty programs to help build some of the world's best known brands. | $9M | Series C | Jan 09, 2012 |  |
| ClickSquared | ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Leveraging a team of marketing and technology experts and an on-demand marketing platform, ClickSquared develops andexecutes accountable acquisition, growth and loyalty programs to help build some of the world's best known brands. | $11M | Series B | Jan 01, 2009 |  |
| Certona | Certona, the leading real-time omnichannel personalization solution and pioneer of AI-driven individualization, powers 73 billion unique experiences each month. Trusted by more than 600 brands in over 70 countries, Certona’s patented technology leverages machine learning and predictive analytics to deliver a fully-orchestrated experience withoptimized content and messaging to increase engagement and conversions across all customer touchpoints. |  | Series A | Jul 22, 2008 |  |
| Hanger Network In-Home Media | Hanger Network In-Home Media's EcoHanger Delivery Programs meet business and marketing needs. They are flexible, targeted and efficient. Their products serve the purposes of the client and also protect the environment. |  | Series B | Jun 01, 2008 |  |
| HighRoads | As a next generation health plan product management company, HighRoads envisions a world where plans deliver what their customers want with the touch of a button. A future that includes on-demand price and product customization at the point of sale. Where a fundamentally new go-to-market strategy transforms the competitive landscape, and our clientplans win. HighRoads’ sophisticated platform delivers an enterprise-wide single source of truth that streamlines product creation from concept to launch through process automation. Build new products in minutes instead of months by replacing manual processes, automatically incorporating changes in benefit data, and generating accurate member communications documents with the click of a button. |  | Series C | Apr 15, 2008 |  |
| ClickSquared | ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Leveraging a team of marketing and technology experts and an on-demand marketing platform, ClickSquared develops andexecutes accountable acquisition, growth and loyalty programs to help build some of the world's best known brands. | $36.7M | Series A | Sep 05, 2007 |  |
| HighRoads | As a next generation health plan product management company, HighRoads envisions a world where plans deliver what their customers want with the touch of a button. A future that includes on-demand price and product customization at the point of sale. Where a fundamentally new go-to-market strategy transforms the competitive landscape, and our clientplans win. HighRoads’ sophisticated platform delivers an enterprise-wide single source of truth that streamlines product creation from concept to launch through process automation. Build new products in minutes instead of months by replacing manual processes, automatically incorporating changes in benefit data, and generating accurate member communications documents with the click of a button. |  | Series C | Jun 26, 2007 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JMI Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jmi-equity) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kodiak Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kodiak-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Egan-Managed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/egan-managed-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Express Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/express-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RBC Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rbc-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity

VC Fund · Wellesley, United States

North Bridge provides seed-to-growth stage funding for businesses in several sectors such as software, communications and infrastructure, digital media, healthcare, and material production.North Bridge Venture Partners invests in exceptional people whose ideas have the potential to disrupt the way they live and work. They provide seed-to-growthfinancing to help transform those ideas into companies and those companies into market leaders.

5 contacts available at North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-mccarthy |
| Bill Burgess | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-burgess |
| Carmichael Roberts | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carmichael-roberts |
| Christopher E. Cavanagh | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-e-cavanagh |
| Ed Anderson | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-anderson |

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## FAQ

### What does Bill Burgess invest in?

Bill Burgess invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Advertising startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bill Burgess last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bill Burgess closed in Jan 2012. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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