# Bill Elmore

> Bill Elmore is a seed investor at Foundation Capital backing Semiconductor. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-b-elmore
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/billelmore
- Website: https://x.com/billelmore

Bill Elmore is a seed investor at Foundation Capital in San Francisco focused on Semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence. Bill Elmore is based out of San Francisco, California and is the General Partner and Founder of Foundation Capital. Bill Elmore attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Semiconductor | 2 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 13% |
| Solar | 1 | 7% |
| Energy | 1 | 7% |
| Retail | 1 | 7% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 20% |
| Series B | 3 | 20% |
| Series C | 2 | 13% |
| Series E | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 33% |
| India | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CHAI AI | The Leading Platform For Chat AI. More human. Less filters. | $47M |  | Jul 02, 2025 |  |
| CHAI AI | The Leading Platform For Chat AI. More human. Less filters. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| XMOS | In 2005, a small team assembled to create a fast and flexible microcontroller that would enable designers to respond quickly to diversifying market demand. The first (XS1) and second (xcore-200) generation processors put unprecedented I/O capability (available through software for the first time) alongside significant DSP and controlprocessing – establishing XMOS as a name in the audio sector.The vision quickly shifted towards AI. Caught between two very different technical and commercial models, Graphcore was formed to focus on server-side AI, and XMOS continued the quest towards low-cost embedded intelligence (edge-AI). Most recently XMOS enabled voice to become mainstream, releasing the XVF3510 – a disruptive high-performance, low cost far-field 2-mic voice interface. This was followed up with xcore.ai – a new crossover processor for the AIoT that brings AI, DSP, control and I/O together in a single device. | $15M | Series E | Sep 07, 2017 |  |
| InSpeed Networks | InSpeed’s service enables high-quality voice calls, smooth video conferencing and responsive applications over any Internet connection. | $2M | Seed | Aug 14, 2015 |  |
| Ziploop | Ziploop founded by Peter Jackson, Sandra Breber and Paul Martinelli, the company is focused in the mobile retail space. ZipLoop is the perfect new app for power shoppers and organized busy bees looking to keep track of their shopping documents without having to slow down and compromise their on-the-go lifestyle. | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 18, 2014 |  |
| XMOS | In 2005, a small team assembled to create a fast and flexible microcontroller that would enable designers to respond quickly to diversifying market demand. The first (XS1) and second (xcore-200) generation processors put unprecedented I/O capability (available through software for the first time) alongside significant DSP and controlprocessing – establishing XMOS as a name in the audio sector.The vision quickly shifted towards AI. Caught between two very different technical and commercial models, Graphcore was formed to focus on server-side AI, and XMOS continued the quest towards low-cost embedded intelligence (edge-AI). Most recently XMOS enabled voice to become mainstream, releasing the XVF3510 – a disruptive high-performance, low cost far-field 2-mic voice interface. This was followed up with xcore.ai – a new crossover processor for the AIoT that brings AI, DSP, control and I/O together in a single device. | $14M | Series C | Dec 03, 2013 |  |
| Azure Power | AzurePower offers clean and affordable solar energy to its customers without having them to pay for the high asset or operation costs upfront. AzurePower delivers most optimal solar energy by assuming all responsibilities and complexities for owning, building, and operating the power-generation, while the customers enjoy all the economic andmarketing benefits of renewable power. | $10M | Series B | Mar 22, 2010 |  |
| Azure Power | AzurePower offers clean and affordable solar energy to its customers without having them to pay for the high asset or operation costs upfront. AzurePower delivers most optimal solar energy by assuming all responsibilities and complexities for owning, building, and operating the power-generation, while the customers enjoy all the economic andmarketing benefits of renewable power. |  | Series A | Nov 18, 2008 |  |
| XMOS | In 2005, a small team assembled to create a fast and flexible microcontroller that would enable designers to respond quickly to diversifying market demand. The first (XS1) and second (xcore-200) generation processors put unprecedented I/O capability (available through software for the first time) alongside significant DSP and controlprocessing – establishing XMOS as a name in the audio sector.The vision quickly shifted towards AI. Caught between two very different technical and commercial models, Graphcore was formed to focus on server-side AI, and XMOS continued the quest towards low-cost embedded intelligence (edge-AI). Most recently XMOS enabled voice to become mainstream, releasing the XVF3510 – a disruptive high-performance, low cost far-field 2-mic voice interface. This was followed up with xcore.ai – a new crossover processor for the AIoT that brings AI, DSP, control and I/O together in a single device. | $16M | Series B | Sep 06, 2007 |  |
| Autonomic Networks | Autonomic Networks raises the bar for network security and compliance by automatically learning, auditing, and controlling user access to sensitive data, applications, and other assets on an enterprise network. Patent-pending risk-weighted clustering and profiling technologies automatically pinpoint the few significant incidents that require actionfrom the multitude of questionable events that occur daily in a dynamic business environment. Risk-managed policy overrides enable business through on demand access to unexpectedly needed resources while monitoring that access for security and compliance.Autonomic Networks’ devices perform deep stream inspection with microsecond latency, eliminating the need for additional data integration or infrastructure changes. Bottom line – Autonomic Networks delivers highly adaptive access controls network security professionals need to achieve a new level of business enablement while minimizing security risks, maintaining regulatory compliance, and protecting against fraud and theft. | $26M | Series E | Oct 19, 2005 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcm) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Masthead Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masthead-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Weber Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/weber-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Amadeus Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amadeus-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Molten Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-esprit) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Pelion Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pelion-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Foundation Capital

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to the proposition that one entrepreneur's idea, with the right support, can become a business that changes the world. The company is made up of former entrepreneurs who set out to create the firm they wanted as founders. This forward-thinking team of VCs has helped companies like LendingClub change the way money is lent and borrowed, Sunrun reinvent the residential clean energy market, and Netflix revolutionizes media distribution and consumption, among many others.Foundation Capital is currently invested in more than 60 high-growth ventures in the areas of consumer, information technology, software, digital energy, financial technology, and marketing technology. These investments include AdRoll, Beepi, Bolt Threads, DogVacay, Kik, ForgeRock, Lending Home, Localytics, and Visier. The firm's twenty-six IPOs include Lending Club, OnDeck, Chegg, Sunrun, MobileIron, Control4, TubeMogul, Envestnet, Financial Engines, Netflix, NetZero, Responsys and Silver Spring Networks.

5 contacts available at Foundation Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jennifer Kaehms | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-kaehms |
| Steve Vassallo | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-vassallo |
| Ashu Garg | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashu-garg |
| Bill Elmore | General Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-elmore |
| Charles Moldow | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-moldow |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Bill Elmore invest in?

Bill Elmore invests primarily in Semiconductor, Artificial Intelligence and Solar startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 15 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 Elmore last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bill Elmore closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 15 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co