Will Murphy
Sr. Director of Product / Head of Innovation | R&D, Design, Product, and Engineering @ data.ai
Palo Alto, United States
Will Murphy is a Series A investor at data.ai in Palo Alto focused on Hardware and Internet. Will Murphy - Principal Product Manager, Technology Futures @ Intuit
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Will Murphy invests in
Stages Will Murphy invests in
Countries Will Murphy invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Hardware 2 (22%)
- Internet 2 (22%)
- Software 2 (22%)
- E-Commerce 2 (22%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (22%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (44%)
- Seed 2 (22%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (22%)
- Funding Round 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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SynTouch
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Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Los Angeles, SynTouch is the world leader in Machine Touch. Their proprietary Tactile Evaluation Instrument, quantifies the tactile qualities of materials and consumer products on the SynTouch Standard with more accuracy than human experts, and has been used for product design and quality control by leadingmanufacturers around the world. | Series A / Jan 01, 2019 | |
ZenSpace
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ZenSpace is the industry pioneer in fully automated, ubiquitous and feature-rich office space accessible on the go. ZenSpace and its’ partners transform spaces to smart offices, enabling individuals to work when and where they need to. First to market, ZenSpace is transforming the way business gets done. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2019 | |
Heliogen
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Heliogen is a renewable energy technology company focused on eliminating the need for fossil fuels in heavy industry and powering a sustainable future. The company’s AI-enabled, modular concentrated solar technology aims to cost-effectively deliver near 24/7 carbon-free energy in the form of heat, power, or green hydrogen fuel at scale – forthe first time in history. Heliogen was created at Idealab, the leading technology incubator founded by Bill Gross in 1996. For more information about Heliogen, please visit heliogen.com. | $10.6M / Seed / Apr 04, 2018 | |
NowRx
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NowRx is a technology-enabled pharmacy that uses proprietary pharmacy software, robotics, AI, and last-mile logistics to provide free same-day delivery of prescription medications. The company's pharmacy management system, QuickFill (v3.5), is one of the only pharmacy management software systems designed for same-day delivery that has beencertified by the nation’s leading health information network, Surescripts Health Alliance Network. Surescripts connects NowRx’s QuickFill directly to more than 1.5 million physicians across the U.S. Powered by its DEA-certified micro-fulfillment pharmacies and hyper-efficient operations, as of July 2020 NowRx has delivered over 200,000 medications to 28,000+ customers. | Series A / Jan 01, 2018 | |
Kylie.ai
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Kylie is an Artificial Intelligence that clones employee personalities to automate conversations between a company and its customers. | Seed / May 24, 2017 | |
Knightscope
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Knightscope develops autonomous security robots that predict and prevent crimes. Its technology is a combination of self-driving technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence. It markets the K1 stationary machine, the K3 indoor machine, and the K5 outdoor machine. A K7 multi-terrain four-wheel version is under development. | Series A / Jan 01, 2016 | |
Digital Brands Group
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Digital Brands Group is a curated collection of luxury lifestyle, digital-first brands. They bring together like-minded direct-to-consumer brands under one portfolio to share operational, infrastructure, and data resources as a means to drive down redundant fixed costs that are difficult to establish and expensive to maintain. By eliminatingdemanding administrative responsibilities for their brands, they stimulate creativity, innovation, and a maniacal commitment to the product and customer experience. | Series A / Jan 01, 2016 | |
Keen Home
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Keen Home develops proactive hardware and software products to protect and enhance your home's core systems. Keen Home’s products provide homeowners with increased comfort, improved efficiency, and a better maintained home. The company’s first product, the Smart Vent, seamlessly controls a home’s heating/cooling airflow on a room-by-roomlevel, resulting in improved comfort and efficiency. The Smart Vent launched in Lowe’s Home Centers in November 2015 and began shipping direct to customers in January 2016.Keen Home’s software platform will serve as the world’s first proactive home health dashboard while offering partners data for lead generation, actuarial insight for risk pricing, and control for peak load management.Keen Home was founded by Ryan Fant, Nayeem Hussain, and Will Mcleod in 2013 and is based in New York City. | Oct 16, 2015 | |
SurfRate
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Surfrate was the first internet search engine based on user website reviews.SurfRate (formerly eBusinessRate) was a web-based business where users could rate and review all the websites on the Internet. It was a “user powered” search engine and directory. The goal of the website was to allow users to “surf smarter” by sharing ratings and reviewsof the websites they were visiting. A popular reference for the emerging e-commerce industry, it was referenced in Smart Money magazine. | Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2001 |
Co-Investors
American Family Ventures
1 deal together
Upslope Ventures
1 deal together
Idealab
1 deal together
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
1 deal together
SeedInvest
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Will Murphy invest in?
Will Murphy invests primarily in Hardware, Internet and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 9 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 Will Murphy last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Will Murphy closed in Jan 2019. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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