# William Bishop

> William Bishop is a funding round investor at ORIX Ventures backing Software and Content. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ORIX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orix-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-bishop-1922189

William Bishop is a funding round investor at ORIX Ventures focused on Software and Content. Bill Bishop has been financing growth companies in the Eastern U.S. for ORIX Ventures since 2003, and he has lead the Ventures team since 2011. Prior to ORIX, Bill led business development efforts at GATX Ventures and Transamerica Technology Finance, building an extensive network with company executives, financial partners, and equity investors.Bill is responsible for ORIX Ventures’ investments in athenahealth (ATHN), Cadent (acquired by Align Technology), Greenway Medical (GWAY) and Tangoe (TNGO), among others.Bill has partnered with many successful management teams to help finance their organic and acquisitive growth initiatives. His transactions have spanned multiple financing instruments, including senior loans, working capital, subordinated growth capital, bridge capital, and equity, in combination with all stages of companies (Series A, B, C or beyond).Bill received his bachelor’s degree from Babson College, and he is pursuing a master’s degree in business from the University of Connecticut.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Content | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Web Hosting | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Piano | Piano helps organizations understand and influence customer behavior by putting the power of insights and logic into the hands of their employees. The Piano Analytics and Activation Platform measures thousands of customer data points and acquires first-party data to more deeply engage users and then serve relevant content and experiences based ontheir unique behaviors and profiles.Using this powerful end-to-end platform, Piano’s clients have achieved more scale, engagement and revenue by expanding the lifecycle and value of every digital interaction. Piano’s global customer base includes IBM, CNBC, Nielsen, The Wall Street Journal, NBC Sports, Gannett, The Telegraph, the BBC, Kirin Holdings and more.Piano has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing, innovative technology companies in the world by Red Herring, World Economic Forum and Deloitte, received Product of the Year from the Business Intelligence Group and won Data Management Solution of the Year from Data Breakthrough. For more information, visit piano.io. | $35M | Debt Financing | Sep 26, 2019 |  |
| Kemp | Recently named by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America, KEMP Technologies is an industry leader in the load balancer and application delivery controller (ADC) market. KEMP has over 25,000 worldwide deployments with offices in America, Europe, Asia and South America. Since 2000, KEMP has been helpingbusinesses grow by providing 24/7 infrastructure availability, better web performance and secure operations while streamlining IT costs. KEMP headquartered in New York City. | $16M |  | Jan 10, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bridge Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridge-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kennet Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kennet-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ORIX Ventures

VC Fund · Hartford, United States

ORIX Ventures, we specialize in designing personalized financing solutions that reward your hard work and position you for future success. Our experienced team looks forward to helping you build on your accomplishments and reach the next level.Since 2001, we’ve committed more than $1 billion to over 100 companies, designing personalized dealsto meet specific needs…and delivering on our promises.Their team is experienced, dedicated, and skilled at framing flexible financing packages for growing companies. We use an approach that’s centered on learning about your business from the inside out…so we can push the right buttons with respect to financing level, terms and timing.ORIX Ventures has always provided smart capital to top performing growth companies. Our philosophy, which has stood the test of time, centers on offering a variety of debt structures and equity co-investments as well as the ability to be nimble–making modifications over time to meet a variety of diverse challenges.They bring the same level of attention, enthusiasm and creativity to transactions of all sizes; our goal is to construct a financing arrangement that meets your specific needs today and grows with you. And, we won’t disappear if times get tough; that’s when our position as a strong business partner will make the difference.

5 contacts available at ORIX Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Orlandella | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-orlandella-2 |
| William Bishop | Managing Director & Co-Head | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-bishop |
| Jeffrey Bede | Group Head, Managing Director & Co-Head | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffrey-bede |
| Jeff Sokolowski | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-sokolowski |
| Joel Gragg | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-gragg |

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## FAQ

### What does William Bishop invest in?

William Bishop invests primarily in Software, Content and Marketing startups, most often at Funding Round and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 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 William Bishop last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for William Bishop closed in Sep 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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.

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