# William Crowder

> William Crowder is a Series B investor at Aperture Venture Capital backing SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aperture Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aperture-venture-capital)
- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamcrowder
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/williamcrowder

William Crowder is a Series B investor at Aperture Venture Capital in Philadelphia focused on SaaS and Computer Vision. William Crowder is the Managing Partner of Aperture Venture Capital. He previously worked at 42 Venture Partners as a Founding Partner. William Crowder attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Computer Vision | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Knowledge Management | 1 | 50% |
| Predictive Analytics | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pryon | Pryon is an artificial intelligence company focused on enterprise knowledge management. Its natural language processing platform transforms unstructured data into experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed. Pryon’s automated machine learning engines deliver rapid time to value by enriching existing content. Thisno-code approach prevents operational disruption and allows organizations to quickly maximize the business value trapped within their information assets. Pryon was founded by Igor Jablokov, whose previous company defined the state of the art for AI assistants and was acquired by Amazon to form the basis for Alexa. | $100M | Series B | Sep 19, 2023 | https://pryon.com |
| Pryon | Pryon is an artificial intelligence company focused on enterprise knowledge management. Its natural language processing platform transforms unstructured data into experiences that increase productivity with unmatched accuracy and speed. Pryon’s automated machine learning engines deliver rapid time to value by enriching existing content. Thisno-code approach prevents operational disruption and allows organizations to quickly maximize the business value trapped within their information assets. Pryon was founded by Igor Jablokov, whose previous company defined the state of the art for AI assistants and was acquired by Amazon to form the basis for Alexa. | $19.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 11, 2023 | https://pryon.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Good Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/triangle-tweener-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Omnimed Capital — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rise-of-the-rest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [US Innovative Technology Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/us-innovative-technology-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7BC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7bc-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Aperture Venture Capital

VC Fund · Philadelphia, United States

Aperture Venture Capital is VC for the Multicultural Mainstream. We back diverse founders leveraging financial innovation to help individuals and businesses thrive.

2 contacts available at Aperture Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Garnet Heraman | Co-founder, Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garnet-heraman |
| William Crowder | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-crowder |

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## FAQ

### What does William Crowder invest in?

William Crowder invests primarily in SaaS, Computer Vision and Machine Learning startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

### How do I contact William Crowder?

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### When did William Crowder last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for William Crowder closed in Sep 2023. 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.

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