# William Quigley

> William Quigley is a seed investor at WAX (Los Angeles) backing Local and Music. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [WAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wax-f984)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamedwardquigley/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/quigleyreport
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/williamq

William Quigley is a venture capitalist in California. He co-founded WAX.io. He grew up in the Bay Area and came down to LA to go to college (USC). After leaving Disney in the early '90s, he got an MBA (Harvard) and became a venture capitalist. His firm, Clearstone Venture Partners, has been making investments in consumer and enterprisecompanies for 10 years.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 33% |
| Music | 1 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Privacy | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GemShare | GemShare is the first service focused on finding and sharing high-quality recommendations with people you know and trust for the services needed to manage busy daily life. GemShare for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is the easiest and most dependable way to ask for and store the "best" local services - or "gems" - shared amongone's own trusted friends and networks. Founded in 2013 by two busy working moms, GemShare focuses on important daily needs where taste, trust and personal endorsements matter – everything from home improvement services, SAT tutors, and orthopedic surgeons to marriage counselors, music and language instructors, trusted childcare, and much more. Transforming the frequent exchanges that already happen when people ask “Does anyone know a good…?,” GemShare organizes this information and “best of” recommendations in one simple, searchable place. GemShare is based in San Francisco and backed by angel and venture capital investors including Second Avenue Partners, Greylock Partners, Rich Barton, Mika Salmi and Ellen Levy, among others. | $1.2M | Seed | Apr 03, 2014 |  |
| Xfire | Xfire is the leader in social gaming services for core gamers. In July of 2012, Xfire passed 22 million registered users. Xfire was founded in 2003 and acquired by Viacom in 2008 for $102 million. In August 2010 Xfire was spun out of Viacom by a private team of serial entrepreneurs and internet investors, including: Brock Pierce (IGE,Affinity Media), Mark Donovan (Titan Gaming), and William Quigley (Clearstone Venture Capital). The new team brings a wealth of experience, energy and focus that will further solidify Xfire’s leadership in the gaming space. Xfire has recently released a re-vamped website and new UI/UX on its desktop and in-game client. Further, it has launched a new competitive gaming service, Battleground into closed beta. Battleground features 3 modes of competitive gaming; Instant Action (24/7 death match styled play), Challenges (direct wagering between users or clans) and Tournaments (multi-ladder, automated tournament system) supported by a full virtual eco-system of Xcoin (paid currency) and Battle Tokens (earned currency). Xfire continues to provide users social networking, group VOIP and chat, social sharing of in-game screen shots and videos, and live-streaming gameplay. To learn more about Xfire and to download the client, please go to www.xfire.com. | $4M |  | Aug 06, 2011 |  |
| EverTune | EverTune creates a patented guitar bridge that keeps a guitar instrument in tune regardless of the temperature, humidity, or how a string is pulled. | $800K | Seed | May 24, 2010 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [The Perkins Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-perkins-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About WAX

VC Fund · Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

WAX is a decentralized platform that enables anyone to operate a fully functioning virtual marketplace with zero investment in security, infrastructure, or payment processing. Developed by the founders of OPSkins, the world’s leading marketplace for online video game assets, WAX is designed to serve the 400+ million online players who alreadycollect, buy and sell.

4 contacts available at WAX.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Brechisci Jr | Lead Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-brechisci-jr |
| Jonathan Yantis | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-yantis-f1a3 |
| Lukas Sliwka | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lukas-sliwka |
| William Quigley | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-quigley |

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## FAQ

### What does William Quigley invest in?

William Quigley invests primarily in Local, Music and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Quigley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for William Quigley closed in Apr 2014. Shizune tracks 3 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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