# William Riggs

> William Riggs is a seed investor backing Seafood and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyriggs/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/billyriggs
- Website: http://billyrig.gs/

William Riggs is a seed investor in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Seafood and Robotics. William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP is a Californian academic and entrepreneur. He global expert and thought leader in the areas of future mobility and smart transportation, economics, design and urban development. Dr. Riggs is a professor and program director at the University of San Francisco School of Management, a partner at JustBusiness, and a consultant and advisor to multiple companies and start-ups on technology, smart mobility and urban development. This follows two decades of experience working as a planner, economist, and engineer. He has over 100 publications, featured in multiple global media outlets such as the Economist, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Atlantic, and is the author of the book Disruptive Transport: Driverless Cars, Transport Innovation and the Sustainable City of Tomorrow. Dr. Riggs has been both a fellow with the National Science Foundation fellow and the University of California Transportation Center, is the founder of ReStreet.com (app.restreet.com)—an online tool for democratizing street design. Dr. Riggs sits on the City of Palo Alto’s Planning and Transportation Commission and is a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Transportation Economics and Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Committee on Transportation Economics and the Standing Committee on Policy and Law.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $717k–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seafood | 1 | 33% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 33% |
| Data Management | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| France | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heex Technologies | Heex Technologies provides a data management platform to engineering teams so that they can transition from Big Data to Smart Data. Today, companies are requiring more precise information than ever before and if Big Data already allowed great progress, most AI developments are now facing a diminishing learning curve. By automatically extracting themost pertinent data at the edge, our software solution improves productivity with a seamless workflow designed to scale. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Mar 31, 2021 | https://heex.io |
| Heex Technologies | Heex Technologies provides a data management platform to engineering teams so that they can transition from Big Data to Smart Data. Today, companies are requiring more precise information than ever before and if Big Data already allowed great progress, most AI developments are now facing a diminishing learning curve. By automatically extracting themost pertinent data at the edge, our software solution improves productivity with a seamless workflow designed to scale. | $2.1M | Seed | Mar 31, 2021 | https://heex.io |
| SCOUT | Scout is a company that manufactures and distributes canned seafood. They obtains all of their seafood directly from regional fishing communities. They managed fisheries that prioritize worker and environmental well-being. They offers specialty shops like bakeries, seafood markets and cheese shops. | $747.1K | Seed | Sep 25, 2020 | https://enjoyscout.com/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Almanac Insights](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almanac-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Google](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Transvalor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transvalor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WILCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scientipole-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does William Riggs invest in?

William Riggs invests primarily in Seafood, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is William Riggs's check size?

William Riggs typically joins rounds of $717k–$2.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds William Riggs participates in.

### How do I contact William Riggs?

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### When did William Riggs last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for William Riggs closed in Mar 2021. 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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