# Wills Hapworth

> Wills Hapworth is a seed investor at TIA Ventures backing Software and Information Technology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TIA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tia-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willshapworth
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/tiainstitute
- Website: http://willshapworth.com/

Wills Hapworth is a seed investor at TIA Ventures in New York focused on Software and Information Technology. Wills Hapworth is the Managing General Partner at TIA Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 60% |
| SaaS | 2 | 40% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| Content | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ovation | Ovation develops an actionable guest feedback platform to increase revenue for multi-unit restaurants. The platform of the company tracks and identifies the enterprise's loyal customers and assists them in leaving positive online reviews, as well as providing customer feedback and increasing social media following, allowing businesses tomonitor and measure their web presence and engage more customers by improving their online marketing strategies. |  | Series A | Jun 19, 2024 |  |
| Steelhead Technologies | STEELHEAD is an Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Execution System leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced computing to increase the throughput of high mix rate, process-based manufacturing facilities while providing a powerful digital environment for plant operations. Steelhead employs cutting edge solver technologies to automate and optimizeplant scheduling, simultaneously reducing management burden and improving plant performance. A web based digital ecosystem enables live dashboards, powerful operator task instruction, seamless schedule adjustments, customer portals, and unmatched quality tools. | $8M | Series A | Oct 11, 2023 |  |
| SION | SION is a powerful commission management software for travel agents that increases profitability and efficiency. | $8.3M | Seed | Sep 09, 2022 |  |
| Steelhead Technologies | STEELHEAD is an Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Execution System leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced computing to increase the throughput of high mix rate, process-based manufacturing facilities while providing a powerful digital environment for plant operations. Steelhead employs cutting edge solver technologies to automate and optimizeplant scheduling, simultaneously reducing management burden and improving plant performance. A web based digital ecosystem enables live dashboards, powerful operator task instruction, seamless schedule adjustments, customer portals, and unmatched quality tools. | $2.2M | Seed | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| Gipper | Gipper is a content creation platform for schools that makes graphic design quick and easy. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States. | $3.4M | Seed | Nov 12, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [C2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c2-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stage 2 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stage-2-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OneValley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nestgsv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Next Chapter Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-chapter-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Peak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak-ventures-999c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rocky Woods Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rocky-woods-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TIA Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

TIA Ventures is a seed-stage fund focused on B2B software, helping new businesses scale into industry standards.TIA Ventures is a seed-stage fund focused on B2B software, supporting new businesses as they scale into industry standards. The firm leverages expert customer and team diligence techniques to identify product/market fit andscalability, which are critical success drivers for early-stage companies. By working closely with founding teams on "Critical Period" growth areas, TIA Ventures amplifies its impact beyond the initial investment. This approach has resulted in an investment strategy that delivers top-quartile returns, creates co-investment opportunities for Limited Partners, and maximizes upside while maintaining a record of zero failures.

3 contacts available at TIA Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wills Hapworth | Managing General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wills-hapworth |
| Andy Greenfield | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-greenfield |
| Randy Brandoff | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/randy-brandoff |

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## FAQ

### What does Wills Hapworth invest in?

Wills Hapworth invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 Wills Hapworth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wills Hapworth closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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