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William Murphy

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Bill Murphy is the Managing Partner at Cresting Wave.

Investor Profile

William Murphy has backed more than 4 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Pre Seed, Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Internet, Finance.

Stage Focus

  • Pre Seed (75%)
  • Seed (25%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Internet
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Web3
  • Sustainability
  • Waste Management
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
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Who does William Murphy frequently co-invest with?

New Form Capital
New Form Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
MoonPay
MoonPay
North America, Delaware, United States, Dover
Co-Investments: 1
Fenbushi Capital
Fenbushi Capital
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Co-Investments: 1
LV
Lightning Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Paipal Ventures
Paipal Ventures
Asia, Karnataka, India, Mysore
Co-Investments: 1
Diverse Angels
Diverse Angels
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1
Bitcoin Frontier Fund
Bitcoin Frontier Fund
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Fulgur Ventures
Fulgur Ventures
North America, Delaware, United States, Wilmington
Co-Investments: 1
Manresa Ventures
Manresa Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Gossamer Capital
Gossamer Capital
North America, Colorado, United States, Denver
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does William Murphy often collaborate with?

ML
Miles Lasater
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
GB
George Burke
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
PL
Pascal Levy-Garboua
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
TF
Thomas France
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
TV
Thomas Vardell
North America, California, United States, Pleasanton
Shared Deals: 1
ME
Marie Ekeland
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
JW
Jonathan Wasserstrum
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by William Murphy?

Predoc

New York, New York, United States

Predoc provides an AI-native platform for medical record retrieval and analysis and health information management.

AnalyticsElectronic Health Record (EHR)Health CareMedical
SeedSep 2, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,300,000
WATS

New City, New York, United States

WATS is a digital platform for business waste management to enable cost savings and emissions reductions through operational efficiency.

SoftwareSustainabilityWaste Management
Pre SeedApr 12, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,440,000
Fairmint

San Francisco, California, United States

Fairmint is the Web3 layer of the modern startup stack, empowering participation in the ownership economy.

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechWeb3
Pre SeedJan 31, 2022
Amount Raised: $7,245,000
Moon

New York, New York, United States

Moon delivers secure and empowering technology for financial solutions that increase financial access

Internet
Pre SeedJun 25, 2021
Amount Raised: $2,800,000
Balto

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Uniting agents with industry-leading AI for behavior change that delivers happier customers, increased revenue, and perfect conversations

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningSoftwareSpeech Recognition
SeedOct 24, 2018
Amount Raised: $1,300,000

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