William B. Elmore
General Partner
Foundation Capital
With a combination of venture and operating experience that cultivated a deep understanding
about the challenges an organization faces on a daily basis, Bill Elmore founded Foundation
Capital in 1995 with the purpose of helping entrepreneurs build strong organizations from
the ground up. He has always operated on the belief that substantial, sustainable companies
are the result of matching insight—whether about technology or market opportunity—with
the right entrepreneur and management team.
Prior to Foundation, Mr. Elmore spent eight years as a general partner at Inman & Bowman.
Previous roles include president of Visual Engineering, and a variety of marketing
management positions at Hewlett-Packard.
A former director and past president of the Western Association for Venture Capitalists,
and past director of the National Venture Capital Association, Mr. Elmore continues to be
actively involved in defining, serving, and representing the interests of the venture capital
and private equity industries. Equally passionate about his philanthropy work, he is a board
member of the Eastside College Preparatory School.
He currently sits on the boards of directors of Biz360, CloudShield, Helpstream, Quartics,
SpringCM, TeaLeaf Technology, Venafi, and XMOS Semiconductor, and was previously
on the boards of Atheros Communications and WindRiver Systems.
Mr. Elmore holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from Purdue University and an MBA from the
Stanford Graduate School of Business.