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 (acquired by Attensity), 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.