Bill McAleer
Bill McAleer is Managing Director at Voyager Capital and serves as a board member and advisor to several technology companies, including WellSaid, Thoughtexchange, and Hiya Inc. He is a Seattle-based venture capitalist with expertise in software, AI, cloud computing, and digital media, and has experience on over 30 public and private boards.
YEPS 2025 (Seattle Tech Week) - The Investor-Founder Playbook: Building Unbreakable Alignment
YEPS 2025 (Seattle Tech Week) - The Investor-Founder Playbook: Building Unbreakable Alignment - Bill McAleer, Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Voyager, Firm has $550 million under management and he has experience on 28 public and private boards, with 18 exits for over $5 billion - Kirby Winfield, Founder and General Partner @ Ascend (Emerging fund) - Susanna Niu, CEO of Meeboss (2nd-time founder, 1 exit) Matt McKinney, Head of Growth @ ArcBlock - Susan Paley, Parnter @ Conduit Venture Lab (Emerging fund) Young Entrepreneurs & Professionals Summit (YEPS) 2025 Wednesday, July 30 2025 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Microsoft Reactor…
Investor Panel, Seattle Venture Day - OneSixOne Ventures
Featured in the event, from left to right are: Bill McAleer, MD at Voyager Capital Aviel Ginzburg, GP at Founders Co-op Geoff Entress, MD at Pioneer Square Labs Moderated by: Emer Dooley, Site Lead at CDL - Seattle Subscribe for more event content and insights from Venture Capital leaders!
Clarivate Acquires Seattle-Based Patent Automation Startup Rowan TELS Corp.
Clarivate, a London-based software company, acquired Rowan TELS Corp., the maker of an automated patent drafting tool, with Rowan’s development team remaining in Seattle. Rowan was founded in 2018 and merged with TurboPatent in 2019, backed by Seattle investors including Voyager Capital.
Voyager Capital Targets $100M Sixth Fund to Support Early-Stage B2B Startups in the Pacific Northwest
Voyager Capital is aiming to raise $100 million for its sixth fund to invest in early-stage B2B startups in the Pacific Northwest, targeting software, SaaS, AI, and cloud infrastructure sectors. Founded in 1997, the firm has backed over 75 companies and manages more than $520 million in assets.
The Evolution of Seattle's Venture Ecosystem with Bill McAleer, Emer Dooley & T.A. McCann
This panel takes the audience on a journey from Seattle's Venture Ecosystem in the 90s to 2023 and beyond, from the lens of highly accomplished investors & operators including Bill McAleer, founding partner at Voyager Capital; Emer Dooley, Site Lead at Creative Destruction Lab Seattle and T.A. McCann, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs. The panel was moderated by Ryan McRobert, Partner at Fenwick. Seattle Venture Day was hosted on July 12th, 2023 by OneSixOne Ventures, a preseed VC firm investing in enterprise SaaS and GovTech startups. The event was made possible with support from Fenwick, SVB, WTIA and Madrona…
Seattle Venture Capital Investment Falls to $1.11 Billion in H1 2023, Yet Investors Stay Bullish on AI and Talent
Despite a significant decline in venture capital investments in Seattle, local investors remain optimistic about the region's future, driven by its strong talent pool and growth in generative AI. Seattle startups raised $1.11 billion in the first half of this year, down from $4.02 billion last year, reflecting a cautious shift toward profitability amid a market downturn similar to the dot-com bubble.
Hiya Adds Salesforce President and CMO Sarah Franklin to Board as User Base Hits 180M
Seattle spam-call blocker Hiya added Salesforce President and CMO Sarah Franklin to its board as it scales enterprise growth, after adding 50 million monthly active users in the past year and serving 180 million users worldwide. The company also appointed Bill McAleer as a board advisor and highlighted more than 115% growth in global enterprise customers.
Creative Destruction Lab to launch nine-month, equity-free Seattle accelerator with Microsoft and UW for 20–25 computational health startups this November
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is launching a Seattle hub this November at the University of Washington to run a nine-month, equity-free accelerator for 20–25 computational health startups in partnership with Microsoft and UW’s business, engineering, and computer science schools; UW students can shadow the program. The program is funded by founding members, enforces objective milestones with the possibility of booting nonperforming companies, and stems from UW’s Innovation Roundtable efforts led by Emer Dooley and others.
Twilio acquires Seattle business-texting startup Zipwhip for $850M in cash-and-stock deal
Twilio is acquiring Seattle business-texting startup Zipwhip for about $850 million in a cash-and-stock deal, a transaction that closed on July 14. Zipwhip, founded in 2007, pivoted to enable businesses to send and receive texts from landlines and toll-free numbers, and Twilio says the acquisition advances their shared vision for business messaging.
Voyager Capital Hires Silicon Valley Veteran James Newell to Lead Pacific Northwest Investment Focus
James Newell, a Seattle native and former Silicon Valley investor, joins Voyager Capital's Seattle office as partner to enhance the firm's focus on Pacific Northwest startups. Voyager Capital aims to leverage Newell's Silicon Valley experience to strengthen ties between Seattle's growing tech scene and Silicon Valley.
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani, 30, Says Entrepreneurship Is a ‘Life Platform’ After $100M Exit and Past Flop
Appature CEO Kabir Shahani, a 30-year-old UW grad who sold a company to IMS Health for about $100M, spoke at the University of Washington Business Plan Competition about entrepreneurship as a life platform, sharing candid lessons from both failure and success.
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Education
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Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management MBA, Finance · 1973–1975
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Cornell University BS, Hotel Administration · 1969–1973
