Founder, CultureAmp · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | CultureAmp | Startmate |
| Founder | Culture Amp | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (31 Mar 2025), SmartCompany (30 Aug 2024) |
Every published round Jon Williams took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhyHive | Pre-seed | Mar 2023 | $600k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (31 Mar 2025), SmartCompany (30 Aug 2024) |
Companies Jon Williams has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhyHive | Data analytics startup described as “like Canva, but for data” | Mar 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Jon Williams, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Jon Williams has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Jon Williams did.
Stories naming Jon Williams. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startmate reflects on a decade of backing founders, profiling breakout alumni across its cohorts and describing how its mentors reinvest in newer startups, alongside its fund model and returns.
Melbourne data startup WhyHive is closing next month; founders T Guthrie and Matt Cohen couldn't sustain growth despite a $600,000 pre-seed round revealed last August with backing from Skalata Ventures and several tech founders.
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