Will Foss

Robotics & AI Advisor, VC Investor, & Startup Operator | Ex-SoftBank & Monitor Deloitte | AI, Robotics, Mobility, Automation, Industrials, HardTech, Clean Energy

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024
VC🌍 United States
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Pledge Investor
Jan 2024
Tuebor is an honor-pledge commitment to invest in at least one Michigan-based business per year.
Board Member
Jan 2022
1NCE is the only provider of connectivity and software for IoT at a global flat rate – offering fast, secure, and reliable cellular connectivity and software services in more than 173 countries worldwide. The 1NCE IoT Lifetime Flat license is designed to last over the entire lifetime of an IoT device with a one-off payment of $10 for 10 years, making IoT applications affordable and scalable for smart utilities, asset tracking, vehicle telematics and other uses. The company – founded in 2017 by our CEO Alexander P. Sator together with Deutsche Telekom AG – is headquartered in Cologne, Germany and has over 350 staff in Amsterdam, Cologne, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Miami, Paris, Riga, Rome, and Warsaw.
Board Observer
Jan 2022
Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.
Investor
Jul 2021
Come join the team responsible for creating the future of fantasy football, baseball, and basketball. If youre looking to run fast, have an immediate impact from day 1, and work with smart/creative people -- Sorare is for you! We are hiring for roles both in Paris & in the US.
Board Member
Oct 2020
Fetch Robotics, now part of Zebra Technologies, is the pioneer of On-Demand Automation — the only solution that deploys safe, reliable, and versatile Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) for the warehousing and intralogistics markets in just hours. Together, Fetch Robotics and Zebra provide the broadest range of AMR solutions in the industry resulting in demonstrable improvements in throughput, efficiency and productivity within both commercial and industrial environments — all while working alongside people.
Board Member
Sep 2020
Goggo Network was founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky and ex-McKinsey Associate Partner Yasmine Fage to lead the driverless revolution in order to solve the transportation challenges of today. Our vision is to provide all people with autonomous, electric and shared mobility solutions through the creation of Autonomous Mobility Networks. To achieve this vision, our talented team has raised over EUR 24 million in Venture Capital funding so far from Softbank and Axel Springer Ventures. Our team is partnering with European key industry players and public institutions to explore new mobility services for passengers based on connected and self-driving technologies. Furthermore, Goggo is launching and operates autonomous last-mile delivery services.
Investor & Operating Group
Apr 2019
SoftBank Group invests in human progress. Our team partners with some of the world’s most ground-breaking companies to turn ingenious ideas into transformative businesses. We’ve invested in and worked with dozens of companies including Sprint, Alibaba, WeWork, SoFi and Lemonade. They’re not only disrupting entire industries but changing the world as we know it. Be part of a global team that provides founders and leaders with the guidance, autonomy and long-term vision to let them do what they do best – creating the companies of tomorrow.
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2024
Pledge Investor
Jan 2024
Tuebor is an honor-pledge commitment to invest in at least one Michigan-based business per year.
2023
Faculty Advisor
Oct 2023
The Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund (ZLCF) is a pre-seed investment fund established to identify and accelerate the commercialization of ideas generated within the University community and the surrounding area.
Venture Partner
Jan 2023
Investing in light asset companies worldwide to disrupt and decarbonize traditional markets: energy, mobility, buildings and industrials by digitization, electrification and Automation (AI).
2022
Board Member
Jan 2022
1NCE is the only provider of connectivity and software for IoT at a global flat rate – offering fast, secure, and reliable cellular connectivity and software services in more than 173 countries worldwide. The 1NCE IoT Lifetime Flat license is designed to last over the entire lifetime of an IoT device with a one-off payment of $10 for 10 years, making IoT applications affordable and scalable for smart utilities, asset tracking, vehicle telematics and other uses. The company – founded in 2017 by our CEO Alexander P. Sator together with Deutsche Telekom AG – is headquartered in Cologne, Germany and has over 350 staff in Amsterdam, Cologne, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Miami, Paris, Riga, Rome, and Warsaw.
Board Observer
Jan 2022
Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.
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