William (Bill) Donius

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📍 Rancho Mirage, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2017𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Investor and Mentor
Dec 2017
At Clever Real Estate, we envision a world where every person makes real estate moves that bring them closer to their lifes goals. To achieve that vision, we connect people with the most trustworthy advice and the best solutions for every step of their real estate journey. Weve built the leading online education platform in real estate: a portfolio of four digital content brands that reach over 10 million consumers per year with tools, advice and data to help them make better decisions. And weve built a network of over 20,000 real estate professionals to help consumers take their journey with Clever offline, and reach better outcomes when they sell, buy, and move. Clever was rated the #1 real estate company on TrustPilot — and our solutions have helped people save over $150 million on real estate fees. Clever is venture-backed, profitable, and still scaling quickly. If youre looking for a challenging role with deep ownership, smart co-workers, and real-world impact, visit our careers page to see open positions and learn more: http://careers.listwithclever.com/
early stageReal Estate
Business Mentor and Investor
Jan 2015
Capital Innovators is the innovation engine for startups, corporations, and universities. Through our nationally recognized seed program, Capital Innovators has been ranked as a top accelerator four years consecutively and featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, CB Insights, Inc., and TechCrunch, among others. In addition to the core accelerator program, Capital Innovators is creating a new model for innovation bringing together corporations, universities, and startups together like never before. For more information about Capital Innovators, please visit www.capitalinnovators.com.
Investor
2013
Cultivation Capital is a venture firm focused on investing in technology, life sciences, geospatial, and agtech companies whose ideas have the potential to transform the way we live and work. We partner with entrepreneurs who have the potential to build some of the world’s most successful startups. We actively invest out of a variety of funds, and support and invest in multiple business development programs focusing on areas like financial technology, agriculture technology, cyber security technology, and women-led companies.
Experience · 7 entries
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Founder (1)
2018
Partner
Jan 2018
iSEE Store Innovations is a global design and manufacturing company that loves a challenge. We develop next-generation retail solutions that maximize space productivity and announce brand presence with authority. Every year we introduce breakthrough new products. At iSEE Store Innovations, we are reinventing the neighborhood shopping experience.
late stageRetail
2017
Investor and Mentor
Dec 2017
At Clever Real Estate, we envision a world where every person makes real estate moves that bring them closer to their lifes goals. To achieve that vision, we connect people with the most trustworthy advice and the best solutions for every step of their real estate journey. Weve built the leading online education platform in real estate: a portfolio of four digital content brands that reach over 10 million consumers per year with tools, advice and data to help them make better decisions. And weve built a network of over 20,000 real estate professionals to help consumers take their journey with Clever offline, and reach better outcomes when they sell, buy, and move. Clever was rated the #1 real estate company on TrustPilot — and our solutions have helped people save over $150 million on real estate fees. Clever is venture-backed, profitable, and still scaling quickly. If youre looking for a challenging role with deep ownership, smart co-workers, and real-world impact, visit our careers page to see open positions and learn more: http://careers.listwithclever.com/
early stageReal Estate
2015
Business Mentor and Investor
Jan 2015
Capital Innovators is the innovation engine for startups, corporations, and universities. Through our nationally recognized seed program, Capital Innovators has been ranked as a top accelerator four years consecutively and featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, CB Insights, Inc., and TechCrunch, among others. In addition to the core accelerator program, Capital Innovators is creating a new model for innovation bringing together corporations, universities, and startups together like never before. For more information about Capital Innovators, please visit www.capitalinnovators.com.
2014
Founder, Managing Director
Apr 2014
2013
Investor
2013
Cultivation Capital is a venture firm focused on investing in technology, life sciences, geospatial, and agtech companies whose ideas have the potential to transform the way we live and work. We partner with entrepreneurs who have the potential to build some of the world’s most successful startups. We actively invest out of a variety of funds, and support and invest in multiple business development programs focusing on areas like financial technology, agriculture technology, cyber security technology, and women-led companies.
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2013–2017 · 3 investments
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