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Jillian Williams co-founded Field Ventures, where she invests in fintech and vertical software. She previously invested at Cowboy Ventures and Anthemis, helped launch the Female Innovators Lab with Barclays, and co-heads BLCK VC’s New York chapter.

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Jillian Williams co-founded Field Ventures, where she invests in fintech and vertical software. She previously invested at Cowboy Ventures and Anthemis, helped launch the Female Innovators Lab with Barclays, and co-heads BLCK VC’s New York chapter.

Career

Jillian Williams holds a BA, Economics from Yale University.

Co-founder and Partner at Field Ventures until PresentInvests in early-stage vertical software and fintech businesses.
NYC Chapter Lead at BLCK VC until Present
Board Partner at Cowboy Ventures from 2024 to 2025Previously Principal and then Partner, focused on fintech and vertical software.
Investment Principal at Anthemis until 2021Invested in early-stage fintech and helped launch the Female Innovators Lab with Barclays.
Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays from 2015 to 2016Worked on financial institutions in investment banking.

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Aileen LeeFounder and Managing Partner at Cowboy Ventures
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She’s introduced fantastic people to the Cowboy community and also rolled up her sleeves to team up with Ted Wang and me on portfolio companies
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medium.com

What We’re Excited About: The Verticalization of B2B Fintech

Her framework for combining industry-specific workflow software with financial products, including distribution advantages and margin risks.

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nycfounderguide.com

How she evaluates early fintech founders

A written interview on founder learning, complementary teams, honest references and finding financial problems worth solving.

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