Donald R. Wilson, DRW Venture Capital

Donald R. Wilson Jr. is the founder and CEO of DRW, a Chicago-based principal trading firm he established in 1992 after. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Donald R. Wilson

Donald R. Wilson Jr. is the founder and CEO of DRW, a Chicago-based principal trading firm he established in 1992 after starting in the industry in 1989, and he serves as DRW Venture Capital’s founder and chief executive officer. DRW Venture Capital, launched in 2014 as the corporate venture arm of DRW Holdings, is a stage-agnostic investor focused on financial technology and enterprise technology where DRW’s domain expertise adds strategic value beyond capital. The firm leads rounds and writes first checks ranging from $1 million to over $5 million across Seed through late-stage investments, having made 72 investments to date. Notable portfolio companies include ErisX, Silicon Data, Compute Exchange, and Digital Asset, all market-centric initiatives co-founded or invested in by Wilson. Wilson is recognized as a pioneer in modernizing and democratizing derivatives trading and founded the FIA Principal Traders Group in 2010. He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Chicago, where he currently serves as a trustee, and has publicly co-founded initiatives such as Climate Vault and Eris Innovations.

Donald R. Wilson at a glance

Role
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Organization
DRW Venture Capital
Location
Chicago, IL
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Software

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Donald R. Wilson is based in Chicago, IL.

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