William Hockey is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Column, a nationally chartered bank serving as financial infrastructure. See portfolio and contact routes.
William Hockey is the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Column, a nationally chartered bank serving as financial infrastructure for fintechs, and previously co-founded and served as President and CTO of Plaid before remaining on its board[1][2][6]. As an angel investor in over 40 companies, he focuses on fintech and AI sectors, with recent investments including Town, Vooma, Maza, Boom, Slash, and Portal[5]. His portfolio also features notable companies such as Scale AI, where he serves as a Board Member, Ethena, Stytch, Spenmo, Goldsky, and TryNow[2][7]. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly documented, his role as an angel investor suggests he typically participates in early-stage deals[4]. Hockey’s distinctive point of view centers on building developer-first financial infrastructure, as evidenced by Column’s mission to enable builders to create new financial products[5]. He has not published widely cited public writing on investing, but his leadership at Column and Plaid reflects a strong belief in open financial data and API-driven banking[1][6].
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