Bill Helman
Advisory Partner
Bill is an advisory partner.
Bill joined Greylock in 1984 and served as a Managing Partner from 2000 to 2013. In addition, Bill serves on the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company, the Broad Institute, and previously served on the boards of Dartmouth College, Harvard Management Company and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College (A.B.) and the Harvard Business School (M.B.A.).
Previous Investments
- AVEO Pharmaceuticals (IPO 2010)
- Panther Express (Acquired by CDNetworks in 2009)
- Vettro (Acquired by Antenna in 2008)
- Hyperion Software (IPO 1991, Acquired by Oracle in 2007)
- OutlookSoft (Acquired by SAP in 2007)
- CentrePath (Acquired by Capital Growth Systems in 2006)
- Upromise (Acquired by Sallie Mae in 2006)
- iPhrase (Acquired by IBM in 2005)
- netNumina (Acquired by Keane in 2005)
- Exact Sciences (IPO 2001)
- Staples.com (Acquired by Staples in 2001)
- Media Metrix (IPO 1999, Merged with Jupiter in 2000)
- Ontogeny (Merged with Creative BioMolecules in 2000)
- Mitotix (Acquired by GPC Biotech AG in 2000)
- Reveal Imaging (Acquired by SAIC in 2000)
- PivotPoint Software (Acquired by MAPICS in 1999)
- Neurex (IPO 1993, Acquired by Elan in 1998)
- Millennium Pharmaceuticals (IPO 1996)
- Pharmacopeia (IPO 1995)
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals (IPO 1991)
- Filene’s Basement (IPO 1991)
Previous Investments
AVEO Pharmaceuticals
IPO 2010
Panther Express
Acquired by CDNetworks in 2009
Vettro
Acquired by Antenna in 2008
Hyperion Software
IPO 1991, Acquired by Oracle in 2007
OutlookSoft
Acquired by SAP in 2007
CentrePath
Acquired by Capital Growth Systems in 2006
Upromise
Acquired by Sallie Mae in 2006
iPhrase
Acquired by IBM in 2005
netNumina
Acquired by Keane in 2005
Exact Sciences
IPO 2001
Staples.com
Acquired by Staples in 2001
Media Metrix
IPO 1999, Merged with Jupiter in 2000
Ontogeny
Merged with Creative BioMolecules in 2000
Mitotix
Acquired by GPC Biotech AG in 2000
Reveal Imaging
Acquired by SAIC in 2000
PivotPoint Software
Acquired by MAPICS in 1999
Neurex
IPO 1993, Acquired by Elan in 1998
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
IPO 1996
Pharmacopeia
IPO 1995
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
IPO 1991
Filene’s Basement
IPO 1991
