People

Will Peets

Will Peets

Formal First Name
William (Will)

Will Peets is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of 100 Acre Ventures. Prior to this, he served as Chief Investment Officer of Passport Capital, where he provided guidance on position sizing, hedging, and risk management for the fund's $4.5B in assets. Peets is also an active venture investor, with investments across real-time data discovery, geospatial analytics, and digital asset storage infrastructure and investment platforms. He advises and works closely with many companies in the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance space.

Professional Experience


Academic History

  • Peets is a CFA, CAIA Charterholder, and an ASA certified sailor.
  • While at MSCI, he consulted with hedge funds on their portfolio construction process and their use of Barra and Risk Metrics.
  • He is an early investor in Orbital Insight, Dataminr, Starcity, Survata, Anchorage, and Bitwise among others.
  • He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.