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Will Sheldon
Partner at Expedition Growth Capital
London, England
Overview
Will Sheldon is a Partner at Expedition Growth Capital in London, England, with a background in growth equity, venture capital, and private equity. He has successfully invested in companies like Rentman and has a strong focus on sectors such as security, enterprise, and SaaS, as well as supporting female and diverse founders in their entrepreneurial endeavors.
Work Experience
Partner
2023 - Current
Expedition is a software specialist growth equity firm, with offices in London and Boston. Expedition partners with ambitious, rapidly growing software companies that have achieved significant traction with little or no external funding. The firm brings capital for growth initiatives and shareholder liquidity, highly relevant operational expertise, and a trusted track record of respectfully partnering with founders on their path to category leadership.
Investor
2025
Managed cybersecurity platform
Investor
2024
Vertical AI solutions for the energy and utilities industry
Investor
2023
Software platform for the events and media production industry
Investor
2023
Manufacturing intelligence software
Principal
2019 - 2023
Venture and growth investments in software companies founded in Europe and Israel
Accel is an seed and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.
Investor
2022 - 2023
Enterprise cloud data security platform
Cyera is an AI-powered data security platform that gives enterprises deep context on their data to assure cyber-resilience and compliance.
Raised $764,500,000.00 from Redpoint, Coatue, Georgian, Accel, Sapphire Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
Investor
2021 - 2023
Enterprise low-code app development platform for financial services
Genesis Global is a rapid software application development platform purpose built for financial markets firms.
Raised $269,800,000.00 from Citi, BNY, Bank of America and Salesforce Ventures.
Investor
2021 - 2023
Insurance for entrepreneurs and SMEs in Europe
Investor
2020 - 2023
Accounts payable/receivable software for SMBs and accountants Acquired by Xero in 2025 for $2.5bn
Melio is a fintech company that gives small businesses a way to digitally manage their business-to-business payments and receivables.
Raised $654,000,000.00 from Frontline Ventures, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel, Latitude, Thrive Capital, Shopify Ventures, Coatue, Strait Capital and Capital One Ventures.
Education
BA, MA (Oxon)
2007 - 2011