Bill Liao (born William Fu Wei Liao, 1967) is an Australian entrepreneur. He is a venture partner with SOSV and recognised as one of the Top 100 minority ethnic leaders in technology by the Financial Times.

A co-founder of CoderDojo, a free global network formed to assist young people with learning computer programming, Bill also co-founded XING, a pioneering enterprise social networking platform. Prior to these endeavors, Bill served as COO of Davnet, a telecommunications carrier.

By allowing founders to create and test new products and business models, rapidly iterating to find new solutions to today’s critical societal and environmental problems while simultaneously creating real value. Many IndieBio founders are first-timers.

Bill Liao is the European Investment Partner at SOSV, investing in, supporting and mentoring companies and startups at all stages of growth. Bill Founded SOSV’s biotech practice and runs IndieBio in Europe.

Co-founder of the CoderDojo movement and of Weforest, his career in tech and business encompasses two unicorn companies and launching the world’s first bio-tech accelerator. He is a general partner of SOSV, a venture capital fund of over $1B, and founder of the SOSV Momentum Pre-accelerator program.

Bill Liao is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist who has left an indelible mark on the business and social sectors. With a diverse career spanning decades, Bill has consistently demonstrated his exceptional leadership skills and forward-thinking mindset.

One individual who believes strongly in the mission and vision of Impedans is Bill Liao, venture partner at SOSV and investor director at Impedans. Bill has extensive experience scaling businesses and is passionate about his non-profit endeavours with a personal mission to plant 2 trillion trees by 2020.

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor; Bill aims to pave the way for innovative solutions at the nexus of food science, technology, and health. As co-founder of IndieBio with a track record of fostering startups and promoting sustainability, Bill's leadership in the realm of food and biotech looks to harness the potential of new growth ...