Will Little
Managing Director at REST
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWill Little is a bioengineer-turned-venture builder and software leader with 13 years of experience founding, scaling, and investing in mission-driven technology companies. As Managing Director at Prota Ventures he leads cross-disciplinary teams—software, data science, hardware, design, and BD—to launch products that promote human flourishing. He’s co-founded startups spanning hosting, education (Code Fellows), retail (a neighborhood café), and emerging crypto infra (Ai Layer Labs/6079), combining hands-on engineering with operational grit. His academic background (PhD in Bioengineering from ETH Zurich) informs a practical curiosity about mechanobiology, health science, and complex systems that surfaces in his writing and podcast. He also applies blockchain to social impact via Impact Stream’s quadratic-voting pilot in Togo, showing a rare blend of technical, philanthropic, and investment instincts. Known for turning technical know-how into real-world ventures, he often works at the intersection of research, product, and community.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Bioengineering (Cell Migration), Master of Science (M.S.) Bioengineering (Cell Migration) at University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Bioengineering (Applied Mechanobiology), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Bioengineering (Applied Mechanobiology) at ETH Zürich
Github Skills (12)
webpack-hmr10
react-redux8
redux7
rapid6
react6
webpack5
targeting5
rapid-development5
ethereum5
phishing4
actioncable4
hmr3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
wclittle/OurAgendaApp
Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
Contributions:6 commits in 1 year 5 months
0xPrimordia/impact-stream
May 2023 - Sep 2024
Impact Stream
Contributions:49 PRs, 50 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
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