# William Hockey

> William Hockey is co-founder of Plaid. Plaid on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Plaid.

William Hockey co-founded Plaid with Zach Perret, whom he met while interning at Bain & Co. In April 2022 he launched Column, a nationally chartered bank built as banking infrastructure for fintech developers. He studied computer science and economics at Emory University.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-hockey-04536710/

## What William builds

- [Plaid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plaid.md), graded B, 69.8/100, in Bank data & open banking. Bank data aggregation platform covering the US, Canada, the UK and parts of Europe. Co-founder, Plaid, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Zach Perret](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-perret/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [Altimeter Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/altimeter-capital/)
- [Silver Lake](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/silver-lake/)
- [Ribbit Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ribbit-capital/)
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/new-enterprise-associates/)
- [Franklin Templeton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/franklin-templeton/)
- [Fidelity Investments](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fidelity-investments/)
- [BlackRock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackrock/)

## Questions

### Who is William Hockey?

William Hockey co-founded Plaid with Zach Perret, whom he met while interning at Bain & Co. In April 2022 he launched Column, a nationally chartered bank built as banking infrastructure for fintech developers. He studied computer science and economics at Emory University.

### What does Plaid make?

Anchor Terminal lists Plaid from Plaid. Bank data aggregation platform covering the US, Canada, the UK and parts of Europe.

### Who has invested in Plaid?

The sources our research read name Altimeter Capital, Silver Lake, Ribbit Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments and BlackRock.

### How are William's tools graded?

Plaid is graded B, 69.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://plaid.com/en-eu/press/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/zperret/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-hockey-04536710/
- https://plaid.com/en-gb/
- https://plaid.com/contact/

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