Willem Van Lancker

Willem is a Partner at Terrain. He previously founded Oyster, a subscription service for books, which was acquired by Google.

Before Terrain, he led incubations at Thrive Capital, partnering with founders at the earliest stages of companies including The Browser Company, Imprint, Cadence, and Garner Health.

Earlier, he was a designer at Apple and Google, where he helped lead design for Google Maps’ first iPhone app. That work is now part of the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection.

Outside of technology, he designed Rhode Island’s state license plate and illustrated a U.S. postage stamp.

Originally from Rhode Island, he holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.