William Pescatello Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Investments
  • 3

  • Portfolio
  • 2

  • Exits
  • 1

Exits

William Pescatello General Information

Description

Mr. William Pescatello serves as General Partner at Lightbank. He serves as Board Member at Allfly, and PerBlue. He served as Managing Partner at Evolv Ventures. He previously served as Board Member at Heading Health and Snapsheet. He also served as Board Observer at Flowhub. He also is an Angel Investor. He joined Lightbank in 2011 and was promoted to Partner in September of 2014. While at Lightbank, he led the firm's investments in Centzy, Locu (acquired by GoDaddy), Ovuline, Hireology, PerBlue, and Contently (co-lead), he also served as Board Member at Udemy, Fooda, Lifecrowd, and Whoshere. He joined the team from NBCUniversal, where he was a Vice President and founding member of the Peacock Equity Fund, a $250m venture arm for NBCUniversal. While at Peacock Equity, he served as a board representative at Greystripe, Ramp, and Vivox. Prior to joining NBCUniversal, he worked at GE Capital where he helped finance leading early-stage biotech companies. He worked as a Finance Analyst at Morgan Stanley and at Merrill Lynch within their Global Research Group. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, holds a Bachelor's Degree from Northwestern University, and graduated with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Business Details

Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • 600 West Chicago Avenue
  • Suite 510
  • Chicago, IL 60654
  • United States
+1 (312)

William Pescatello Investments (3)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Fooda 10-Nov-2021 Later Stage VC Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure Generating Revenue
B12 21-Oct-2021 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Derby Games 04-Feb-2015 Entertainment Software Out of Business

William Pescatello Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Derby Games 27-Aug-2024

William Pescatello Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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William Pescatello Co-Investors (17)

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William Pescatello FAQs

  • Who is William Pescatello?

    William Pescatello is an angel Investor who has made 3 investments.

  • What kind of investor is William Pescatello?

    William Pescatello is an angel investor.

  • What does William Pescatello do?

    As an angel investor, William Pescatello invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has William Pescatello invested in?

    William Pescatello has made numerous investments in companies like Fooda, B12, and Derby Games within the Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure, Business/Productivity Software, and Entertainment Software industries.

  • What has William Pescatello invested in recently?

    William Pescatello's latest investment was on 10-Nov-2021 in Fooda, a company within the Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure industry.

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