Bill Pescatello
Director/Board Member at PerBlue Entertainment, Inc.
Profile
Bill brings over 15 years of venture experience to Lightbank, where he helped build multiple top quartile funds for both strategic and independent funds.
Bill was the Founding and Managing Partner of Evolv Ventures, a top decil venture fund backed by Kraft Heinz.
Bill led investments in a number of industrial tech companies, including Fabric, Outrider and Parsable.
Prior to Evolv and a year after Lightbank was founded in 2010, Bill helped build out Lightbank’s first fund and led and/or served on the boards of Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY), Locu (Acq.
GoDaddy), Super (fka Snapcommerce), Fooda, Perblue, Ionic, Hireology, CoffeeMeetsBagel, and Ovia Health (Acq.
Labcorp).
Bill was also a founding member of the Peacock Equity Fund, a top quartile $250m venture fund for NBCUniversal.
Worked at GE Capital, where he helped financed early-stage life science companies and was a Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley out of college.
Bill is a Chartered Financial Analyst, holds a Bachelor Degree from Northwestern University and graduated with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Bill Pescatello active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Lightbank LLC
 Lightbank LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightbank LLC (Lightbank) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Paul Lefkofsky and Bradley A. Keywell. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-04-30 |
PerBlue Entertainment, Inc.
 PerBlue Entertainment, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PerBlue Entertainment, Inc. operates as an independent mobile games studio. It specializes in designing, developing, and scaling free-to-play mid-core RPG and strategy games. The company was founded by Justin Beck, Andrew Hanson and Forrest Woolworth in 2008 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Director/Board Member | 2014-02-28 |
Former positions of Bill Pescatello
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
evolv ventures LLC
 evolv ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Evolv Ventures LLC (Evolv Ventures) is a venture capital arm of The Kraft Heinz Co. founded in 2018 by Bill Pescatello. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Founder | 2021-12-30 |
| UDEMY, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2018-07-30 |
Hireology, Inc.
 Hireology, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hireology, Inc. provides a web-based hiring management software platform to source, engage, and hire performers for businesses. Its features include Applicant Tracking System, Search and Organizational Tools, Candidate Communication, Candidate Verifications, Background Checks, Digital Onboarding, Employee Scheduling, HR Analytics and Reporting and Payroll & HR Administration. The company was founded by Adam Robinson, Michael Krasman and Jeffrey Ellman in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | 2018-07-29 |
Fooda, Inc.
 Fooda, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fooda, Inc. provides food technology platform that connects restaurants to people while at work. The firm has a network of local businesses and provides its services to groups such as schools, corporations, organizations and residential communities. Fooda offers its services via on-site locations as well as mobile and web-based technology. The company was founded by Orazio Buzza and Vip Sandhir in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | 2018-07-29 |
Ovuline, Inc.
 Ovuline, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Ovuline, Inc. designs and develops applications for women?s health. It designed two applications, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, to track women?s fertility and pregnancy and also provide users with a feedback loop for their symptoms. The company was founded by Alex Baron and Paris Wallace in June, 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-30 |
Training of Bill Pescatello
| Northwest University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| UDEMY, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 7 |
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Hireology, Inc.
Hireology, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hireology, Inc. provides a web-based hiring management software platform to source, engage, and hire performers for businesses. Its features include Applicant Tracking System, Search and Organizational Tools, Candidate Communication, Candidate Verifications, Background Checks, Digital Onboarding, Employee Scheduling, HR Analytics and Reporting and Payroll & HR Administration. The company was founded by Adam Robinson, Michael Krasman and Jeffrey Ellman in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Technology Services |
Ovuline, Inc.
Ovuline, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Ovuline, Inc. designs and develops applications for women?s health. It designed two applications, Ovia Fertility and Ovia Pregnancy, to track women?s fertility and pregnancy and also provide users with a feedback loop for their symptoms. The company was founded by Alex Baron and Paris Wallace in June, 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Fooda, Inc.
Fooda, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fooda, Inc. provides food technology platform that connects restaurants to people while at work. The firm has a network of local businesses and provides its services to groups such as schools, corporations, organizations and residential communities. Fooda offers its services via on-site locations as well as mobile and web-based technology. The company was founded by Orazio Buzza and Vip Sandhir in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Technology Services |
PerBlue Entertainment, Inc.
PerBlue Entertainment, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PerBlue Entertainment, Inc. operates as an independent mobile games studio. It specializes in designing, developing, and scaling free-to-play mid-core RPG and strategy games. The company was founded by Justin Beck, Andrew Hanson and Forrest Woolworth in 2008 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Technology Services |
Comcast Interactive Capital
 Comcast Interactive Capital Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1999 by Julian Brodsky, Comcast Interactive Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is affiliated with Comcast Ventures LLC and their ultimate parent is Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK). | Finance |
Lightbank LLC
Lightbank LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightbank LLC (Lightbank) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Paul Lefkofsky and Bradley A. Keywell. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
evolv ventures LLC
evolv ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Evolv Ventures LLC (Evolv Ventures) is a venture capital arm of The Kraft Heinz Co. founded in 2018 by Bill Pescatello. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | Finance |
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