Where does Bill Clerico work?

Bill Clerico is Founder/CEO of WePay and Managing Partner at Convective Capital.

What check size does Bill Clerico write?

Bill Clerico typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What companies has Bill Clerico invested in?

Investments tracked here include Boom, Cambly, Deel, Lattice, Mercury.

Where did Bill Clerico go to school?

Bill Clerico studied at Boston College (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science); High Technology High School (Diploma, Pre-Engineering).

Bill Clerico

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at Convective Capital · Founder/CEO at WePay

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedWePay · YC

About

Bill Clerico is Managing Partner of Convective Capital, a venture firm he founded to invest in "firetech" startups focused on preventing, suppressing, and mitigating the impact of wildfires. He previously founded WePay at age 23 and served as its CEO for 12 years until its acquisition by J.P. Morgan Chase, where he then led the SMB payments business and strategic investments in Toast, TouchBistro, and FreshBooks. Bloomberg has recognized him among its Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs, and WePay was repeatedly named a Best Place to Work.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

b•••@convectivecapital.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechGovTechInsurTechIoTPropTechRoboticsSaaS

Founder/CEO at WePay YC S09

Intro paths

Bill went through Y Combinator (Summer 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Bill can intro founders to WePay's investors below.

WePay's investors · 7

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2009 August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks FTV CapitalNew York · $10M – $30M checks Highland Capital PartnersCambridge · $1M – $10M checks Lobby CapitalPalo Alto Ritual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009

Experience

Convective CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Red Sky SummitFoundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Association of Firetech InnovationChaircurrent2024 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
PayNearMeIndependent Directorcurrent2021 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Managing Director, Chase Merchant Services2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
WePayCEO & Co-founder2008 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
Y CombinatorPart-time Partner2016 — 2019Mountain View, CA
Jefferies & CompanyInvestment Banking2007 — 2008
American Red Cross of Massachusetts BayDisaster Services Team Leader2003 — 2008Greater Boston
Goldman SachsTechnology Analyst (Intern)2006
U.S. Army CERDECNetwork Engineer (Intern)2002 — 2006
Massachusetts StatehouseAdvance Aide2003 — 2004

Skills & more

Start-ups54Entrepreneurship57Payments12Small Business11Viral Marketing5Public Relations8Data Analysis6Internet Banking4Finance4Strategic Partnerships12Venture Capital7CRM4

+10 more

MarketingMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial AnalysisBusiness PlanningDue DiligenceExecutive ManagementManagementLeadershipAnalysisStrategy

Languages French

From Bill's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

BoomCamblyDeelLatticeMercury

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Convective Capital

Amy Brown

Director of Operations at Convective Capital

Anukool Lakhina

Partner at Convective Capital

Jay Ribakove

Principal at Convective Capital

Kat Mañalac

Partner at Convective Capital

Mike Trapanese

Partner at Convective Capital

Network8

Ben SilbermannScout

Co-founder of Pinterest

Charlie SonghurstScout

Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Evan MooreScout

Partner at Khosla Ventures

Jack AltmanScout

General Partner at Benchmark

Anukool Lakhina

Partner at Convective Capital

James Sprinz

Principal at Energy Impact Partners

Josh Buckley

Investor and entrepreneur from Kent, England, based in Northern California

Kat Mañalac

Partner at Convective Capital

Investors connected to Bill in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Clerico?: Bill Clerico is Managing Partner of Convective Capital, a venture firm he founded to invest in "firetech" startups focused on preventing, suppressing, and mitigating the impact of wildfires. He previously founded WePay at age 23 and served as its CEO for 12 years until its acquisition by J.P. Morgan Chase, where he then led the SMB payments business and strategic investments in Toast, TouchBistro, and FreshBooks. Bloomberg has recognized him among its Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs, and WePay was repeatedly named a Best Place to Work.
Where does Bill Clerico work?: Bill Clerico is Founder/CEO of WePay and Managing Partner at Convective Capital.
What does Bill Clerico invest in?: Bill Clerico invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Fintech, GovTech, InsurTech, IoT, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS.
What check size does Bill Clerico write?: Bill Clerico typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Bill Clerico found?: Bill Clerico founded WePay.
What companies has Bill Clerico invested in?: Investments tracked here include Boom, Cambly, Deel, Lattice, Mercury.
Where did Bill Clerico go to school?: Bill Clerico studied at Boston College (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science); High Technology High School (Diploma, Pre-Engineering).