Fundraising Fox

Bill Clerico

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at Convective Capital

San Francisco, California

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

FoundedWePay · YC

About

Bill Clerico, a VC focused exclusively on wildfire technology after evacuating a California fire, uses WePay founder experience to steer firetech toward predict-and-prevent solutions with utilities, insurers, and government.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechRoboticsSaaS

Founder/CEO at WePayYC S09

Intro paths

YC

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

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

Experience

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

Education

  1. Boston CollegeBachelor of Science, Computer Science2003 — 2007
  2. High Technology High SchoolDiploma, Pre-Engineering1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Start-ups54Entrepreneurship57Payments12Small Business11Viral Marketing5Public Relations8Data Analysis6Internet Banking4Finance4Strategic Partnerships12Venture Capital7CRM4
+10 moreMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial AnalysisBusiness PlanningDue DiligenceExecutive ManagementManagementLeadershipAnalysisStrategy

Languages French

From Bill's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Colleagues at Convective Capital

Network8

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