Where does Bill Pescatello work?

Bill Pescatello is General Partner at Lightbank and Board director at Hireology and Board director at Fooda and Board director at PerBlue.

What check size does Bill Pescatello write?

Bill Pescatello typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.

What boards does Bill Pescatello sit on?

Bill Pescatello holds tracked board seats at Hireology.

What companies has Bill Pescatello invested in?

Investments tracked here include 12Society, Allfly, Carlease, Contently, Derby Games, Fabric, Hark, Hireology, Ionic, Level, Lifecrowd, Locality, and 7 more.

Where did Bill Pescatello go to school?

Bill Pescatello studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance and Accounting); Northwestern University (BA, Economics).

Bill Pescatello

Investor

General Partner at Lightbank · Board director at Hireology · Board director at Fooda · Board director at PerBlue

Chicago, Illinois

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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726 people in our graph share verified history with Bill — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Adrianna MaunlockedBill: together at Morgan Stanley (2000–2001)

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About

Bill Pescatello has traditional and corporate VC experience—from founding a venture arm to leading a $100M Kraft Heinz food‑tech fund—helping startups navigate corporate partnerships and plan for 10+ year horizons.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

b•••@lightbank.comreveal

Invests in

FintechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaS

Board director at Hireology

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Hireology's investors · 5

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks Baird Venture PartnersChicago Blue Cloud VenturesNew York · $5M – $30M checks Bluestein VenturesChicago LightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checks · since 2014

Co-founders at Hireology

Adam RobinsonChief Executive Officer, President and Director

Michael KrasmanSecretary and Director

Jeff EllmanMember and Manager

Board director at Fooda

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Fooda's investors · 6

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2012 Chaifetz GroupChicago Full In PartnersNew York · $3M – $50M checks LightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checks Multiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checks Valor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2017

Co-founders at Fooda

Orazio BuzzaExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at PerBlue

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PerBlue's investors · 1

LightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checks · since 2014

Co-founders at PerBlue

Justin BeckExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Forrest WoolworthExecutive Officer

Andrew HansonExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

LightbankAdvisor / General Partnercurrent2011 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Pescatello Capital ManagemnetFounder and CIOcurrent2024 — present
The Many CompanyBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
AllFlyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
BillTrim IncBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
New Canaan High SchoolFootball Coachcurrent2025 — present
DePaul College PrepFootball Coachcurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
SHOWRUNNERBoard Member2022 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
PerBlueBoard Member2014 — 2025Greater Madison Area
Kraft HeinzFounder / Managing Partner of Evolv Ventures2018 — 2021Chicago
UdemyBoard Member & Observer2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Super.comBoard Observer2016 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Ionic.ioBoard Member and Observer2015 — 2018Greater Madison Area
Coffee Meets Bagel -- We're hiring!Board Observer2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
HireologyBoard Member2014 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
FoodaBoard Member2011 — 2018Chicago
Ovia HealthBoard Member and Observer2012 — 2016Greater Boston
Peacock Equity Fund / Comcast Interactive CapitalVice President / Assistant Vice President2007 — 2011
GreystripeBoard Observer2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
GE Capital / Peacock Equity FundAssociate2006 — 2008
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLPParalegal2003 — 2004
Merrill LynchProject Lead2002
Morgan StanleyFinancial Analyst1999 — 2001New York, NY

Skills & more

Chartered Financial Analyst — 162977

From Bill's professional profile.

Deals · 1

HireologyBoard seat

via Lightbank · filed May 2015 · $10.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

12SocietyAllfly Carlease ContentlyDerby GamesFabricHarkIonicLevelLifecrowdLocalityLocuMarkkitOvia Health Parsable PerBlueSuper.comUdemy

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Lightbank

Achintya Chaudhari

Investor at Lightbank

Andrew Heinlein

Investor at Lightbank

Anish Aggarwal

Investor at Lightbank

Ayaan Patel

Investor at Lightbank

Bradley Keywell

Investor at Lightbank

Dwight Greenhouse

Investor at Lightbank

Ellie Shuda

Investor at Lightbank

Eric Lefkofsky

Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Network8

Eden ShochatScout

Investor at Aleph

Jenny FieldingScout

Founder & General Partner at Everywhere Ventures

Nihal MehtaScout

Co-Founder and General Partner at Eniac Ventures

Scott HartleyScout

Founder & General Partner at Everywhere Ventures

Timothy YoungScout

Co-Founder and General Partner at Eniac Ventures

Eric Ong

Investor at Lightbank

Gabe Karp

Operating Partner at Detroit Venture Partners

Matt Sacks

Investor at Lightbank

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bill Pescatello?: Bill Pescatello has traditional and corporate VC experience—from founding a venture arm to leading a $100M Kraft Heinz food‑tech fund—helping startups navigate corporate partnerships and plan for 10+ year horizons.
Where does Bill Pescatello work?: Bill Pescatello is General Partner at Lightbank and Board director at Hireology and Board director at Fooda and Board director at PerBlue.
What does Bill Pescatello invest in?: Bill Pescatello invests in Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, SaaS.
What check size does Bill Pescatello write?: Bill Pescatello typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What boards does Bill Pescatello sit on?: Bill Pescatello holds tracked board seats at Hireology.
What companies has Bill Pescatello invested in?: Investments tracked here include 12Society, Allfly, Carlease, Contently, Derby Games, Fabric, Hark, Hireology, Ionic, Level, Lifecrowd, Locality, and 7 more.
Where did Bill Pescatello go to school?: Bill Pescatello studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance and Accounting); Northwestern University (BA, Economics).

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP3

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Also worked at Merrill Lynch857

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