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Joseph Pignato

Investor

Investor at Shield Capital

Boston, Massachusetts

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

Experience

  1. X-Bow SystemsChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — presentAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States
  2. Shield CapitalInvestment Team/CFO2021 — 2026Burlingame, California, United States
  3. Federated WirelessChairman of the Board2020 — 2021Arlington, VA
  4. Federated WirelessBoard Member2016 — 2021Arlington, VA
  5. Allied MindsChief Executive Officer, Executive Director2019 — 2021Boston, MA/London, UK
  6. Allied MindsExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer2015 — 2019Boston, MA/London UK
  7. Orbital SidekickBoard Member2019 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  8. BridgeComm, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2021Greater Denver Area
  9. Spin MemoryBoard Member2017 — 2021Fremont, CA
  10. TableUpBoard Member2018 — 2020Greater Boston
  11. HawkEye 360Board Member2016 — 2019Herndon, VA
  12. Slater Technology FundBoard Member2013 — 2017Providence, RI
  13. UpserveCFO2010 — 2015Providence, RI
  14. Prism VenturesGeneral Partner/COO/CFO2004 — 2009Needham, MA
  15. CRV (Charles River Ventures)CFO2000 — 2004Waltham, MA/Menlo Park, CA
  16. LightbridgeDirector of Finance1996 — 2000Burlington, MA
  17. DeloitteSenior Staff1993 — 1996Boston, MA

Education

  1. Saint Anselm CollegeBA, Financial Economics1987 — 1990

Skills & more

SaaS12Salesforce.com4Venture Capital14Cloud Computing2Revenue Recognition3Business Strategy3Team Building3Contract NegotiationNew Business Development4Strategic Partnerships17Management14Financial Modeling1
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From Joseph's professional profile.

Colleagues at Shield Capital

Akhil Iyer
Principal at Shield Capital
Ashton Carter
Senior Advisor at Shield Capital
Caroline Aertker
Investor Relations Analyst at Shield Capital
Dan Holland
COO at Shield Capital
Dan Razin Caine
Venture Partner at Shield Capital
David DeRuff
Chief Financial Officer (fractional, part-time) at Shield Capital
David Goldfein
National Security Advisory Board at Shield Capital
David Rothzeid
Principal at Shield Capital

Network2

Akhil Iyer
Principal at Shield Capital
David Rothzeid
Principal at Shield Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Joseph Pignato work?
Joseph Pignato is Investor at Shield Capital.
What check size does Joseph Pignato write?
Joseph Pignato typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended Saint Anselm College5

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Shared employers

Also worked at Orbital Sidekick2

Matt ThomsGeneral Partner at BaukunstDavid DorseyPartner at 11.2 Capital

Also worked at Spin Memory1

Michael StewartManaging Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Also worked at HawkEye 36011

George BarnesPresident, Cyber Practice at Red Cell IncubationLudwig Pierre SchulzeBoard Director at Basecamp FundVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersKirsten Bartok TouwCo-Founder & Managing Partner at NEW VISTA CAPITALPeter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesRichard WellsManaging Director at Insight Partners

+ 5 more

Also worked at Upserve6

Chris GirgentiVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersLee HowerCo-founder and Partner at NextView VenturesAdoniram SidesSVP Product @ Lightspeed Commerce at Boreal VenturesAman DevganAdvisory Board at Armory Square VenturesAngus DavisGeneral Partner at Foundation CapitalAmanda WayPrincipal at JAZZ Venture Partners