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Pete Amaro

Investor

Senior Advisor at L'ATTITUDE Ventures

Chicago

About

Pete Amaro is an operator, entrepreneur, and investor who joined L'ATTITUDE Ventures after co-founding technology podcast platform Luminary Media, where he was chief financial officer. He previously spent 15 years in growth and early-stage investing at the Raine Group and worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Experience

  1. Mako Capital GroupFounding Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Saint Ignatius College PrepMember Board Of Trusteescurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. Illinois State Board of InvestmentMember Board of Trusteescurrent2025 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  4. University of California, MercedMember Board of Trusteescurrent2024 — present
  5. Maestro Cares FoundationBoard Member & Treasurercurrent2019 — presentChicago
  6. L'ATTITUDE VENTURESSenior Advisor - Fund I/IIcurrent2023 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  7. Novo SpaceBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  8. MappedBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  9. SubjectBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  10. Luminary MediaCo-Founder + Senior Advisorcurrent2018 — presentChicago
  11. Latino Donor CollaborativeBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  12. The Economic Club of ChicagoMember2025
  13. Ravenswood CapitalManaging Partner2020 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  14. Morales CapitalSenior Investment Advisor2020 — 2025
  15. FlowBoard Member2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Anagram CapitalSenior Advisor2024 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
  17. Illinois Finance AuthorityBoard Member2020 — 2023
  18. San Ignacio Society | St. Ignatius College PrepBoard Member & Treasurer2020 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  19. Wanderlust LLCBoard Member2014 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  20. The Raine GroupVice President / Senior Advisor2012 — 2019New York, NY

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolEconomics, Finance2001 — 2005
  2. Saint Ignatius College Prep1997 — 2001

Skills & more

InvestmentsPrivate Equity9MergersEquitiesStrategy16Hedge Funds1Financial Analysis3Valuation9Corporate Finance3Mergers & Acquisitions4Venture Capital3Entrepreneurship2
+1 moreCapital Markets

From Pete's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Also attended Saint Ignatius College Prep6

Miles SchefflerData & Operations Analyst at Jump CapitalMark SilisTechnical Advisor at Forma PrimeAJ McDevittAssociate at FrontenacDanielle MantichVP of Investor Relations at BroadLight CapitalSamuel FrithInvestor at Brand Foundry VenturesJay DrainInvestment Partner at a16z crypto

Shared employers

Also worked at Luminary Media2

Matt SacksInvestor at LightbankAndrew MaxmanPrincipal at Imaginary Venture Capital

Also worked at Wanderlust LLC1

Rodrigo SegalFounder at Justo

Also worked at UBS Investment Bank535

Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona

+ 529 more

Colleagues at L'ATTITUDE Ventures

Alexander Noris
Associate at L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Cecilia Sanchez
Senior Associate at L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Cecilia Sánchez
Senior Associate at L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Christy Fernandez-Cull
Technology Advisor at L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Diana Hernandez
Investor at L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Elisa Sepulveda
Principal at L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Fabian Ronisky
Principal at L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Fabián Ronisky
Senior Associate at L'ATTITUDE Ventures