Bill Pescatello
General Partner at Lightbank
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2011 - Current
Lightbank is a $700M AUM VC led by Eric Lefkofsky investing across AI, SaaS, marketplaces, healthcare, fintech and consumer.
Football Coach
2021
Board Member
2022
AllFly is a travel technology platform designed especially for group flight bookings.
Raised $2,400,000.00 from Lightbank and Corazon Capital.
Board Member
2022
America's First Circular Retailer.
Raised $4,000,000.00 from Lightbank, Junction Venture Partners and Elizabeth Elting.
Board Member
2022
Showrunner provides technology to power the future of film &TV production.
Raised $9,789,470.00 from Allen Gannett, Gaingels, Lightbank and Craft Ventures.
Board Member
2018
Board Member
2014
PerBlue is an independent mobile games studio based in Madison, Wisconsin.
Raised $4,800,000.00 from Lightbank, Golden Angels Investors, Wisconsin Economic Development and Madison Development Corporation.
Founder / Managing Partner
2018 - 2021
$100m venture fund backed by Kraft Heinz to invest in the food industry. Led investments in Parsable, Flowhub, Outrider and Fabric
Board Member & Observer
2011 - 2018
IPO NASDAQ: UDMY
Udemy is an online learning platform that helps students, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to reach their goals.
Raised $311,380,000.00 from SharesPro, Vershina Capital, Alexander Rugaev and Blue Gentian Capital.
Board Observer
2016 - 2018
Super.com is a saving app that empowers users to spend less, save more, and build credit.
Raised $200,200,000.00 from Harley Finkelstein, Allen Shim, Deborah Liu and Inovia Capital.