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Bill Reichert

Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures

Los Altos, California

Overview 

Bill Reichert is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, with a background in venture capital and entrepreneurship. He has co-founded Garage Technology Ventures and invested in notable companies like GrubMarket and ABIVIN, showcasing his expertise in supporting startups through various stages of funding and growth. Reichert's career highlights include his roles as a Vice President at The Learning Company and a Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he shared his knowledge and experience in marketing, sales, and business development with future entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2016 - Current

    Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm with headquarters in Silicon Valley. Pegasus has invested more than 140 startups worldwide, mainly in AI, Robotics, Big Data, Healthtech, and deep technologies. Pegasus is actively involved in supporting portfolio companies by connecting them with its network of global strategic partners. Pegasus also supports the global innovation ecosystem by running the Startup World Cup, one of the biggest international startup competitions in the world.

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm.

  • Co-Founder and Managing Director

    1998 - 2021

    Garage Technology Ventures is a seed and early stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Garage started as an accelerator and seed fund, launching in 1998. Garage was the first investor in Pandora, and has funded many successful startups since.

Garage Technology Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm.

Raised $27,000,000.00 from Sequoia Capital, Clal Industries, Hikari Tsushin Group, David Pottruck, 3i Group, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, Safeguard Scientifics and DFO Management.

  • Lecturer

    2019 - 2020

    Teaching "Venture Finance for Entrepreneurs and Investors" in the Engineering School's Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

  • Co-Founder

    1992 - 1998

    Academic Systems became the leading provider of accredited mathematics curriculum in higher education in the United States. Academic Systems pioneered the Mediated Learning instructional model, enabling students to achieve mastery at their optimum pace, and enabling faculty to provide the most effective instructional impact. The company merged with Lightspan and went public, and was later acquired by Plato Learning.

  • Vice President, Marketing and Sales

    1985 - 1992

    The Learning Company became the leading developer of children's educational software in the U.S. The big idea behind The Learning Company was to engage children in games that tapped their higher order thinking skills while learning basic subjects.

PlayFirst is a developer of mobile games that includes the Dash® series of games.

Raised $37,720,000.00 from Mayfield Fund, Rustic Canyon Partners, DCM Ventures and Trinity Ventures.

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