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Talks about PropTech, Airbnb management and Short-Term Rental market
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Matt Castellini
Founder of WingWork
Chicago, Illinois
Overview
Matt Castellini is the Co-Founder and CEO of WingWork in Chicago, Illinois. He has a strong background in finance, management consulting, and entrepreneurship, with notable roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Alumni Ventures, showcasing his expertise in client relations and quantitative research.
Castellini holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and has successfully founded The Chicago Capital Podcast. His current focus at WingWork involves leading the company through various funding stages and sectors, including enterprise applications and AI, highlighting his strategic leadership and investment acumen.
Work Experience
CEO & Co-Founder
2023 - Current
Vertical SaaS for the Private Aviation industry.
WingWork SaaS platform streamlines fleet management and maintenance tracking for private aviation.
Raised $4,250,000.00.
Senior Associate
2021 - 2023
Alumni Ventures was the #1 most active venture capital investor in the US in 2020 and is comprised of 20+ funds from the alumni communities of leading universities (including Stanford, Harvard, University of Chicago, MIT, and others). AVG co-invests alongside top leading investors and complements them with a network of 550K+ alumni to help portfolio companies with customer introductions, fundraising, recruiting, and identifying advisors. The philosophy is to provide a frictionless investment process for startups and co-investors while bringing a force-multiplying network that gives entrepreneurs a competitive advantage. Investment criteria: sector and stage agnostic, $50K-$10M check size but <$15% of round Process: 2-3 weeks from data room to wire, 1 check
Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital investment firm that manages fund families that invest in a portfolio of companies.
Raised $500,000.00 from Michael Bunning.
Founder & Host
2020 - 2023
Chicago Capital explores the technology ecosystem in the Windy City. Each episode will feature a prominent Founder, PM, or investor who plays an integral part in the city's tech story.
MBA Associate
2020 - 2021
Manifold Group is a venture holding company combining a venture fund, incubation and acceleration studio, and enterprise advisory all under one roof. Manifold brings together the people, technology, processes, and capital to accelerate growth for companies at all stages. Our platform provides a flywheel for early stage value creation, combining the best of venture, studio incubation, and corporate advisory.
Manifold is a venture holding company combining an advisory firm, venture fund, and incubation and acceleration studio all under one roof.
Metals & Mining Associate
2018 - 2020
Part of #1 ranked team in Institutional Investor’s 2019 Global Fixed Income survey
Cross Credit Sales
2017 - 2018
Consumer & Retail Research Analyst
2016 - 2017
Sales and Trading Summer Analyst
2015 - 2015
Wealth Management Intern
2014 - 2014
Consulting Intern
2014 - 2014
enFocus is a nonprofit organization that helps to build better communities through talent attraction, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Summer Intern
2013 - 2013
SVN International Corp. is a collaborate & share data, knowledge & opportunities with the entire brokerage community.
Education
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