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Bill Cilluffo

Bill Cilluffo

Partner, Head of Early Stage Investments atQED InvestorsVirginia
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Bill Cilluffo is a Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments at QED Investors, having joined as a Special Advisor in 2014 and becoming Partner in 2015. He previously spent nearly 20 years at Capital One in various leadership roles.

What Bill can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

QED Investors writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: QED Investors.

Career

  1. Capital One · Various roles including Marketing, product development, credit policy, Deputy Chief Credit Officer, and leadership of Canadian and International businesses
  2. QED Investors · Special Advisor
    Now
  3. QED Investors · Partner
    Now
  4. Capital One
  5. QED · Special Advisor
    2014
  6. QED · Partner
    2015
  7. QED · Head of International
  8. QED · Head of Early Stage Investments

Investments named in public bios

PitziInsuretechKonfioLendingCoruConsumer financeCreditasEscaleAdtechLoftProptechStreamNubank

Focus

early stage investmentsfintechconsumer financelendingproptech

Education

University of Michigan, BA in economicsStanford GSB, SEP program

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Who is Bill Cilluffo?

Bill Cilluffo is a Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments at QED Investors, having joined as a Special Advisor in 2014 and becoming Partner in 2015. He previously spent nearly 20 years at Capital One in various leadership roles.

How much does Bill Cilluffo invest?

Bill Cilluffo invests through QED Investors, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Bill Cilluffo?

A warm intro from a founder QED Investors backed works best.

What did Bill Cilluffo do before QED Investors?

Various roles including Marketing, product development, credit policy, Deputy Chief Credit Officer, and leadership of Canadian and International businesses at Capital One; Capital One; Special Advisor at QED; Partner at QED; Head of International at QED; Head of Early Stage Investments at QED.

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