Gary Pesola

Gary Pesola

Investor atAdverb VenturesSan Francisco

Gary Pesola is a venture investor who previously worked at General Atlantic and Conviction. He is currently associated with Adverb Ventures, focusing on AI-native businesses.

What Gary can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Adverb Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Adverb Ventures.

Career

  1. General Atlantic
  2. Conviction
  3. Adverb Ventures
    Now
  4. General Atlantic · Investor
  5. Conviction · Investor
  6. Adverb Ventures · Investor
    Now

Focus

ai-native businessesearly-stage ventureaipre-seedseedearly-stage

Also at Adverb Ventures

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Questions

Who is Gary Pesola?

Gary Pesola is a venture investor who previously worked at General Atlantic and Conviction. He is currently associated with Adverb Ventures, focusing on AI-native businesses.

How much does Gary Pesola invest?

Gary Pesola invests through Adverb Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Gary Pesola?

A warm intro from a founder Adverb Ventures backed works best.

What did Gary Pesola do before Adverb Ventures?

General Atlantic; Conviction; Investor at General Atlantic; Investor at Conviction.

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