Maria Pacella

Maria Pacella

Managing Partner atPender VenturesVancouver

Maria Pacella is a Managing Partner at Pender Ventures. She has experience in M&A and investing in technology, enterprise software, and health tech companies.

What Maria can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeries ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Pender Ventures writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Deutsche Bank
  2. GrowthWorks
  3. Terramera
  4. ExtendMedia
  5. Pender Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Pender Ventures

Investments named in public bios

Clarius Mobile HealthJane SoftwareDistillerSRTraction RecTraction CompleteLibrestreamTantalus Systems

Focus

technologyenterprise softwarehealth teche-commercemed-tech

Education

Simon Fraser University, BBA

Also at Pender Ventures

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Questions

Who is Maria Pacella?

Maria Pacella is a Managing Partner at Pender Ventures. She has experience in M&A and investing in technology, enterprise software, and health tech companies.

How much does Maria Pacella invest?

Maria Pacella invests through Pender Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at series a.

How do I pitch Maria Pacella?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Maria in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Pender Ventures backed works better.

What did Maria Pacella do before Pender Ventures?

Deutsche Bank; GrowthWorks; Terramera; ExtendMedia.

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