Joseph Pignato
Investment Team/CFO at Shield Capital
Greater Boston
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Team/CFO
2021 - Current
Shield Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building frontier technologies.
Chairman of the Board
2020 - 2021
Board Member
2016 - 2021
Federated Wireless develops a spectrum controller for wireless networks and communication intended to revolutionize the wireless industry.
Raised $210,700,000.00 from NSF Convergence Accelerator.
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
2019 - 2021
Co-Chief CEO, June 2019 - March 2020
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
2015 - 2019
LSE: ALM.L
Board Member
2019 - 2021
OSK is a satellite-based hyperspectral monitoring service helping organizations meet their sustainability and security goals.
Raised $55,401,738.00 from ONEOK, 11.2 Capital, University of Minnesota, Energy Innovation Capital, Syndicate 708, Williams and In-Q-Tel.
Board Member
2019 - 2021
Board Member
2017 - 2021
Spin Transfer Technologies develops its orthogonal magnetoresistive random access memory technology.
Raised $158,000,000.00 from Applied Ventures, Invesco Mutual Fund and Woodford Investment Management.
Board Member
2018 - 2020
Acquired by Touch Bistro
TableUp, a Boston-based startup that provides loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.
Board Member
2016 - 2019
Acquired by Advance
HawkEye 360 is a data analytics company that develops space-based radio frequency mapping.
Raised $412,300,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank.
Board Member
2013 - 2017
CFO
2010 - 2015
Acquired by Lightspeed
Breadcrumb offers a point-of-sale system for restaurants.
Education
BA
1987 - 1990