Doug Petillo

Doug Petillo is a General Partner at Leading Edge Ventures, where he serves as a seasoned venture capital investor. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Doug Petillo

Doug Petillo is a General Partner at Leading Edge Ventures, where he serves as a seasoned venture capital investor, director, and serial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience investing in and advising growth companies. His investment focus spans applications software, infrastructure software, and business services markets, primarily targeting companies in the Mid-Atlantic region where he also provides board advisory services through his firm Navigant Ventures. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, Petillo has participated on the boards of over thirty companies and advised dozens more, emphasizing market entry and sales expansion to achieve scale. Notable portfolio companies from his career include firms across his three core sectors, though specific named examples beyond his board participation are not explicitly listed in available sources. Petillo holds a B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.B.A. from Wharton, reflecting a technical and business foundation for his investment approach. He does not appear to have publi

Doug Petillo at a glance

Role
General Partner
Location
Newark, DE, United States
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Business Services, Information Technology, Medical Device

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What does Doug Petillo invest in?
Doug Petillo at Doug Petillo (Angel) (Newark, DE, United States) — sector focus: Business Services, Information Technology, Medical Device.
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Where is Doug Petillo based?
Doug Petillo is based in Newark, DE, United States.

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