Bill Reichert

Bill Reichert is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a $2 billion global venture capital
firm with headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices around the world. Bill focuses on
deep technology investments, including AI, quantum computing, next-generation chips,
materials science, and medical technology. He is also Chief Evangelist of Startup World
Cup, the largest and richest venture capital competition on the planet, with over $1.5
million in cash prizes, including a $1 million grand prize.


Bill is co-author of the pitching guide, “Getting to Wow! Silicon Valley Pitch Secrets for
Entrepreneurs.” He has been a venture capital investor for 20 years, originally as co-
founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, a seed and early-stage
venture capital firm that has been acquired by Pegasus. He has taught at Stanford and
Berkeley, and has delivered keynotes and workshops around the world.
He began his Silicon Valley career as an entrepreneur, taking two companies public as
co-founder or senior executive. Early in his career he worked for McKinsey & Company,
the global management consulting firm, in Los Angeles, and the World Bank in
Washington, DC. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Stanford University’s Graduate
School of Business. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.