# Jill Preotle > Jill Preotle is a seed investor at ITeam (Boston) backing Big Data and Catering. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [ITeam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iteam) - Location: Boston, United States - Total investments: 4 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jill-preotle/2/491/b70 Jill Preotle is a private equity investor who works with entrepreneurs seeking access to capital and growth markets. She serves on the boards of Zipcar, Red Tail Solutions, iTeam, Dancing Deer Baking Company, TaskRabbit and Daily Grommet. She holds a J.D. degree from New York University Law School. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $630k–$4M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Big Data | 1 | 25% | | Catering | 1 | 25% | | Hospitality | 1 | 25% | | Marketplace | 1 | 25% | | Restaurants | 1 | 25% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Series A | 1 | 25% | | Series B | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Australia | 1 | 25% | | United States | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bridj | Bridj uses big data and crowdsourcing to predict how a city moves. It then deploys a dynamic transportation network of direct shuttles to match popular origin and destination pairings. As more users enter the system, Bridj uses machine-learning algorithms to get even smarter, allowing for a living, breathing, and thinking transportation system. Bycreating data-driven pop-up networks for daily intra-city transportation, Bridj is reinventing public transit, creating better transit for everyone. | | Series A | Mar 01, 2015 | | | Bridj | Bridj uses big data and crowdsourcing to predict how a city moves. It then deploys a dynamic transportation network of direct shuttles to match popular origin and destination pairings. As more users enter the system, Bridj uses machine-learning algorithms to get even smarter, allowing for a living, breathing, and thinking transportation system. Bycreating data-driven pop-up networks for daily intra-city transportation, Bridj is reinventing public transit, creating better transit for everyone. | $4M | Seed | Sep 04, 2014 | | | ezCater | EzCater is an online catering marketplace that allows individuals to order food from local caterers. Co-founded by Briscoe Rodgers and Stefania Mallett in August 2007, ezCater is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $4M | Series B | Apr 15, 2014 | | | ezCater | EzCater is an online catering marketplace that allows individuals to order food from local caterers. Co-founded by Briscoe Rodgers and Stefania Mallett in August 2007, ezCater is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $630K | Seed | Oct 05, 2011 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [FreshTracks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freshtracks-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Breton Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breton-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [LaunchPad Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchpad-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Maine Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maine-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [NextView Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextview-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About ITeam VC Fund · Westford, United States iTeam is transforming the way information technology (IT) and audio/video (A/V) installation services are packaged, sold and delivered through a new approach called Service-as-a-Product™ (SaaP™). 5 contacts available at ITeam. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Jill Preotle | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jill-preotle | | Matthew Gallant | Director of Product Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-gallant | | Paul Gilmartin | VP Sales and Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-gilmartin | | Scott Masson | Director of Software Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-masson | | Virginia Gallant | Director of Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/virginia-gallant | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [SaaS Angel Investors in Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-angel-investors-australia) - [Artificial intelligence Investors in Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-investors-australia) - [Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-angel-investors-australia) - [Transportation Investors in Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/transportation-investors-australia) - [Transportation Angel Investors in Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/transportation-angel-investors-australia) - [All Angel Investors in Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-australia) ## FAQ ### What does Jill Preotle invest in? Jill Preotle invests primarily in Big Data, Catering and Hospitality startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Jill Preotle's check size? Jill Preotle typically joins rounds of $630k–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jill Preotle participates in. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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