# Pete Amaro

> Pete Amaro is a Series A investor at L'ATTITUDE Ventures (New York) backing Video and Podcast. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [L'ATTITUDE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-attitude-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-amaro-04b6561

Pete Amaro is a Series A investor at L'ATTITUDE Ventures in New York focused on Video and Podcast. Peter Amaro is the Co-Founder + Chief Financial Officer at Luminary Media. He attended The Wharton School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Podcast | 1 | 100% |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HowStuffWorks | Founded in 1998, HowStuffWorks is the leading for-profit publisher of entertaining and informative podcast content. The parent company of 18 leading brands including Stuff You Should Know, Stuff You Missed in History Class and Stuff Mom Never Told You, the HowStuffWorks team reaches a highly engaged fan base across multiple platforms anddistribution partners and has amassed a library of more than 6,000 podcasts and 1 billion downloads. With an expansive and award-winning collection of audio podcasts, HowStuffWorks is ranked #2 in global downloads and streams. The company is headquartered in Atlanta and also operates studios out of Los Angeles. | $15M | Series A |  |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About L'ATTITUDE Ventures

VC Fund · San Diego, United States

L’ATTITUDE Ventures is a $100M+ institutional venture capital platform that partners with U.S. Latino founders building the next generation of transformative companies. Founded by a unique group of global CEOs, founders, and investors, our firm is uniquely positioned to help accelerate growth for bold entrepreneurs committed to building amazingcompanies.

4 contacts available at L'ATTITUDE Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Laura Moreno Lucas | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-moreno-lucas |
| Sol Trujillo | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sol-trujillo |
| Gary Acosta | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-acosta |
| Pete Amaro | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-amaro |

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## FAQ

### What does Pete Amaro invest in?

Pete Amaro invests primarily in Video, Podcast and Electronics startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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