Bill Cesare, M.S., Ph.D., CPE.

Serial Entrepreneur, Growth Investor, Mentor

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
VC🌍 United States
9
Total investments
8
Early stage
0
Mid stage
1
Late stage
18y
Years active

Portfolio

9 investments · sorted by recency
All investments
Early stage
Mid stage
Late stage
Lead Investor, Growth Advisor
Jan 2021
BOLD Flavored Sunflower Seeds. Follow our journey to build a 🌎 snack brand Jumbo flavored sunflower seeds roasted and seasoned to perfection. We dont settle for mediocre seeds with questionable ingredients, so we set out to create the best seeds ever. A better tasting and better-for-you snack, you can enjoy an entire bag without the sandpaper tongue.
Lead Investor, Growth Advisor
Jan 2019
RITUAL MOTION + TWITCH = THE ULTIMATE CREATOR EXPERIENCE. Ritual Motion is the first create-to-earn platform that lets creators earn cash and crypto from minute one! Ritual Motion is used by creators to create hyper-engaged live streams, live networking and on-demand videos that turn their following into a community. Our create-to-earn platform is the perfect way to turn your following into a community, and a great way to top up your Twitch earnings. Not only can you collect tips and subs on Ritual Motion, but you can also use it to kick start your crypto portfolio by earning in cash and crypto!
early stageMedia Production
Investor, Strategy Advisor
Jun 2016
Care Resource is a locally owned, Medicare certified home health agency providing home care and advanced clinical programs for patients throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Founded in 2008 by a team of experienced clinicians and healthcare industry leaders, Care Resource has changed the way healthcare is delivered resulting in improved quality at a reduced cost. To learn about how you can join our growing team, please take a look at our careers page here: http://www.careresourcegroup.com/careers Why Care Resource? Our company has developed unique, cost effective programs for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and for physicians and hospitals managing risk contracts with payers. Our dedicated and compassionate clinical team provides excellent care to patients throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Our therapies include: -Home Health Services- Our Medicare certified home health agency, along with our signature Residentialist Program, provides skilled nursing, physical & occupational therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy, social work, CNAs and home health aides for patients throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Specialty programs include Home Rehab for Post-Op Joint Replacement, COPD & CHF Management, wound care, and Parkinsons disease management utilizing the LSVT Big & Loud program.
Angel/Lead Investor
Jan 2016
At Fabel, our mission is clear – to create ads audiences love. Our seamless digital platform is revolutionizing the advertising industry by crowdsourcing businesses​ digital ads directly from members of their target audience. We empower brands to skip expensive, inconvenient ad agencies and seamlessly discover the ads that strike a chord with their audience. Fabel is rapidly expanding its team of digital natives, passionate about putting ads into the hands of the people who will see them.
Co-founder, Lead Investor
Sep 2015
RevUp Capital is a non-equity investment fund for companies moving fast up a revenue-driven growth curve. RevUp pairs cash investment with a science-driven process to turbo charge revenue growth, while our in-house digital marketing team gives our companies the tools and human capital to get it done. Our companies also leverage active support from RevUp management, an experienced team with 120+ investments under management. RevUp currently has active in investments in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. We invest in companies that have repeatable revenue with month-over-month growth, a high quality team with proven execution ability, the readiness to grow faster and the capacity to absorb resources. We dont take equity. Instead, companies return investment as a small percentage of revenue over a fixed period of time. Learn more at RevUpFund.com.
Co-Founder, Lead Investor, COO
Aug 2011
Teespring is now Spring. We believe the future of commerce is social, and Spring is the link between creators and commerce. We provide powerful tools and services to all creators that enable them to design and sell high-quality, physical and digital products. Spring is a verticalized commerce platform that spans across the entire supply chain; from ideation of a new product idea through delivery to the end customer (including design, customer service, and fulfillment). Thanks to our integrations with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Discord and Streamlabs, Spring has become one of the leading platforms worldwide for creators to monetize their online following. Spring is used by over 450,000 international creators who have sold over 35 million products across 120 countries, generating beyond $1 billion in revenue along the way.
Co-Founder, Lead Investor
Oct 2009
DiJiPOP is a shopper marketing media and technology company that monetizes and targets online shopping traffic for retailers and advertisers. We develop, sell, and manage ad programs on leading ecommerce websites, inclusive of non-competitive IAB standard banners or paid product placements equivalent to end caps or eye-level shelf space. We offer retailers sales representation as well as a SaaS platform for monetizing any digital shelf space. We offer advertisers the ability to target shoppers with intent to buy, at the digital point-of-purchase. For more information about DiJiPOP, follow us @DiJiPOP or check us out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DiJiPOP). Proud member of; MITX, BIMA, Shop.org, BetaSpring, NRF, Internet Marketing Association, Retail Advertising & Marketing Association
Lead Investor, Senior Mentor
Jan 2009
Betaspring is a startup accelerator for technology and design entrepreneurs. Founded in 2009, Betaspring has accelerated 90 companies and our portfolio has raised $40M in follow-on funding. Competitive entrepreneurial teams from around the world come to Providence, RI, for our intensive thirteen-week program during which, we help them transform into functional, fundable companies by providing mentorship, kickoff funding, and immersion in an intense startup community of jet propelled entrepreneurs.
Investor, Board Advisor
Jan 2008
infusion Resourcing exists to connect exceptional talent and brightest businesses to the engagements they need to excel. We are infusion Resourcing, a leader in professional solutions for IT & Engineering. For us, it starts with understanding your ambitions; then we get you there. Professional sectors are no longer siloed. So, neither is infusion Resourcing. We offer a career that spans countless industries, projects and challenges. infusion Resourcing is about new perspectives, cross-domain thinking, and smarter connections, in markets and industries globally. We deliver agile end-to-end solutions for our customers, including professional staffing and consulting, project services, managed services, customized solutions, and outsourcing projects.
Experience · 11 entries
All (11)
Investments (6)
Founder (5)
2021
Lead Investor, Growth Advisor
Jan 2021
BOLD Flavored Sunflower Seeds. Follow our journey to build a 🌎 snack brand Jumbo flavored sunflower seeds roasted and seasoned to perfection. We dont settle for mediocre seeds with questionable ingredients, so we set out to create the best seeds ever. A better tasting and better-for-you snack, you can enjoy an entire bag without the sandpaper tongue.
2020
Co-Founder, Chief Growth Officer
Mar 2020
Superfood snacks for mind and body, powered by high-protein, farm-fresh Spirulina.
2019
Lead Investor, Growth Advisor
Jan 2019
RITUAL MOTION + TWITCH = THE ULTIMATE CREATOR EXPERIENCE. Ritual Motion is the first create-to-earn platform that lets creators earn cash and crypto from minute one! Ritual Motion is used by creators to create hyper-engaged live streams, live networking and on-demand videos that turn their following into a community. Our create-to-earn platform is the perfect way to turn your following into a community, and a great way to top up your Twitch earnings. Not only can you collect tips and subs on Ritual Motion, but you can also use it to kick start your crypto portfolio by earning in cash and crypto!
early stageMedia Production
2016
Investor, Strategy Advisor
Jun 2016
Care Resource is a locally owned, Medicare certified home health agency providing home care and advanced clinical programs for patients throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Founded in 2008 by a team of experienced clinicians and healthcare industry leaders, Care Resource has changed the way healthcare is delivered resulting in improved quality at a reduced cost. To learn about how you can join our growing team, please take a look at our careers page here: http://www.careresourcegroup.com/careers Why Care Resource? Our company has developed unique, cost effective programs for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and for physicians and hospitals managing risk contracts with payers. Our dedicated and compassionate clinical team provides excellent care to patients throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Our therapies include: -Home Health Services- Our Medicare certified home health agency, along with our signature Residentialist Program, provides skilled nursing, physical & occupational therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy, social work, CNAs and home health aides for patients throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Specialty programs include Home Rehab for Post-Op Joint Replacement, COPD & CHF Management, wound care, and Parkinsons disease management utilizing the LSVT Big & Loud program.
Angel/Lead Investor
Jan 2016
At Fabel, our mission is clear – to create ads audiences love. Our seamless digital platform is revolutionizing the advertising industry by crowdsourcing businesses​ digital ads directly from members of their target audience. We empower brands to skip expensive, inconvenient ad agencies and seamlessly discover the ads that strike a chord with their audience. Fabel is rapidly expanding its team of digital natives, passionate about putting ads into the hands of the people who will see them.
Show all 11 entries ↓
Investment activity
2008–2021 · 9 investments
20081200922011120151201622019120211
Recent (last 2 years)Earlier