Jules Pieri

CEO and Co-Founder of The Grommet (acquired by Rakuten and Ace Hardware), Board Member, Educator, Author, Activist, Fortune 500 Exec

📍 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
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Board Member, Boston Design Vision
Jun 2023
Public service is a noble calling: to help others, to make our communities stronger, and to uphold the public trust. As city employees, we see the results of our hard work in our own community— in street and infrastructure improvements, new buildings rising from the ground, safer and more prosperous neighborhoods, and happier, healthier children, families, and senior citizens. We may all come from different backgrounds, but we are connected through our passion for service. What we do at work today, and everyday, shapes the Boston of tomorrow. Join us! ​​​​ The City of Boston is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Therefore, qualified applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category.
Investing Partner
Jan 2019
XFactor Ventures is looking for female founders and mixed-gender teams attacking billion dollar market opportunities. We invest $150k into pre-seed or seed stage rounds and provide advice, mentorship, and connections to help our companies succeed. The XFactor investing partners are current successful operators, who have collectively raised over $550M in capital for their own companies, hired thousands of employees, and who are still in the trenches every day. www.xfactor.ventures https://twitter.com/xfactorventures https://medium.com/@XFactorVentures
Experience · 8 entries
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2023
Project Team, Community Action Partners
Oct 2023
Founded in 1908 as part of Harvard University, Harvard Business School is located on a 40-acre campus in Boston. Its faculty of more than 250 offers full-time programs leading to the MBA and PhD degrees, as well as more than 175 Executive Education programs, and Harvard Business School Online, the School’s digital learning platform. For more than a century, faculty have drawn on their research, their experience in working with organizations worldwide, and their passion for teaching, to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. The School and its curriculum attract the boldest thinkers and the most collaborative learners who will go on to shape the practice of business and entrepreneurship around the globe. Community Guidelines: We may hide or block persons or hide or delete comments that include obscenities or are explicit, are spam or duplicate posts, spread misinformation, are irrelevant to the post, or are otherwise deemed inappropriate.
Board Member, Boston Design Vision
Jun 2023
Public service is a noble calling: to help others, to make our communities stronger, and to uphold the public trust. As city employees, we see the results of our hard work in our own community— in street and infrastructure improvements, new buildings rising from the ground, safer and more prosperous neighborhoods, and happier, healthier children, families, and senior citizens. We may all come from different backgrounds, but we are connected through our passion for service. What we do at work today, and everyday, shapes the Boston of tomorrow. Join us! ​​​​ The City of Boston is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Therefore, qualified applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category.
2019
Investing Partner
Jan 2019
XFactor Ventures is looking for female founders and mixed-gender teams attacking billion dollar market opportunities. We invest $150k into pre-seed or seed stage rounds and provide advice, mentorship, and connections to help our companies succeed. The XFactor investing partners are current successful operators, who have collectively raised over $550M in capital for their own companies, hired thousands of employees, and who are still in the trenches every day. www.xfactor.ventures https://twitter.com/xfactorventures https://medium.com/@XFactorVentures
2016
Board Member
Jan 2016
We enrich the University of Michigan’s impact by serving as an independent gateway for alums of all identities, backgrounds, and experiences – across the globe and in our neighborhoods – in order to create and deepen belonging to the Michigan Family, the Leaders and Best.
Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
Board Member
Jan 2016
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2016–2023 · 4 investments
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