you're building something great. you just can't say it yet.

i've been making content for 10+ years, 108k+ on tiktok. now i'm a pre-seed vc, and i see hundreds of great ideas from people who can't say them yet. give me the mess, i'll find the story you haven't told.

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Bella laughing at the podium while hosting Pitch-A-Thon

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there's a switch up top. flip it, i dare you.

oh. you want the messy version? scroll ↓

fine. the unfiltered version.

// the stuff that doesn't make the cover.

off the record

i can tell in the first two minutes if a pitch has a point of view. i can't turn that off.

Bella as a kid with a fake mustache — age 10, comedy phase

off the clock

obsessed with stand-up comedy. it might be my favorite art form.

Bella cheering with her tongue out — hands up if you're chaotic

unserious

i have Love Island opinions and i stand by every one of them.

Bella grinning in a crystal crown — crystal crown szn

true thing

my sister lost her hearing. i taught myself ASL and started posting about it. i was 13.

Bella caught mid-bite with wide eyes — caught mid-bite

true story

i review SNL, sketch by sketch. it's a whole thing. read my reviews →

Bella doing a high kick on a path in Ireland — warming up in ireland

the woo

i pull my own tarot cards. manifesting is real, fight me.

Bella catching snow on her tongue on a ski lift — catching snowflakes

hot take

animated sketches are never as funny as they think they are.

Bella with the Genie at Disneyland — made a friend

the honest part

i'm great at starting things, worse at finishing them. i'm working on it, out loud.

Bella sticking her tongue out in a store — unbothered

currently obsessed with

early-2010s internet humor
why a sketch lands (or doesn't)
vibecoding with claude at 2am
stand-up specials on repeat

↑ flip the switch back up and i'll put myself back together.

a little bit about me

bella pivo is a content creatoran opinionated fireball. she's been crafting contentlearning in public since 13, and in the startup ecosystem for the past 5 yearsreading hundreds of pitches a year. she's passionate about innovationmaking businesses that change the world.

my thesisfounders need better personal brands, creators need better businesses.

learn more about me

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Making this comment section my networking eventThere are many of us. Join usYou found us Bella - reporting for dutyYou found your way to the right side of TikTok. Here we are!I'm building five apps with Claude right now!!YES! as a tech investor this is so frustratingMaking this comment section my networking eventThere are many of us. Join usYou found us Bella - reporting for dutyYou found your way to the right side of TikTok. Here we are!I'm building five apps with Claude right now!!YES! as a tech investor this is so frustrating

Found my pplMe! I'm a technical founder as wellHere :) although I'm not in tech anymore. Sold both tech companiesI have a community of women builders, lmk if you'd like to join - it's freeHi! I lead AI transformation for a massive global companyCouldn't agree more - we need all hands on deckFound my pplMe! I'm a technical founder as wellHere :) although I'm not in tech anymore. Sold both tech companiesI have a community of women builders, lmk if you'd like to join - it's freeHi! I lead AI transformation for a massive global companyCouldn't agree more - we need all hands on deck

I'm head of AI at a health tech company!I've built 7 AI agents and my company launch is in April!We're here, girl! I built an AI analytics tool for blogsI'm building a consumer good but it's BeautyTech - automated makeup application productsTech girlie here — building a return to work platform for mothers and women career returnersPresent — I was a developer before taking 8 years off to raise kids. Now I'm back building with AII'm head of AI at a health tech company!I've built 7 AI agents and my company launch is in April!We're here, girl! I built an AI analytics tool for blogsI'm building a consumer good but it's BeautyTech - automated makeup application productsTech girlie here — building a return to work platform for mothers and women career returnersPresent — I was a developer before taking 8 years off to raise kids. Now I'm back building with AI