About Us
We founded SpaceBot to give building operators what they've never had: real technology tools powered by narrow, generative, and agentic AI that amplify the people who actually run buildings.
Co-Founder & COO
Angelo is a technology and operations leader who built his expertise scaling his family's pizza chain from single-store GM to a 26-location franchise operation. As CTO of Beggars Pizza, he pioneered online ordering (pre-Grubhub), centralized call fulfillment, and predictive inventory management, driving revenue from $35M to $48M between 2012 and 2018. At SpaceBot, he brings operator instincts, a product mindset, and systems thinking to help organizations get more from their spaces.
Co-Founder & CTO
Part technologist and part businessman, Dave is an entrepreneur with a passion for using technology to solve big social problems. He has founded five companies (including SpaceBot) and has 20 years of experience developing applications and analytics for government, non-profit, and business clients. Dave currently serves as an adjunct instructor of Data Science at Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering and master's degrees in Business Administration and Public Policy from the University of Michigan.
Our Story
We met in a Data Science course at Northwestern, where Dave was teaching and Angelo was expanding his technical foundation. We connected immediately over a shared conviction: data and AI were poised to transform how organizations operate, and we wanted to build that future, not watch it happen.
From the start, we were selling a vision: smarter buildings, powered by edge AI. Early projects tackled real challenges: helping organizations right-size their real estate footprint, enabling COVID-safe return-to-work strategies, and improving environmental conditions in senior living communities. Each project proved the concept and built momentum. Incubated by Bosch, SpaceBot grew from disciplined focus on problems we believed in, validated by customers willing to pay for solutions.
But this work is personal. Angelo spent a decade scaling hospitality operations, working alongside frontline teams who kept the business running. He saw the same pattern everywhere: leadership had dashboards and reports, but the people doing the work had nothing. They were making decisions blind.
That insight drives us. In the built environment, we see the same dynamic: facilities teams stretched thin, expected to do more with less, operating on instinct because they've never been given better tools. We believe the future isn't AI replacing these teams. It's AI amplifying them. Human judgment paired with real data. Frontline operators supported by intelligent systems that filter the noise so they can focus on what matters. We're not just building software. We're building the processes that make human-AI collaboration work.
We're active members of Chicago's entrepreneurial ecosystem, from 1871 to university partnerships with UIC, IIT, and Loyola. The best ideas sharpen when you stay connected to the community building the future alongside you.
Chicago built us. Now we're building something back.