Bill Oesterle

{{Short description|American venture capitalist (1965–2023)}}

William Seelye Oesterle (September 26, 1965 – May 10, 2023) was an American venture capitalist based in Indianapolis.{{Cite news |last=Orr |first=Susan |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Bill Oesterle, influential leader in politics and business, dies at 57 |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bwh&AN=163754071&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-01-06 |work=Indianapolis Business Journal |via=EBSCOHost}} In 1995, he co-founded of Angie's List with Angie Hicks. {{Cite news |last=Slotnik |first=Daniel E. |date=2023-05-14 |title=Bill Oesterle, Co-Founder of Angie's List, Dies at 57 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/14/business/bill-oesterle-dead.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |issn=0362-4331}} {{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Patrick |date=2023-05-19 |title=Angie's List Co-Founder Bill Oesterle Believed in Strangers |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/angies-list-co-founder-bill-oesterle-believed-in-strangers-7676deee |access-date=2023-11-22 |issn=0099-9660}} He ran Mitch Daniels' first campaign for governor of Indiana in 2004. He was co-founder of the Orr Fellowship and founded TMap, also known as MakeMyMove. A Republican, he was an outspoken critic of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.{{Cite news |last=Rafford |first=Claire |date=May 10, 2023 |title='He cared about people:' Angie's List cofounder Bill Oesterle dies at 57 |url=https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2023/05/10/bill-oesterle-angies-list-cofounder-dies-of-als-at-57/70203958007/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |work=IndyStar}} He graduated from Purdue University and Harvard Business School.