Benedict Rocchio

Partner at Baird Capital

Greater Chicago Area

Overview

Benedict Rocchio is a Partner at Baird Capital in the U.S. Venture Capital industry, with a focus on investing in various sectors including Advertising, Cloud Infrastructure, and FinTech. He has served on the boards of numerous companies like Zylo, Crayon, and Housecall Pro, and has made successful investments in companies like Autobooks and Signal. Rocchio's career highlights include leading investments in Zylo's Series C round and High Street Partners' Series B round, as well as serving on the boards of multiple successful companies, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and strategic business leadership.

Work Experience

Baird Capital

Partner
2000 - Current
Baird Venture Partners, the U.S.-based venture capital fund of Baird Capital, makes investments in early- and mid-stage companies in the Technology and Healthcare/Life Sciences sectors. We provide capital for new services, products, geographic expansion and acquisitions. Benedict joined BVP in 2000 and concentrates on investments in the Technology and Services sectors. Benedict is a current member of the board of directors at Aegis Hedging Solutions, Crayon, FullContact, Housecall Pro and HSP Group. Prior notable investments and board positions include Appcast, Arrive, Fellon McCord, High Street Partners, HireRight, Radius, Signal, Sittercity, Snagajob and Wordstream.

Zylo

Board Member
2022

Zylo allows users to discover, optimize, and govern their SaaS portfolio while elevating the employee experience.

Raised $71,700,000.00 from MassMutual Ventures, Spring Lake Equity Partners, Coupa Ventures, Baird Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures and High Alpha.

zylo.com

Quiq

Member Board Of Directors
2022

Quiq is a technology company that offers a cloud-based messaging platform to connect consumers with enterprises.

Raised $44,000,000.00 from Foundry Group, Baird Capital, Venrock and NEXT Frontier Capital.

quiq.com

Crayon

Board Member
2021

Competitive intelligence platform that enables businesses to see and seize opportunities & create sustainable advantages in their markets

Raised $38,100,000.00 from Baird Capital, Oyster Funds, Gaingels, Croft & Bender, Chaos Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Bedrock, Gutbrain Ventures and Trajectory Ventures.

crayon.co