Bennett Carroccio
Founder of Canal
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder & CEO
2021 - Current
Canal is the exclusive network transforming the way products are sold online. We’re backed by the top e-commerce investors and industry leaders and are building a best-in-class team to solve a complex e-commerce challenge. If you’re interested in joining a dynamic team with amazing growth opportunities, please reach out or check out ShopCanal.com.
Canal is a distributed commerce platform that facilitates the retail or purchase of any product online.
Raised $27,000,000.00 from Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, K5 Global, Gaingels, Sound Ventures and Forerunner.
Consumer Investment Partner
2017 - 2021
- Founded the a16z Marketplace 100 - Notable deals include Navan (fka TripActions), Substack, Shef, Hipcamp, FlyHomes, Sleeper, Lunchclub, Incredible Health, Silo, Reface, and many more.
Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.
Business Development (acquired by King)
2016 - 2017
Acquired by King (the mobile gaming publisher behind Candy Crush). Backed by Jackson Square Ventures, Creandum, and Play Ventures.
Omniata enables the entire digital organization - Marketers, Product Managers and Data Scientists - to run their business based on data.
Raised $6,800,000.00 from Jackson Square Ventures and Creandum.
Business Development (acquired by LinkedIn)
2015 - 2015
Acquired by LinkedIn. Backed by Redpoint Ventures.
Heighten is a software as a service company that provides a platform for salespersons to operate faster.
Raised $7,360,556.00.
NUS Economic Sociology Master's Program
2014 - 2014
Focus of Study: Economic Development throughout ASEAN International Community
Fixed Income
2013 - 2013
Global Strategy, Municipal Debt, and MBS/ABS Desks
Finance and Macro Strategy
2012 - 2013
“Special Energy- and Finance-Related Projects”
Founder, CEO
2011 - 2012
Combating Alarming and Increasing Veteran Suicide Rates