State of the Cloud 2023 - Bessemer Venture Partners
Talks about cloud economy, artificial intelligence and AI adoption in SaaS
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Kent Bennett
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Kent Bennett is a Venture Capital Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners in Boston, Massachusetts. With a background in management consulting at Bain & Company and experience investing in successful companies like Toast (Series F) and GlossGenius (Series C), Kent specializes in funding early and growth-stage startups in various sectors including AI, SaaS, and consumer internet.
Kent Bennett's career highlights include his role as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and his investment in a diverse portfolio of companies such as Rundoo, Axion Ray, and Brainbase across different funding stages, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and strategic investment decisions.
Work Experience
Partner
2008 - Current
BVP Forge operates as a private equity firm that focuses on software-enabled businesses.
Board Member
2012 - 2021
Summer Associate
2007 - 2007
Bridgewater manages approximately $120 billion in global investments for a wide array of institutional clients, including foreign
Raised $22,000,000.00.
Online Sales & Operations MBA Intern
2007 - 2007
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Writer/producer
2003 - 2006
Self-employed writer/producer working independently and as creative executive for veteran producer Andy Licht. Sold multiple projects as writer/producer including television and feature film scripts.
Senior Associate Consultant
2000 - 2003
Education
MBA
2006 - 2008
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
1996 - 2000
Investments
Latest Articles
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