Bobby Lent
InvestorManaging Partner at Hillsven · Managing Partner at Hillsven & Co-founder of Ariba at SignalFire · Member Board of Directors and Investor at HoneyBook
Redwood City, California, United States
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About
Bobby Lent cofounded Ariba. He currently serves as Managing Director at Hillsven, a $40M seed venture firm investing in internet, cloud, e-commerce, and mobile companies.
Experience
- Mobilize Networks, Inc.Member Board of Directors and Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HoneyBookMember Board of Directors and Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HillsvenManaging General Partnercurrent2004 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Cyhawk Ventures Ltd.Partner and Member of Investment Committeecurrent2011 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- ExpensifyBoard Member and Investorcurrent2008 — present
- LiveFyreInvestorcurrent2008 — present
- Check (formerly PageOnce)Investor2008 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Bleacher ReportInvestor, Board Member and Co-Chairman2007 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- TraianaChairman and Investor2004 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- AribaCo-Founder and VP Corp Dev1995 — 2001Sunnyvale
- InmacVice President Marketing1993 — 1995
- QuantumManager Product Marketing1987 — 1992
Skills & more
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Business StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipMarketing StrategyMarketingStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementSaaSStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipLanguages English · Hebrew
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bobby Lent?
- Bobby Lent cofounded Ariba. He currently serves as Managing Director at Hillsven, a $40M seed venture firm investing in internet, cloud, e-commerce, and mobile companies.
- Where does Bobby Lent work?
- Bobby Lent is Managing Partner at Hillsven and Managing Partner at Hillsven & Co-founder of Ariba at SignalFire and Member Board of Directors and Investor at HoneyBook.
- What boards does Bobby Lent sit on?
- Bobby Lent holds tracked board seats at Metadata.
- What companies has Bobby Lent invested in?
- Investments tracked here include HoneyBook, INTURN, Mint Bills, Mobilize, Peer5, Stampli, Threadbox, Yodas.com.
- Where did Bobby Lent go to school?
- Bobby Lent studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (BS, Business); Skyline College (General Studies).
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Also worked at Cyhawk Ventures Ltd.3
Also worked at Check (formerly PageOnce)9
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Also worked at Bleacher Report14
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Also worked at Traiana7
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