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Jim Benton

Founder

Founder at Adapt

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedAdapt

Founder at Adapt

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Adapt's investors · 7

Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026AUTHENTIC VENTURESOakland · $100K – $1M checksBackwards CapitalNew YorkHeadlineSan Francisco · $661K – $103M checks · since 2026Nexus BayTelegraph BayPredictive VCNew York · since 2026Susa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Adapt

SS
Sean SmithFounder
JA
John Andrew EntwistleFounder

Experience

  1. Adapt.comCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. StartXAlignment at StartX2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. ZoomInfoAcquired CEO of Chorus.ai / Emerging Products2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Chorus.aiCEO2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Apollo.ioBoard Observer2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Apollo.ioCEO2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Apollo.ioEIR2019San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Color GenomicsEIR2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. OneSignalEIR & Advisor2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  10. ClearSlideCo-Founder, COO (acquired by Bigtincan)2009 — 2018San Francisco, CA
  11. AdBrite (now part of Centro)VP of Sales2004 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Ticketmaster (via acquisition of Evite)Sr. Director of Sales, West2003 — 2004Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  13. Ticketmaster (via acquisition of Evite)Director of Sales Development & Strategic Accounts2001 — 2003New York City Metropolitan Area
  14. EviteDirector, Advertiser Programs1999 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
  15. AT&TAdvanced Account Executive1997 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Strategy61Management36SaaS58Sales17Business Development15Start-ups39Product Development2E-commerce43Sales Process17Advertising12Sales Management6Online Advertising6
+8 moreMarketingCustomer ExperienceLead GenerationSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategic PartnershipsAd NetworksGeneral Awesomeness

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jim Benton?
Founder at Adapt
Where does Jim Benton work?
Jim Benton is Founder of Adapt.
What companies did Jim Benton found?
Jim Benton founded Adapt.
Where did Jim Benton go to school?
Jim Benton studied at Santa Clara University (BSC, Finance).

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