Where does Keith Bender work?

Keith Bender is Founder at Vocation Capital.

What check size does Keith Bender write?

Keith Bender typically writes checks of $1M.

Where did Keith Bender go to school?

Keith Bender studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree); Brophy College Preparatory.

Keith Bender

Investor

Founder at Vocation Capital · Partner at Pear VC

Palo Alto, California

Writes $1M checks · typically $1M

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320 people in our graph share verified history with Keith — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Priscilla RussounlockedKeith: together at Pear VC (2023–2025)

×9Keith: together at Bessemer Venture Partners

Keith: together at Brophy College Preparatory

Keith: together at Pear VC

About

Keith Bender is a Partner at Pear VC, a seed-stage fund he joined after earning his MBA at Harvard Business School, where he first connected with the Pear team. He focuses on products users find indispensable and on founders with a continued commitment to learning. Earlier in his career, he worked at Bessemer Venture Partners, advised consumer and energy clients at BCG, and spent a summer with the Arizona Diamondbacks; he holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

k•••@pear.vcreveal

Invests in

ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Experience

Vocation CapitalFoundercurrent2026 — present
Pear VCFormer Partnercurrent2025 — present
Pear VCPartner2020 — 2025Palo Alto, CA
Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestor2019 — 2020Cambridge, MA
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2017 — 2018
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate2015 — 2017
Harvard Innovation LabsVenture Incubation2014 — 2015Greater Boston
The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Associate2014
Arizona Diamondbacks50/50 Raffle Sales Guy2013Phoenix, AZ

Skills & more

Fundraising5Seed CapitalInvestments1Market Research5Due DiligenceVenture Capital2

From Keith's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AffinityAurora SolarAxle HealthBioAgeBranchChainpassDoorDashFinkargoGuardant HealthGustoHedgehogInventaMentaMiterNeura HealthPahdo LabsPomeloSudoziUserClouds

Per curated public sources.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Keith Bender?: Keith Bender is a Partner at Pear VC, a seed-stage fund he joined after earning his MBA at Harvard Business School, where he first connected with the Pear team. He focuses on products users find indispensable and on founders with a continued commitment to learning. Earlier in his career, he worked at Bessemer Venture Partners, advised consumer and energy clients at BCG, and spent a summer with the Arizona Diamondbacks; he holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.
Where does Keith Bender work?: Keith Bender is Founder at Vocation Capital.
What does Keith Bender invest in?: Keith Bender invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS, Travel & Hospitality.
What check size does Keith Bender write?: Keith Bender typically writes checks of $1M.
What companies has Keith Bender invested in?: Investments tracked here include Affinity, Aurora Solar, Axle Health, BioAge, Branch, Chainpass, DoorDash, Finkargo, Guardant Health, Gusto, Hedgehog, Inventa, and 7 more.
Where did Keith Bender go to school?: Keith Bender studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree); Brophy College Preparatory.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis Ventures Deep NisharInvestment Team at General Catalyst John KimInvestor Relations at General Catalyst Adrianna MaInvestor at Index Ventures Neil RimerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Harvard University2,000

Ron ConwayFounder of SV Angel Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Sarah TavelVenture Partner at Benchmark Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

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Also attended Brophy College Preparatory13

Ayaan PatelInvestor at Lightbank Nick BriguglioInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL Matthew TannerGrowth Investor at Five Elms Capital Doug PhilipponePartner & Co-Founder at Snowpoint Kapil KanagalPrincipal at SaxeCap Advisors Robert CannonSenior Principal, Private Wealth Solutions at Dawson Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pear VC75

Priscilla RussoAssociate at Redpoint Ventures Nicole QuinnCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Connect Ventures Ali KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Kristin BeachCFO at Theory Ventures Anand IyerInvestor and founder in San Francisco Roxana GrunenwaldInvestor at Dorm Room

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Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners167

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at Benchmark Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable Capital Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo Ventures

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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)1,379

Cristina JunqueiraCo-founder of Nubank Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN Capital Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN Capital Riccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures Antonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures Luca RossettoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Also worked at Harvard Innovation Labs49

Joanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures Ben FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures Chris StoneInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Jodi GoldsteinInnovation leader, board member, founder & investor, Co-Founder of Harvard Innovation Labs at XRC Philip H. BeauregardFormer Founder, Operator at Impellent Ventures Hannah StarbranchSenior Content & Communications Manager, The Circle at Founders Circle Capital

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