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Keith Bender
InvestorFounder at Vocation Capital
Palo Alto, California
Writes $1M checks · typically $1M
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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.
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Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Investments
Investor
AffinityAurora SolarAxle HealthBioAgeBranchChainpassCognitionDoorDashFinkargoGuardant HealthGustoHaize LabsHedgehogInventaMentaMiterNeura HealthPahdo LabsPomeloSudoziUserClouds
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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, Cognition, DoorDash, Finkargo, Guardant Health, Gusto, Haize Labs, and 9 more.
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