Lily Bengfort
InvestorPartner at Blu Venture Investors
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K
About
Lily Bengfort is Executive Director of ADY Life Center, a nonprofit organization serving individuals navigating cancer, chronic illness, caregiving, grief, and major life transitions. She has experience building and scaling organizations as a tech entrepreneur and serves as a Guided Autobiography Instructor with The Birren Center, where she works with individuals to develop narratives around their personal experiences.
Experience
- ADY Life Center, Inc.Executive Director Organization: ADY Life Centercurrent2026 — presentAnnapolis, MD
- The Birren Center for Autobiographical StudiesInstructor of Guided Autobiographycurrent2019 — presentUnited States
- UAS Safeflight IncPresident & CEOcurrent2015 — presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
- Blu VenturesPartner2021 — 2024
- Maryland State Arts CouncilCouncilor2017 — 2024Baltimore, Maryland
- TCecure, LLCChief Growth Officer2020 — 2021
- OmniSpeech, LLCCEO2018 — 2019College Park, Maryland
- UMBC Cybersecurity Advisory BoardMember2013 — 2017
- Howard County Technology CouncilFounding Member and Board Member2008 — 2014
- Path Forward Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipInstructor2011 — 2013
- University of BaltimoreMember Dean's Advisory Board-Merrick School of Business2009 — 2012
- DRS Technologies, Inc.Vice President DRS2010 — 2012Columbia, MD
- CenGen IncPresident & CEO2000 — 2010Columbia, MD; Raritan, NJ and Carlsbad, CA
- Maryland General AssemblyChief of Staff, State Senator1996 — 2001
- Preferred Pest Control Inc.Vice President1987 — 1992
Education
- Loyola University MarylandMBA, International Business2003 — 2005
- University of Maryland Baltimore CountyBachelor's degree, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2000 Program1984
- University of Maryland Baltimore CountyB.A, English
- Berbice High SChool
Skills & more
Building Community PartnershipsProgram DevelopmentNonprofit LeadershipEntrepreneurship86Start-ups49Program Management43Strategic Partnerships34Proposal Writing31Business Strategy26Mergers & Acquisitions23Business Planning17Business Development17
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GovernmentPublic RelationsIntegrationGovernment ContractingContract NegotiationTeam BuildingNew Business DevelopmentMarketing StrategyStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipPublic SpeakingLanguages French
From Lily's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blu Venture Investors
Benjamin Ebenezer
Managing Principal at Blu Venture Investors
Bikram Bakshi
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Brian Ellenberger
Associate at Blu Venture Investors
David Krauskopf
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Dendy Young
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Eric Adler
Partner at Blu Venture Investors
Hal Shelton
Principal at Blu Venture Investors
J.S. Gamble
Principal at Blu Venture Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lily Bengfort work?
- Lily Bengfort is Partner at Blu Venture Investors.
- What check size does Lily Bengfort write?
- Lily Bengfort typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
Same school
Also attended Loyola University Maryland30
Grayson BaxterFund Controller at JMI EquityMelissa GuttmanPrincipal, Talent at JMI EquityNona Minnifield CheeksVice Chair at Maryland TEDCOJessica Mullins CamburnChief Financial Officer at Glasswing VenturesRyan McQueeneyCFO at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcMcKenna PaulsonDirector, Marketing & Administrative Operations at RRE Ventures
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Also attended University of Maryland Baltimore County17
Beth ThorpeAdministrative Manager at JMI EquityKatie WillgingSenior Alternative Investments Analyst at NextGen Venture PartnersStephanie C. HillPresident, Rotary and Mission Systems at Lockheed Martin VenturesSam DienerManaging Partner at Early Light VenturesGreg CangialosiVenture Partner at Early Light VenturesMatt DimariaDirector at Innovation Studio
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Shared employers
Also worked at Blu Ventures19
Steve SmootManaging Partner at Lavrock VenturesJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesMichaelInvestor at Runtime VenturesBenjamin EbenezerManaging Principal at Blu Venture InvestorsEric AdlerPartner at Blu Venture InvestorsBikram BakshiPartner at Blu Venture Investors
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