Maia Benson
InvestorManaging Director at Forum Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $50K – $750K checks · typically $100K
About
Venture Partner at Forum Ventures; previously Global Commercial Head of Shipping & Fulfillment at Shopify.
Experience
- Growth Catalyst Group of Companies - Advatix | XPDEL | ArchwayChief Commercial Officercurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- FlavorCloudChief Business Officer2024 — 2026NY NY
- Forum VenturesManaging Director2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Nifty LuxeCo Founder Nifty Luxe2021 — 2022New York, United States
- ShopifyGlobal Head of Shipping & Fulfillment2016 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Cornell UniversityVisiting Lecturer, Digital Marketing @ Cornell University Johnson School of Business2012 — 2021Ithaca, New York
- Pitney BowesGlobal Digital Products & Business Lead2013 — 2016Stamford, CT
- Fertility AuthorityBoard Member2009 — 2013
- LexisNexisVP/GM FirmManager.com2011 — 2012NY, NY
- Clickable (acquired by Syncapse)Senior Director, Strategic Alliances2010NY, NY
- LexisNexis Martindale-HubbellDirector - Product Management SEO & PPC2007 — 2010
- LexisNexisMBA General Management Rotational Associate2006 — 2008
- LexisNexisNew Business Sales Account Executive2003 — 2004
- IDCAccount Manager1999 — 2003
- XeroxSales Executive1996 — 1998
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Education
- Cornell Johnson Graduate School of ManagementMBA, Entrepreneurship & Marketing2004 — 2006
- Syracuse UniversityBA, Political Science1992 — 1996
Skills & more
Competitive Intelligence7Product Management64PPC10Consultative SellingSEO17Online Advertising11P&L Responsibility3Business Development27Small Business2Software3Strategic Partnerships61E-commerce23
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SellingDigital MarketingSocial Media MarketingBusiness StrategyP&L ManagementMarketingCross-functional Team LeadershipCRMStrategyLeadershipManagementSaaSLanguages English · French
- SEMPO — SEMPO
- Pragmatic Marketing Certified — Pragmatic Marketing
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Colleagues at Forum Ventures
Alejandro Pereda
Associate at Forum Ventures
Alexis Clarfield-Henry
VP of Marketing at Forum Ventures
Alice Krenitski
Head of Studio at Forum Ventures
Ammar Abuleil
Technical Lead at Forum Ventures
Bocar Dia
Partner at Forum Ventures
Carmen Tsang
Head of Talent and Recruitment, Studio at Forum Ventures
Catherine Gao
GTM Lead at Forum Ventures
Christina Zerka
Investor at Forum Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Maia Benson work?
- Maia Benson is Managing Director at Forum Ventures.
- What check size does Maia Benson write?
- Maia Benson typically writes checks of $50K – $750K.
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