About
Parke Benjamin is CFO of the IA Global Ventures VC Fund, a $50 million fund that invests in SaaS startups from the International Accelerator at the seed and series stages. He previously spent six years as partner and Operational CFO at MD Cress Ventures, working with healthcare-related companies, and also serves as COO of the International Accelerator, where he supports startup founders. His work focuses on business planning, fundraising, and international business development.
Invests in
SaaS
Experience
- AxoniqVP of Finance & Operationscurrent2025 — present
- IA Global VenturesChief Financial Officercurrent2023 — present
- IA Global VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Maitly.aiBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- International AcceleratorSenior Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- International AcceleratorChief Operating Officer2021 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Funded HouseExecutive Advisorcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- MD Cress VenturesSenior Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- MD Cress VenturesChief Operating Financial Officer2018 — 2021Austin, Texas Area
- MD Cress VenturesSenior Associate2016 — 2018
- Transitions Geriatrics GroupDirector Of Operations2015 — 2016
- Transitions Geriatrics GroupSenior Financial Analyst2013 — 2015
Education
- Texas McCombs School of BusinessBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance
- The Wharton SchoolPrivate Equity CERT
- The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry
- UCLA Anderson School of Management
- IES AbroadSan Sebastián, Spain
- Stephen F. Austin High School
Skills & more
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)Software as a Service (SaaS)Microsoft Office9PowerPoint2Microsoft Excel2Microsoft Word1Investor Relations1International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)Business Growth StrategiesOperational LeadershipMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business Strategy
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Corporate FinanceMarket ResearchMarketingFinancial AnalysisForecastingCash Flow ForecastingFinancial ForecastingData AnalysisFinancial ReportingFinancial AccountingInformation TechnologyCash FlowLanguages English · Spanish
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin247
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Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management181
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Also attended IES Abroad13
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