About
Skip Besthoff is a Managing Director at PSG with experience in corporate development, strategy, and investment management across software and Internet businesses. He has led or supported over 20 investment and M&A transactions with combined enterprise value exceeding $2 billion, and has held roles including CEO and board member at companies across growth stages from startups to public enterprises. His market expertise includes telematics, enterprise collaboration, content and digital marketing, financial applications, e-health, and unified communications.
Experience
- PSGManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Verizon ConnectChief Strategy Officer2018 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- Verizon ConnectGlobal Head of Corporate Development2017Greater Boston Area
- FleetmaticsDirector Corporate Development2016Greater Boston Area
- Eightfold Logic, Inc. (d/b/a InboundWriter)CEO2012 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- The Entrepreneurs' FundAdvisor2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Rhodium StrategiesAdvisor2012 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- Castile VenturesGeneral Partner2008 — 2012Greater Boston Area
- Rho VenturesPrincipal2000 — 2008Greater New York City Area
- Alliance Consulting GroupSenior Consultant1999 — 2000Greater Boston Area
- Andersen Consulting (Accenture)Manager1992 — 1997Greater Boston Area
Education
- Cornell Johnson Graduate School of ManagementMBA, Strategy and Finance1997 — 1999
- Hamilton College1992, Economics and French1988 — 1992
Skills & more
Venture Capital41Start-ups41Strategic Partnerships34Corporate Development22Entrepreneurship22Business Development18Strategy27Mergers & Acquisitions19SaaS14Analytics10Private Equity10Competitive Analysis9
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IPOVenture FinancingNew Business DevelopmentMergersGo-to-market StrategyExecutive ManagementM&A experienceInvestmentsManagementLeadershipAcquisition IntegrationLicensingLanguages French
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Colleagues at Castile Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Skip Besthoff work?
- Skip Besthoff is at Castile Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management91
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaZack SchildhornVenture Partner at Lux CapitalQuinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm VenturesRichard TapalagaDirector at Qualcomm VenturesJustin FreehVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also attended Hamilton College34
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesSarah SommerCo-Founder and Partner at Level EquityJosh LabonteSenior Associate at Level EquityGeoff OblakGeneral Partner at Data Point CapitalPax AnthosChief Technology Officer at XRCSteve SadoveFormer Chairman and CEO at Saks, former chair of NRF, advisor to Mastercard at XRC
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Shared employers
Also worked at PSG20
Morgan JohnsonTechnology Investor at Marlin Equity PartnersDidier BenchOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersMatthew SaittaPrincipal at Silverton PartnersThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcAndrew HeimGeneral Partner at Arthur VenturesGeorge WildeInvestor at Long Ridge Equity Partners
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Also worked at Verizon Connect1
Also worked at Fleetmatics3
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Also worked at Andersen Consulting (Accenture)703
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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