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Steve Bennet

Investor

Investor at Sand Hill Angels

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

Steve Bennet is founder and managing director of Bodega Partners and serves as board president of ScholarMatch. Over three decades, he has held CFO, investor, and board positions at more than 150 technology startups across software, internet, and mobile sectors, including companies acquired by Comcast, IBM, and CBS. He teaches entrepreneurial finance as adjunct faculty at San Jose State University, where he has developed multiple courses and served on the steering committee for the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, and previously lectured at UC Berkeley.

Experience

  1. ScholarMatchBoard Presidentcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Bodega PartnersManaging Directorcurrent1994 — present
  3. San Jose State UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2006 — present
  4. Sand Hill AngelsBoard Director, Membership Chair, Investorcurrent2005 — present
  5. VC LabInterim CFO2022
  6. @hotelCFO2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  7. RollbarCFO2017 — 2022
  8. WaterSmart Software - A VertexOne CompanyBoard Member, CFO2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. True Global VenturesFounding Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco, CA
  10. Xenio SystemsCFO, Advisor2016 — 2019San Francisco, CA
  11. Cross Coin VenturesPartner2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
  12. QvivrCFO2014 — 2017Santa Clara, CA
  13. Callisto MediaCFO2013 — 2015Berkeley, CA
  14. Menlo IncubatorPartner2010 — 2013
  15. AppbistroBoard Director, CFO2010 — 2012San Francisco, CA
  16. Fliqz, Inc.CFO2007 — 2011Emeryville, CA
  17. TextDigger, Inc.CFO2008 — 2009
  18. iControl NetworksCFO2004 — 2008
  19. Pharmacy TVCFO2005 — 2006
  20. Orbital DataCFO2003 — 2004
  21. Orbital DataCFO2003 — 2004
  22. Outlook VenturesVenture Partner2000 — 2004
  23. University of California, BerkeleyAdjunct Professor1994 — 2003
  24. Stratex NetworksSenior Financial Analyst1991 — 1992
  25. Mitsui Fudosan AmericaSenior Financial Analyst1989 — 1990San Francisco
  26. Arthur Andersen & Co.Tax Consultant1985 — 1987Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  27. U.S. Department of the TreasuryIntern1984Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Skills & more

Creativity2Angel Investing51Venture Capital77Due Diligence8Part Time CFO2Financial Modeling22Adult SupervisionTeaching9Consumer Internet2Strategic Planning11Early Stage Companies7Start-ups99
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Steve Bennet?
Steve Bennet is founder and managing director of Bodega Partners and serves as board president of ScholarMatch. Over three decades, he has held CFO, investor, and board positions at more than 150 technology startups across software, internet, and mobile sectors, including companies acquired by Comcast, IBM, and CBS. He teaches entrepreneurial finance as adjunct faculty at San Jose State University, where he has developed multiple courses and served on the steering committee for the Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, and previously lectured at UC Berkeley.
Where does Steve Bennet work?
Steve Bennet is at Sand Hill Angels.
Where did Steve Bennet go to school?
Steve Bennet studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA); The Wharton School (B.S., Economics); Walt Whitman High School.

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Shared employers

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Also worked at University of California, Berkeley313

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