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Steve Bennet

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Investor at Sand Hill Angels · Board director at WaterSmart Software

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Steve: together at San Jose State University
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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.

Board director at WaterSmart Software

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WaterSmart Software's investors · 3

Echo River CapitalMarin County · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015Sand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015

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

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Angel Investing51Venture Capital77

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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 and Board director at WaterSmart Software.
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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