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
- ScholarMatchBoard Presidentcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Bodega PartnersManaging Directorcurrent1994 — present
- San Jose State UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2006 — present
- Sand Hill AngelsBoard Director, Membership Chair, Investorcurrent2005 — present
- VC LabInterim CFO2022
- @hotelCFO2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- RollbarCFO2017 — 2022
- WaterSmart Software - A VertexOne CompanyBoard Member, CFO2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- True Global VenturesFounding Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- Xenio SystemsCFO, Advisor2016 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- Cross Coin VenturesPartner2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
- QvivrCFO2014 — 2017Santa Clara, CA
- Callisto MediaCFO2013 — 2015Berkeley, CA
- Menlo IncubatorPartner2010 — 2013
- AppbistroBoard Director, CFO2010 — 2012San Francisco, CA
- Fliqz, Inc.CFO2007 — 2011Emeryville, CA
- TextDigger, Inc.CFO2008 — 2009
- iControl NetworksCFO2004 — 2008
- Pharmacy TVCFO2005 — 2006
- Orbital DataCFO2003 — 2004
Education
- UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA1987 — 1989
- The Wharton SchoolB.S., Economics1981 — 1985
- Walt Whitman High School
Skills & more
Creativity2Angel Investing51Venture Capital77Due Diligence8Part Time CFO2Financial Modeling22Adult SupervisionTeaching9Consumer Internet2Strategic Planning11Early Stage Companies7Start-ups99
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Business StrategyMergersEntrepreneurshipFundraisingCorporate DevelopmentIncubationCleantechMergers & AcquisitionsFinanceBusiness PlanningMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsFrom Steve's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management181
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
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Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at San Jose State University7
TejAdvisor at Clear VenturesKim TranFinance at Lux CapitalAdam PluemerVenture Partner at Mangusta CapitalJay FulcherManaging Partner at Cheyenne VenturesMegan Holston-AlexanderAdvisor at Andreessen HorowitzVish MishraVenture Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners
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Also worked at @hotel2
Also worked at Rollbar4
Also worked at True Global Ventures13
Tal ElyashivFounder & Managing Partner at SPiCE VCOlivier LegrandInvestor at FEBE VenturesRick LazanskyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsLaurent Féral-PierssensMentor at Amiral VenturesPraveen VarshneyInvestor at Spring Impact CapitalWendy DiamondInvestor at CoinFund
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Colleagues at Sand Hill Angels
Abha Singhvi
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Au
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Wu
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Akash Pai
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Fisher
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Ren
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alexandr Ikriannikov
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Amanda Huang
Investor at Sand Hill Angels