About
Woody Benson is a Venture Partner at LaunchCapital with a 35-year technology career split between operating roles and investing. On the operational side he held positions at Apple Computer, Sony Corporation, Lotus Development, Shiva Corporation, and MCK Communications, where he served as CEO. His investing career includes Lazard Technology Partners and Prism VentureWorks, and he was the first investor in and a longtime board member of LogMeIn. He is also an Executive in Residence at Bentley University and hosts a weekly Bloomberg Radio show on alternative investing and venture capital.
woody benson @wbenson
Heard at @AmericanAir tweet team HQ. “ just ignore everybody” and “ “hope you have merry Christmas” serves people right to travel during holiday and screw them if they don’t know where their bags are (even if we shipped to wrong city)”
Dec 24, 2022 · ♥ 1
woody benson @wbenson
Dear @AmericanAir I wonder if you shipped your CEO’s golf clubs to the wrong city would you help him? Talk with him. Or maybe he’d use ship sticks cause at least they are responsive
Dec 24, 2022
woody benson @wbenson
Dear @AmericanAir millions of miles with you and now you go dark. You shipped my bad to DC from DFW but I’m in Palm Springs. No one to talk to. App can’t locate my bag. You’re ruining the Christmas spirit.
Dec 24, 2022
Experience
- Thimble Point Acquisition Corp.Chief Operating Officercurrent2021 — present
- Launch Capital PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston
- ArccosGolfBOD Membercurrent2013 — present
- Bentley UniversityExecutive in Residencecurrent2009 — presentWaltham, MA
- LogMeInDirectorcurrent2004 — present
- Prism VentureWorksGeneral Partnercurrent2004 — present
- Bloomberg LPContributor, Bloomberg Radio2014 — 2021
- WOO SportsMember Board Of Directors2013 — 2021Greater Boston
- Swirl NetworksBoard Member2013 — 2021Greater Boston
- mck communicationsceo1997 — 2002
- shivasvp1992 — 1997
- lotus developmentdirector1987 — 1992
Education
- Bentley UniversityBusiness Communications, Accounting1977 — 1980
- Governor Dummer Academy1972 — 1976
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentInternet of ThingsMergers & AcquisitionsNew Business DevelopmentCorporate DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsCompetitive AnalysisGo-to-market StrategySaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise SoftwareStrategyFrom Woody's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Bentley University73
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bentley University6
Also worked at LogMeIn7
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Also worked at Bloomberg LP81
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Also worked at Swirl Networks1
Investments
Board seats
LogMeIn
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