BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player? For recognizing and supporting talented entrepreneurs across the region.
Kent Bennett is always on the lookout for the next big startup star. As a partner at the Cambridge office of Bessemer Venture Partners, he has backed consumer-focused technology companies such as the restaurant-management software firm Toast, the “smart” water-dispenser company Bevi, and the meal delivery service Blue Apron. He came to venture capital following a stint in Hollywood, where he developed and sold TV and movie projects for an entertainment production company. He started his career as a senior associate consultant with the Boston-based management consulting firm Bain & Co. Bennett holds a bachelor of science in systems engineering from the University of Virginia and a master of business administration from Harvard Business School.
CAREER MILESTONES
2023
Named chair of The New England Venture Capital Association
2022
Named one of the venture capital advisers for Harvard Business School’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
2008
Joined Bessemer Venture Partners
SIMILAR PROFILES
BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player? For recognizing and supporting talented entrepreneurs across the region.
Kent Bennett is always on the lookout for the next big startup star. As a partner at the Cambridge office of Bessemer Venture Partners, he has backed consumer-focused technology companies such as the restaurant-management software firm Toast, the “smart” water-dispenser company Bevi, and the meal delivery service Blue Apron. He came to venture capital following a stint in Hollywood, where he developed and sold TV and movie projects for an entertainment production company. He started his career as a senior associate consultant with the Boston-based management consulting firm Bain & Co. Bennett holds a bachelor of science in systems engineering from the University of Virginia and a master of business administration from Harvard Business School.
CAREER MILESTONES
2023
Named chair of The New England Venture Capital Association
2022
Named one of the venture capital advisers for Harvard Business School’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
2008
Joined Bessemer Venture Partners
SIMILAR PROFILES
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