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Kent Bennett

Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

About

Kent Bennett brings an unusual Hollywood screenwriting background to venture capital, which shapes how he evaluates founder narratives and product stories at Bessemer Venture Partners. He focuses almost exclusively on backing companies with radical product advantages from day one, consciously ignoring other factors like market size if he's convinced the product is clearly superior to alternatives. Kent Bennett brings an unusual Hollywood screenwriting background to venture capital, which shapes how he evaluates founder narratives and product stories at Bessemer Venture Partners. He focuses almost exclusively on backing companies with radical product advantages from day one, consciously ignoring other factors like market size if he's convinced the product is clearly superior to alternatives.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
SaaS
FinTech
Consumer
Health
AI

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $100M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Canada
Israel
Asia-Pacific
Europe