Bobby Lent is the Managing General Partner and co-founder of Hillsven Capital. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Bobby Lent is the Managing General Partner and co-founder of Hillsven Capital, a $40 million seed venture firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and previously co-founded the B2B e-commerce platform Ariba, which was acquired by SAP for $4.3 billion. He focuses on early-stage technology investments in enterprise software (SaaS), artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare technology, and consumer internet, primarily targeting startups in Silicon Valley and Israel. Hillsven Capital operates as a seed-stage firm that invests across Enterprise Applications, FinTech, and Consumer sectors, with Lent directing capital toward emerging cloud computing and mobile technology startups. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, the firm’s seed-stage focus implies typical early-round participation. Notable portfolio companies include Jolt, Stampli, Tesorio, Retail Zipline, and HoneyBook, with Lent serving on the boards of Mobilize Networks and HoneyBook. Lent is described as having a “small public profile” despite being a “huge investor,” and no distinctive public writing or published point of view is
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