Steve Bennet is an active angel investor, professor of entrepreneurial studies. See sector focus and contact routes.
Steve Bennet is an active angel investor, professor of entrepreneurial studies, and startup CFO who serves as the founder and managing director of Bodega Partners, a management consulting firm based in Berkeley, CA. He invests directly as an individual angel with over 20 years of experience, focusing on pre-seed and seed stages in capital-efficient B2B sectors including SaaS, marketplaces, FinTech, AI/ML, and HealthTech across the U.S., with priority in Boston and NYC. His typical check ranges from $25,000 to $100,000, often writing the very first check and acting as a lead investor who actively supports founders with operational guidance. Notable portfolio companies include Anonymizer (acquired by Abraxis), BiPar Sciences (acquired by Aventis), and Orbital Data (acquired by Citrix). Bennet distinguishes himself as a “scholar-angel” who teaches Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State University and blogs at ProfessorVC, emphasizing a thesis that backs scrappy founders with deep domain expertise and early monetization traction. He prioritizes coachable entrepreneurs who stretch capital efficiently and avoid unrealistic valuation asks, focusing on B2B w
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