Deborah Benton
Deborah Benton is Founder & Managing Partner of Willow Growth Partners, an emerging growth fund. She previously ran a family office investment vehicle and held executive roles at Nasty Gal, ShoeDazzle, and Teleflora.
What Deborah can write
Willow Growth Partners writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- eToys
- Teleflora · EVP of Inside Sales & Operations
- ShoeDazzle · COO
- Nasty Gal · President & COO
- Family office investment vehicle2014
- Willow Growth Partners · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
- eToys
- family office investment vehicle · Board Director and Advisor2014
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Who is Deborah Benton?
Deborah Benton is Founder & Managing Partner of Willow Growth Partners, an emerging growth fund. She previously ran a family office investment vehicle and held executive roles at Nasty Gal, ShoeDazzle, and Teleflora.
How much does Deborah Benton invest?
Deborah Benton invests through Willow Growth Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at series a.
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Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Deborah in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Willow Growth Partners backed works better.
What did Deborah Benton do before Willow Growth Partners?
eToys; EVP of Inside Sales & Operations at Teleflora; COO at ShoeDazzle; President & COO at Nasty Gal; Family office investment vehicle; eToys; Board Director and Advisor at family office investment vehicle.
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