Gary Benitt
Gary Benitt is Managing Partner at Social Leverage and a serial entrepreneur with four founding teams. He has held operating roles at Salesforce, AOL, and invested in over 20 startups since 2011.
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Social Leverage writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Goowy Media · founderbefore 2008
- AOL · senior technology director2008-2011
- Assistly · founder and COObefore 2011
- Salesforce.com · COO of Desk.com
- Social Leverage · Managing PartnerNow
- Goowy Media
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Who is Gary Benitt?
Gary Benitt is Managing Partner at Social Leverage and a serial entrepreneur with four founding teams. He has held operating roles at Salesforce, AOL, and invested in over 20 startups since 2011.
How much does Gary Benitt invest?
Gary Benitt invests through Social Leverage, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed.
How do I pitch Gary Benitt?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Gary in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Social Leverage backed works better.
What did Gary Benitt do before Social Leverage?
founder at Goowy Media; senior technology director at AOL; founder and COO at Assistly; COO of Desk.com at Salesforce.com; Goowy Media.
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