Liza Benson

Liza Benson is a Partner with Moderne Ventures and helps lead and manage investment activity with particular focus on high-growth technology companies that can achieve rapid adoption and scale. Prior to Moderne, Liza was a Partner with StarVest Partners, focused on expansion stage B2B SaaS investments. Previously, Liza was a Managing Director of Highbridge Principals Strategies and invested primarily in online video, digital media, and marketing technologies and prior to that she was a Managing Director with Bear Stearns’ Constellation Growth Capital and an investment banker at Patricof & Co and First Union where she started her career.

Liza has been a board member or Observer in more than a dozen companies including Cxense [FRA:CXH], Widevine (sold to Google), Webify (sold to IBM), Siperian (sold to Informatica) and K12 [NYSE: LRN], Bench, Ceros, Transactis RAMP OpenSlate, Xignite, CrowdTwist and UrbanBound. She also led an investment in Capital IQ which was sold to McGraw-Hill.

Liza received a BA in Mathematical Economics, summa cum laude, from Colgate University.

Liza Benson is the Partner at Moderne Ventures, based in New York, New York, United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Liza Benson has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Liza Benson studied BA Mathematical Economics @ Colgate University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.