Bobby Lent
Director/Board Member at HoneyBook, Inc.
Profile
Bobby Lent is a Founding and Managing Partner in HillsVen.
Hillsven Group is a seed capital venture firm focused primarily on Silicon Valley and Israeli startups.
Investments include: Traiana Inc. (acquired in November 2007 by ICAP for $251M), Adify Corporation (acquired in April 2008 by Cox TMI for $300M), Bleacher Report Inc.(acquired in August 2012 by Time Warner for >$200M), ShopStyle Inc. (Merged with Sugar Media), ThreadBox Inc. (formerly - cc:Betty Inc.; Acquired by MySpace), PageOnce Inc., Expensify Inc., LiveFyre Inc, Touch of Modern, Swifto Inc., Ongage, Magneto, Fl3ur, Cyhawk Ventures and TuneWiki Inc.
Bobby Lent active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Hillsven LLC
 Hillsven LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hillsven LLC (Hillsven) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Boris Putanec and Bobby Lent. The firm is headquartered in California. | Private Equity Investor | 2003-12-31 |
Mobilize Networks, Inc.
 Mobilize Networks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Mobilize Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of community management platform to help businesses mobilize community members. It offers work communications tool for an external network. The company was founded by Arthur Vainer and Sharon Savariego in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-31 |
HoneyBook, Inc.
 HoneyBook, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HoneyBook, Inc provides an invite-only service platform for event planning. Its platform is intended to redefine how event-oriented professionals conduct their business, including event planners, photographers, and florists. The customizable dashboard offers tools for payments to vendors, creative brainstorming, and decision making. HoneyBook was founded by Oz Alon, Naama Alon, Dror Shimoni and Shadiah Sigala in 2012 and is headquartered in San Franciso, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2015-05-31 |
Cyhawk Ventures Ltd.
 Cyhawk Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Cyhawk Ventures Ltd (Cyhawk Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kfir Moyal and Assad Ben-Asher. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Private Equity Investor | 2010-12-31 |
Former positions of Bobby Lent
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Livefyre, Inc.
 Livefyre, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Livefyre, Inc. develops and operates a social advertising platform. The firm provides an embeddable live commenting and conversation platform that replaces its customer's legacy commenting system. The company was founded by Jordan Kretchmer in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Private Equity Investor | 2022-10-26 |
Bleacher Report, Inc.
 Bleacher Report, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Bleacher Report, Inc. engages in sports journalism. It creates editorial content covering all major sports. The firm also offers Team Stream, a tablet and smartphone application that provides users with the coverage of their favorite teams and sports, sport-and-team-specific email newsletters and advertising opportunities. The company was founded by Dave Finocchio, Zander Freund, Bryan Goldberg and Dave Nemetz in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2012-07-31 |
Traiana, Inc.
 Traiana, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Traiana, Inc. provides automated customer processing and support solutions. It offers Harmony network that delivers global market connectivity and processes the trades generated by buy and sell side participants for foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, and exchange traded derivatives; CCP Connect, a trade registration solution that adds central clearing and regulatory compliant services to Traiana’s market standard post-trade network; and ClientLink, a client servicing solution that delivers automation across the trade lifecycle. The company was founded by Gil Mandelzis, Eran Yehudai, Jonathan Cheifetz, Roy Saadon, James Chrystal and Shai Sole in April 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chairman | 2006-12-31 |
Ariba, Inc.
 Ariba, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Founder | 2000-12-31 |
Inmac, Inc.
 Inmac, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Inmac, Inc. distributes computer hardware. | Sales & Marketing | 1995-11-30 |
Training of Bobby Lent
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| QUANTUM CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 13 |
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Ariba, Inc.
Ariba, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Traiana, Inc.
Traiana, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Traiana, Inc. provides automated customer processing and support solutions. It offers Harmony network that delivers global market connectivity and processes the trades generated by buy and sell side participants for foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, and exchange traded derivatives; CCP Connect, a trade registration solution that adds central clearing and regulatory compliant services to Traiana’s market standard post-trade network; and ClientLink, a client servicing solution that delivers automation across the trade lifecycle. The company was founded by Gil Mandelzis, Eran Yehudai, Jonathan Cheifetz, Roy Saadon, James Chrystal and Shai Sole in April 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Bleacher Report, Inc.
Bleacher Report, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Bleacher Report, Inc. engages in sports journalism. It creates editorial content covering all major sports. The firm also offers Team Stream, a tablet and smartphone application that provides users with the coverage of their favorite teams and sports, sport-and-team-specific email newsletters and advertising opportunities. The company was founded by Dave Finocchio, Zander Freund, Bryan Goldberg and Dave Nemetz in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Verix, Inc.
 Verix, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Verix, Inc. provides cloud-based analytic applications to streamline commercial operations. It offers commercial operations analytics suite, analytical applications, medical devices, mobile and technology solutions. The company was founded by Haim Zysberg Amir Ashiri and Haggay Tsaban in 2007 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Intuit Mint Bills, Inc.
 Intuit Mint Bills, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Intuit Mint Bills, Inc. develops a mobile application that provides personal finance management service and bill pay services. It offers the ‘Personal Assistant’ application that enables tracking of personal finances, travel, bills, cell phone minutes, and shopping. The company was founded by Guy Goldstein in 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Hillsven LLC
Hillsven LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hillsven LLC (Hillsven) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Boris Putanec and Bobby Lent. The firm is headquartered in California. | Finance |
Livefyre, Inc.
Livefyre, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Livefyre, Inc. develops and operates a social advertising platform. The firm provides an embeddable live commenting and conversation platform that replaces its customer's legacy commenting system. The company was founded by Jordan Kretchmer in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
| Softbridge Microsystems Corp. | |
| Plus Development Corp. | |
Inmac, Inc.
Inmac, Inc. Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Inmac, Inc. distributes computer hardware. | Distribution Services |
Cyhawk Ventures Ltd.
Cyhawk Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Cyhawk Ventures Ltd (Cyhawk Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kfir Moyal and Assad Ben-Asher. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Finance |
Mobilize Networks, Inc.
Mobilize Networks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Mobilize Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of community management platform to help businesses mobilize community members. It offers work communications tool for an external network. The company was founded by Arthur Vainer and Sharon Savariego in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
HoneyBook, Inc.
HoneyBook, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HoneyBook, Inc provides an invite-only service platform for event planning. Its platform is intended to redefine how event-oriented professionals conduct their business, including event planners, photographers, and florists. The customizable dashboard offers tools for payments to vendors, creative brainstorming, and decision making. HoneyBook was founded by Oz Alon, Naama Alon, Dror Shimoni and Shadiah Sigala in 2012 and is headquartered in San Franciso, CA. | Technology Services |
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