Managing Partner
Board seats: BigFix, Levanta, Radiance

Keith Benjamin has focused on software and digital media investments, with an emphasis on companies building next generations of technology to change the way enterprises do business or people live. He looks for recurring revenue models and easy to sell/deploy products. He likes aggressive teams with ambitious plans.

Keith joined LVP from Highland Capital Partners, a Boston-based venture capital firm, where he was a General Partner and opened the firm's San Francisco office. Keith led a number of investments at Highland, including Coremetrics. Prior to joining Highland in 1999, Keith had been an investment research analyst for 16 years. From 1993 to 1999, Keith was a Senior Research Analyst at Robertson, Stephens & Co., where he followed a broad range of companies exploiting new technologies, including education and entertainment software, Internet and e-commerce and enterprise software. Keith was ranked as an Institutional Investor All-Star research analyst in 1998 and 1999. During his tenure at Robertson, Keith was a sponsor of venture investments through Robertson's internal investment vehicle, Bayview Capital.

Keith is a Chartered Financial Analyst and earned a BS in Economics and Management and an MBA at New York University.

Keith's Blog:
www.sfventure.com