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Mercedes Bent
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Mercedes Bent is a well-known investor and operator in the startup world. She has a vast background in economics and education with a BA degree from Harvard University and dual master's degrees from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Education. Mercedes is a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and has invested in a variety of companies such as Fintech, Crypto, Consumer Social, and more. Mercedes worked as an early employee and General Manager at General Assembly, where she accelerated the company's growth and drove significant revenue improvements. In 2016, Mercedes was named a 40 Under 40 for Tech Diversity in Silicon Valley. She is enthusiastic about the intersection of learning, entrepreneurship, and technology and uses her experience to invest in the future of income, edtech, fintech, crypto, and more. Mercedes has formed successful ventures, scaled sales and product teams, built cultures, and identified go-to-market.
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Always enjoy speaking at Stanford. Thanks for having me today Glenn! 👏🏾 https://t.co/G373I0eQX4
Amazing time last night hosting COOs, GMs and VPs from some of the fastest growing public tech & growth companies w/AnnaRose of @lightspeedvp and McKenzie of @KindredNews
The amount of automation they’re seeing in their businesses is astounding.
Lots of discussions of AI CX tools & how long range org planning.