Bennett Cohen
Private Equity Investor at Closed Loop Partners LLC
Profile
Bennett is a Managing Director at Closed Loop Partners.
In this role, he co-leads the growth equity investment practice focused on advancing circular solutions for fashion, material innovation, supply chain technology, food & agriculture.
Bennett is an accomplished investor with a strong track record across venture capital and growth equity.
Prior to joining Closed Loop Partners, Bennett was a Partner at Piva Capital where he led investments in some of the firm’s most successful companies, including Boston Metal and MenloMicro, and developed an ESG framework for venture capital investing.
He previously established the Silicon Valley arm of Shell Ventures, where he led investments in disruptive companies such as Ample and Aurora.?
Before moving into investing, Bennett helped develop the initial strategy of Shell’s division focused on renewable power and fuels.
Prior to Shell, Bennett was a Consultant at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he reported directly to Amory Lovins and worked with utility and automotive clients, and a Director of Business Development at CPower, a demand response startup that was acquired by Constellation in 2010.?
Bennett is passionate about sustainability, entrepreneurship, and technology.
In his spare time, he enjoys being with his family and friends, getting outside, reading science fiction, and practicing yoga.
Bennett Cohen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Closed Loop Partners LLC
 Closed Loop Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Closed Loop Partners LLC (Closed Loop Partners) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2014 by Ron Gonen. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/05/2022 |
Former positions of Bennett Cohen
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
PIVA, Inc.
 PIVA, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Piva Inc. (Piva Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ricardo Angel & Adzmel Adznan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/05/2022 |
Sense Photonics, Inc.
 Sense Photonics, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Sense Photonics, Inc. develops a light detection and ranging solutions for autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, mobile devices, and other applications. The firm offers LiDAR sensors for AVs that use lasers to create 3D maps of the vehicle’s surroundings day or night in most weather conditions. The company was founded by M. Scott Burroughs and Russell P. Kanjorski in 2016 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Director/Board Member | 01/10/2021 |
| Shell Technology Ventures LLC | Private Equity Analyst | 31/07/2019 |
Ample, Inc.
 Ample, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ample, Inc. solves energy delivery challenge for electric cars. The company was founded by John de Souza and Khaled Hassounah and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2019 |
Pollinate Group
 Pollinate Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pollinate Group is a renewable energy social enterprise that is led by women. | Chairman | 01/06/2018 |
Training of Bennett Cohen
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Oxford | Undergraduate Degree |
| Delft University of Technology | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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Rocky Mountain Institute
 Rocky Mountain Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Rocky Mountain Institute is a non-profit organization that transforms energy use to clean and secure low carbon future. It engages in businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market-based solutions that cost-effectively shift from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. It examining and facilitating market-based technology that will play a role in addressing the climate problem. The company was founded by Amory Lovin in 1982 and is headquartered in Basalt, CO. | Commercial Services |
| Shell Technology Ventures LLC | Finance |
Closed Loop Partners LLC
Closed Loop Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Closed Loop Partners LLC (Closed Loop Partners) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2014 by Ron Gonen. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Sense Photonics, Inc.
Sense Photonics, Inc. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Sense Photonics, Inc. develops a light detection and ranging solutions for autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, mobile devices, and other applications. The firm offers LiDAR sensors for AVs that use lasers to create 3D maps of the vehicle’s surroundings day or night in most weather conditions. The company was founded by M. Scott Burroughs and Russell P. Kanjorski in 2016 and is headquartered in Durham, NC. | Producer Manufacturing |
Ample, Inc.
Ample, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Ample, Inc. solves energy delivery challenge for electric cars. The company was founded by John de Souza and Khaled Hassounah and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
PIVA, Inc.
PIVA, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Piva Inc. (Piva Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Ricardo Angel & Adzmel Adznan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Pollinate Group
Pollinate Group Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pollinate Group is a renewable energy social enterprise that is led by women. | Commercial Services |
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