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Benford Capital Partners III LP

Geography: United States
Stage: Series B
Fund size: $365M
Focus: Deep Tech, E-Commerce and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Benford Capital Partners III LP

Benford Capital Partners III LP is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series B stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in E-Commerce, Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeries B

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

E-Commerce

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Profitable lower middle market cos, $3-20M EBITDA

lower middle market

leveraged buyouts

recapitalizations

operational focus

management partnerships

Bullish Signals

60+ investments, 20+ years track recordexternal

Chicago-based, deep operational expertiseexternal

Founded 2004, proven LMM focusexternal

Active exits — Brothers International soldlinkedin

Recent exit posted 1w ago — activelinkedin

Strong mgmt praise — leadership-first exitslinkedin

NSC portfolio — 5 acquisitions under ownershiplinkedin

Active add-on acquisition strategy, 1d updatelinkedin

Hiring Associates — scaling transaction teamlinkedin

80+ investments confirmed, 100+ yrs mgmt expwebsite

CGRS portfolio company — environmental compliance platformwebsite

Growth model: scale + add-on acquisitions focuswebsite

Partnership model — 20+ years building with mgmtwebsite

Contrarian Signals

PE buyout-only — no early-stageexternal

Narrow EBITDA band limits deal flowexternal

Founder Do's

$3-20M EBITDA range — know your numbers

Show operational scalability clearly

Highlight management team strength

Revenue $10-200M sweet spot

Demonstrate add-on acquisition capability

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch early-stage / pre-revenue

Avoid deals outside lower middle market

Don't underestimate operational focus

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$365M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Edward Benford, Ben Riefe

Sam VanderheydenAssociate

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