Buzz Benson Bio

Buzz has been an active investor and advisor in the healthcare industry for over 40 years. Buzz is a founding member of 10K Lakes Capital (2020) and SightLine Partners (2004). He led the effort to establish SightLine Partners as an independent firm in 2004 by acquiring the healthcare venture capital operations from Piper Jaffray Companies. Buzz has been an active investor and advisor in the healthcare industry for over 40 years. Buzz is a founding member of 10K Lakes Capital (2020) and SightLine Partners (2004). He led the effort to establish SightLine Partners as an independent firm in 2004 by acquiring the healthcare venture capital operations from Piper Jaffray Companies. In 2008, Buzz initiated SightLine Partners’ strategy to focus on secondary transactions across multiple healthcare segments. Since 2009, the team has successfully raised eight dedicated secondary funds. Prior to SightLine Partners, Buzz established Piper Jaffray’s dedicated venture investing in 1992, serving as President and Managing Director of Piper Jaffray Ventures from 1992-2004. In 1986, he founded and co-headed Piper Jaffray’s healthcare-focused Investment Banking activities for six years. In addition to over 40 years of venture capital and private equity experience, Buzz has been actively involved in a broad range of transactions for healthcare companies, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate partner agreements, public offerings, and private placements of equity and debt.