# Cathy Bennett

> Cathy Bennett is a startup investor at Sandpiper Ventures. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sandpiper Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sandpiper-ventures)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Cathy Bennett is a startup investor at Sandpiper Ventures. Cathy Bennett is the Co-Founder of Sandpiper Ventures and an Associate at CDL. As the former Minister of Finance and the Status of Women for Newfoundland and Labrador, Cathy is also a prominent CEO, currently the head of TaskForce NL. With over 30 years of business leadership, her own company, Bennett Group of Companies, included operations incommercial and industrial construction, industrial manufacturing, human resource support, food service, industrial supply and real estate investments and operations. Cathy serves/has served on public, private and crown corporation boards spanning diverse industries. Cathy is an active angel investor and mentor for early-stage technology companies.

## About Sandpiper Ventures

VC Fund · Halifax, Canada

Sandpiper Ventures provide a platform where women investors and founders can radically disrupt the venture capital environment.

5 contacts available at Sandpiper Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cathy Bennett | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathy-bennett-005b |
| Chere Chapman | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chere-chapman |
| Ozge Yeloglu | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ozge-yeloglu |
| Rhiannon Davies | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rhiannon-davies |
| Sarah Young | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-young-2 |

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