# Steve Bennett

> Steve Bennett is a seed investor at AMR Corporation backing Mobile and Social. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: AMR Corporation
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-bennett-396734b7

Steve Bennett is a seed investor at AMR Corporation focused on Mobile and Social. Steve Bennett was named Symantec’s chief executive officer in July 2012. Prior to that, Bennett joined Symantec’s board of directors in February 2010, and was chairman from 2011 to 2013. Bennett previously led Intuit serving as president and chief executive officer from 2000 to 2007. At Intuit, Bennett combined the company’s historicinnovative and customer-driven expertise with strategic and operational rigor. Intuit revenue grew to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2007 from less than $1 billion in fiscal 2000. Under Bennett’s leadership Intuit grew its existing businesses while simultaneously expanding into new markets, such as online banking and healthcare.Bennett joined Intuit after a 23-year career at General Electric, where he managed complex and diverse organizations from consumer appliances to financial services. During his career at GE, he held a variety of key management roles in numerous areas of the business, including GE Capital e-Business, GE Capital Vendor Financial Services, GE Electrical Distribution and Control, GE Appliances, GE Medical Systems and GE Supply.He currently serves on boards at American Airlines and parent company AMR Corporation. Bennett graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Social | 1 | 50% |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| Parenting | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ujama | Ujama is a messaging platform where communities connect, collaborate, and conduct commerce. Ujama helps people help one another. We promote more joy and fewer logistics through the power of community, friendship and teamwork. Our name comes from the Swahili word ujamaa which means extended family. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2017 |  |
| OpenSponsorship | OpenSponsorship is the marketplace for athlete and sports-influencer marketing, connecting brands with 25,000+ athletes and health & wellness creators across 150+ sports. Unlike a traditional agency, brands run the whole campaign in one platform - search and match, message, contract, pay, and measure ROI. Trusted by brands like Walmart,Anheuser-Busch, and Vitamin Shoppe. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 24, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gelt VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gelt-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Radiant Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/radiant-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rosecliff Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rosecliff-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AMR Corporation

VC Fund · Fort Worth, United States

AMR Corporation is a commercial aviation business and airline holding company. It is the parent company of American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, AmericanConnection, and Executive Airlines.AMR Corporation’s main subsidiary, American Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the world. Together with its sister company, American Eagleand a regional carrier that operates as AmericanConnection under contract, American Airlines serves more than 330 destinations in 50+ countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The overall fleet exceeds 880 aircrafts. American Airlines also operates more than 600 jets. The carrier extends its geographic reach through code-sharing arrangements and is part of the Oneworld Alliance, along with British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Qantas, and others.AMR Corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

3 contacts available at AMR Corporation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monte Ford | CIO | — |
| Steve Bennett | Member of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-bennett |
| John Bachmann | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-bachmann |

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## FAQ

### What does Steve Bennett invest in?

Steve Bennett invests primarily in Mobile, Social and Sports startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Steve Bennett last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steve Bennett closed in Mar 2017. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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