About me
James Benedict brings 25+ years of experience in venture capital and private equity. He is a family office investor, human capital partner, and entrepreneur. James is a Co-Founder of both Left Tackle Capital and the BeDoWin Institute, accelerators for high potential venture capital fund managers. Since 2005, James has been a partner with Kidd & Company (KCO), a family office investor private equity investor. James is also an investor in and advisor to Adria Dunn, Founder & CEO of The Vine/Zero-AI, a patented AI company whose mission to help humanity grow closer together. James has been a founding advisor to andboard member of leading impact organizations including Maverick Collective, Young Audiences, Young Audiences Charter School New Orleans (the first arts-in-education charter school in America).
James has a Ph.D. in international economics from Columbia University, a Certificate on Monetary &
Fiscal Policy from the Japanese Ministry of Finance, and a B.A. from Baylor University. He is the author of “Rocka My Soul”, the story of the 1981 Houston Jack Yates Lions (George Floyd’s alma mater), thefirst all African American football team to break through and play for the Texas state championship.