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James Benfield is a Partner at Baird Capital based in London, focusing on investments in SMB Software, AI, Data Services, Robotics, IoT, Manufacturing, and SaaS companies at seed, Series A, and Series B stages. His investment range typically spans from $100K to $5M. Benfield began his career as a civil engineer on major transport infrastructure projects in the U.K. before moving to finance with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has worked in private equity since 2000 and joined Baird Capital's U.K. Private Equity team in April 2002, bringing over 20 years of experience with European industrial businesses across various subsectors.