Robin Bienfait
About Robin Bienfait
Robin Bienfait is an executive with more than 30 years of experience in mobility, security, enterprise sales, wireless network operations and engineering. Her NACD Atlanta bio says she spent 22+ years at AT&T, where she held senior roles including Bell Labs, Global Network Services lines of business and chief compliance officer.
She was CIO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), and Crunchbase dates that role from 2007 to 2012. She then became Chief Enterprise Innovation Officer at Samsung Electronics, later a senior advisor there.
Crunchbase lists her as CEO of Emnovate since 2016 and founder and CEO of Atlanta Tech Park since September 2017. It also lists her as a partner at Tachles VC since January 2024. She studied at the University of Central Missouri and Georgia Tech, and Crunchbase also lists Stanford University.
Crunchbase shows one personal investment for Robin Bienfait: the Skema seed round, where she is marked as lead investor. The amount and date are not shown on the page.
She was General Partner, Innovation at Valor Ventures from January 2017 to January 2024 according to Crunchbase. Other sources describe her as an operating partner and general partner there. Valor Ventures appears as an investor in several companies where she is listed as the partner. These are fund investments, not personal checks.
Her AI deal on the Lounge deals desk is the Skema.ai Seed round, announced on March 2, 2026. Skema.ai is an Atlanta company that provides a generative data intelligence and infrastructure layer for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The round was led by Bienfait, who is also a Skema board member. The amount was not disclosed.
Other participants included AEC firms such as SHoP Architects, Thornton Tomasetti and Syska Hennessy, as well as AEC Angels, Dar Ventures and Threadneedle Family Office. Skema said the funds would go toward platform capabilities and integrations with tools such as Revit and Grasshopper.
Public information points to early-stage enterprise technology. Her one confirmed personal round is a Seed, and her Valor Ventures deals were Seed, Series A and venture rounds. She is based in Atlanta, and Skema is also Atlanta-based. At the Skema announcement she said the participation of firms that work inside these workflows every day was a signal worth backing. We found no public check size, fund size or stated investment thesis.
- Skema.ai: AEC design data platform; led the strategic Seed round announced March 2026 and sits on the board.
- Arpio: Valor Ventures backed its Seed and Series A rounds with Bienfait as partner; she is a board member. Years not shown.
- PrologMobile: Valor Ventures led a venture round with Bienfait as partner; she joined the board in July 2022 per Crunchbase.
- Aetos Imaging: Valor Ventures backed a Seed round with Bienfait as partner; Crunchbase lists her on its board. Year not shown.
- crunchbase.com/person/robin-bienfait
- nacdonline.org/atlanta/atlanta-leadership/robin-bienfait
- finsmes.com/2026/03/skema-ai-closes-seed-funding.html
- pulse2.com/skema-seed-funding-raised-for-aec-design-data-intelligence-
- skema.ai/blog/company-news-skema-closes-funding-round
- proptechbuzz.com/news/skema-seed-funding-aec-design-platform
- crunchbase.com/organization/prologmobile
- crunchbase.com/organization/arpio
Investing activity
Robin Bienfait appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed. The most recent is Skema.ai (Seed, Mar 2026).
Robin Bienfait most often invests alongside Emnovate, Frischhertz Electric, Winter Construction and Marnell Group, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Robin Bienfait
Does Robin Bienfait invest in AI startups?
She led the March 2026 Seed round in Skema.ai, which builds a generative data intelligence layer for architecture, engineering and construction. We found no wider public list of AI investments.
What stage does Robin Bienfait invest in?
Her confirmed personal investment is a Seed round. Valor Ventures, where she was a partner, also invested in Series A and venture rounds.
What is Robin Bienfait's check size?
It is not public. The Skema round amount was undisclosed.
What is Robin Bienfait's background?
She spent 22+ years at AT&T, then was CIO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry) and Chief Enterprise Innovation Officer at Samsung. She now runs Emnovate and founded Atlanta Tech Park.
Where is Robin Bienfait based?
Crunchbase lists her in Atlanta, Georgia. Skema, the company she led a round in, is also in Atlanta.
How can founders reach Robin Bienfait?
Her LinkedIn profile is linkedin.com/in/robinbienfait. We did not find a public personal website or X account.
Is Robin Bienfait an angel investor?
Yes. Robin Bienfait invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Robin Bienfait invested in?
Robin Bienfait's AI investments include Skema.ai. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Robin Bienfait invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Robin Bienfait has invested at Seed. Robin Bienfait led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Robin Bienfait co-invest with?
Robin Bienfait's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Emnovate (1 deal), Frischhertz Electric (1 deal), Winter Construction (1 deal), Marnell Group (1 deal) and TLC Engineering (1 deal).