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11,675 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Ben Botvinick of Palo Alto, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2022, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Hyper.
Founder at HyperYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Hyper's investors below.
Hyper's investors · 1
Experience
- The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellow2022 — 2023
- HyperFounder, CEO2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
Skills & more
Software Development2Startups
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Botvinick?
- Ben Botvinick of Palo Alto, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2022, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Hyper.
- Where does Ben Botvinick work?
- Ben Botvinick is Founder of Hyper.
- What companies did Ben Botvinick found?
- Ben Botvinick founded Hyper.
- Where did Ben Botvinick go to school?
- Ben Botvinick studied at Stanford University; Milton Academy; Germantown Friends School.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended Milton Academy66
TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesSteve BrotmanManaging Partner, Founder at Alpha PartnersPeter KellnerManaging Partner of Richmond GlobalJordan WindmuellerPartner at BA CapitalJohn NylenChief Revenue Officer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersClaire Hughes JohnsonCorporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
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Also attended Germantown Friends School8
John LeibovitzVenture Partner at Columbia CapitalTaara AdvaniVice President, Credit and Capital Solutions at Galvanize Climate SolutionsGreta MeyerCofounder at sequelKevin WiesnerFounder at MSCHFJohn BermanVice President Finance and Operations, Treasurer at Chondrial Therapeutics HoldingsJonathan PropperDirector at Dropps
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Thiel Foundation156
Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEO of OYOSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layerIan LeePrincipal at Signum CapitalDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVC
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