Ben Capell
InvestorManaging Director at Peterson Ventures
Salt Lake City, Utah
Writes $250K – $2.5M checks · typically $1.4M
About
Managing Director at Peterson Ventures since its inception, having raised over $300M and overseen 100+ deals over 10+ years, including investments in six unicorns. Previously the first employee at an enterprise tech startup and a consultant at Charles River Associates; holds an MBA and B.S. in Finance from BYU.
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Peterson VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2010 — presentGreater Salt Lake City Area
- StablecoreInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- DiversiFi.aiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- ITSRAPIDInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Anatomy FinancialInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- ParticlInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- TacticBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Videra HealthBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- ClimateWellsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- LelandBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- VerasightBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- ClutchInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- TilledInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Nomi HealthInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- WorkstreamInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- ChatbooksBoard Observercurrent2013 — present
- Tundra WholesaleInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- MarketDialBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- EthosInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- Level HomeInvestorcurrent2015 — present
Education
- Brigham Young UniversityMBA, Finance2009 — 2011
- Brigham Young UniversityBachelor of Science, Business Management - Finance2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Start-ups37Venture Capital20Entrepreneurship25Strategy17Due Diligence12Analysis26Business Valuation32Leadership12
Languages Spanish
From Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at Peterson Ventures
Blake Barney
Associate at Peterson Ventures
Carolyn Carpeneti
Talent Partner at Peterson Ventures
Clint Peterson
Managing Partner at Peterson Ventures
Eric Noble
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer at Peterson Ventures
Gabe Morris
Associate at Peterson Ventures
Ilana Stern
Partner at Peterson Ventures
Laurel Mills
Executive Assistant at Peterson Ventures
Taylor Jones
Partner at Peterson Ventures
Network5
Bogomil BalkanskyScout
Home chef and food blogger, venture capital partner, and wildlife photographer
Ryan GilbertScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Launchpad Capital
Amy Errett
Venture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison Reed
Ilana Stern
Partner at Peterson Ventures
Taylor Jones
Partner at Peterson Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ben Capell work?
- Ben Capell is Managing Director at Peterson Ventures.
- What does Ben Capell invest in?
- Ben Capell invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Ben Capell write?
- Ben Capell typically writes checks of $250K – $2.5M.
Same school
Also attended Brigham Young University226
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stablecore3
Also worked at DiversiFi.ai2
Also worked at Workstream5
Also worked at Ethos15
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