Ben Choi
InvestorGeneral Partner at NLP AI · General Partner at Next Legacy Inflection · General Partner at Next Legacy Alpha · Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners · General Partner at Next Legacy Emerging Leaders · +2 more
Los Altos
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About
Ben Choi is Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners, overseeing more than $3.5B invested through venture capital firms and directly in early-stage startups over a roughly three-decade career in technology. He previously led product for Adobe's Creative Cloud offerings and founded CoffeeTable, which he later sold. He holds a Computer Science degree from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Invests in
EdTechEnterprise Software
Experience
- Next Legacy PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Children's Health CouncilMember Board of Directors & Investment Committeecurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto
- Legacy VentureManaging Director2015 — 2023Palo Alto
- Chinese Culture Center of San FranciscoMember Board of Directors & Investment Committee2011 — 2019
- AdobeSr Director, Product for Creative Cloud2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- CoffeeTableCofounder & CEO2011 — 2014San Francisco
- MaveronVenture Partner2009 — 2012
- GreystripeVP Strategy & Advisor2006 — 2011San Francisco
- Storm VenturesPrincipal2006 — 2009
- In-Q-TelKauffman Fellow2005 — 2006
- RRE VenturesAssociate2004
- Yahoo!Product Manager, Mobile2001 — 2003
- ZEFEREngagement Manager1999 — 2001
- DE Shaw Financial TechnologiesProduct Manager1998 — 1999
- MicrosoftProgram Manager1995
Skills & more
Corporate StrategyNon-profit Board LeadershipInformation TechnologyMobileStart-upsE-commerceVenture CapitalEntrepreneurOnline AdvertisingEntrepreneurshipStrategyMobile Marketing
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Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesDigital MarketingStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementMobile ApplicationsAnalyticsDigital MediaCorporate DevelopmentProduct MarketingLeadershipFrom Ben's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
CourseHeroMarketoTheWrap
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Next Legacy Partners
Alan Marty
Investor at Next Legacy Partners
Amber Puebla
Sr. Experience Manager at Next Legacy Partners
Bradley Fishman
Managing Partner & General Partner at Manhattan Venture Partners
Brendon Ayanbadejo
Investor at Next Legacy Partners
Caleagh Creech
Principal at Next Legacy Partners
Caleagh Creech
Investor at NEXT PLAY CAPITAL
Chris Cassidy
NASA Astronaut and former Navy SEAL at NEW VISTA CAPITAL
Chris Doppman
Head of Investor Relations at Next Legacy Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Choi?
- Ben Choi is Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners, overseeing more than $3.5B invested through venture capital firms and directly in early-stage startups over a roughly three-decade career in technology. He previously led product for Adobe's Creative Cloud offerings and founded CoffeeTable, which he later sold. He holds a Computer Science degree from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
- Where does Ben Choi work?
- Ben Choi is Managing Partner at Next Legacy Partners.
- What does Ben Choi invest in?
- Ben Choi invests in EdTech, Enterprise Software.
- What companies has Ben Choi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include CourseHero, Marketo, TheWrap.
- Where did Ben Choi go to school?
- Ben Choi studied at Harvard University (BA, Computer Science with Honors); Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance, Entrepreneurship); University High School of San Francisco.
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Also attended Columbia Business School1,163
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Shared employers
Also worked at Legacy Venture16
Qing WangCFO at Yamaha Motor VenturesKelli CullinaneManaging Partner, CFO, CCO at Next Legacy PartnersAmber PueblaSr. Experience Manager at Next Legacy PartnersJessie Jia GuoInvestment Partner at Next Legacy PartnersJosh LeeAssistant Controller at Next Legacy PartnersKathryn ZekusDirector of Philanthropy at Next Legacy Partners
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Also worked at Adobe256
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)
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Also worked at CoffeeTable1
Also worked at Yahoo!513
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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