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Ben Davenport

Investor

Advisor at BitGo · Advisor at Unchained Capital, Inc.

Palo Alto, California

Writes $25K – $200K checks · typically $50K

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Experience

  1. UnchainedAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  2. BitGo, Inc.Advisorcurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  3. BitGo, Inc.Co-Founder & CTO2014 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
  4. SignalFireAdvisorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Blockchain Capital LLCVenture Partner2019 — 2022San Francisco, California
  6. FacebookSoftware Engineer2011 — 2014Menlo Park, CA
  7. Beluga Inc.Co-Founder and CEO2010 — 2011Palo Alto, CA
  8. Hudson River TradingAlgorithm Developer2008 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Google Inc.Software Engineer2003 — 2005Mountain View, CA
  10. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer1998 — 2003Redmond, WA
  11. Mercury Mail / InfoBeatSoftware Engineer1995 — 1998

Skills & more

Distributed Systems9Python6

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Investments

Investor

Able LendingAmpoolBitaccessBitGoBitPayBold Financial TechnologiesButterfleyeCasetextChangeCoinCoinsetterColorCulture BiosciencesDeepSigEvertoonForgeFramerHavenLedger XLightning LabsLukkaMagic InstrumentsMagicLabsMomentusMystery ScienceMystery.orgNaytevNomicsPaxosProtocol LabsRADARReverie LabsScalyrSense PlatformSpaceRydeStacksStratticTextRecruitVathysWagXapoZcashZipZap

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Davenport?
Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital
Where does Ben Davenport work?
Ben Davenport is Advisor at BitGo.
What check size does Ben Davenport write?
Ben Davenport typically writes checks of $25K – $200K.
What companies has Ben Davenport invested in?
Investments tracked here include Able Lending, Ampool, Bitaccess, BitGo, BitPay, Bold Financial Technologies, Butterfleye, Casetext, ChangeCoin, Coinsetter, Color, Culture Biosciences, and 30 more.
Where did Ben Davenport go to school?
Ben Davenport studied at Princeton University (Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science); University of Washington (Master’s Degree, Computer Science); NCSSM (High School).

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