Fundraising Fox

Ben Davenport

Investor

Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital

Palo Alto, California

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

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 — 2010Greater New York City Area
  9. Google Inc.Software Engineer2003 — 2005Mountain View, CA
  10. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer1998 — 2003Redmond, WA
  11. Mercury Mail / InfoBeatSoftware Engineer1995 — 1998

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityEngineer’s Degree, Computer Science1993 — 1998
  2. University of WashingtonMaster’s Degree, Computer Science1999 — 2002
  3. NCSSMHigh School1991 — 1993

Skills & more

Python6SQL1Distributed Systems9Software Development7Scalability12Software Engineering12Mobile Applications13

From Ben's professional profile.

Colleagues at Blockchain Capital

Aleks Larsen
General Partner at Blockchain Capital
Alex Stelpflug
Accounting Manager at Blockchain Capital
Alison Davis
Advisor at Blockchain Capital
Allie Hans
Executive Assistant & Office Manager at Blockchain Capital
Anay Simunovic
Investor at Blockchain Capital
Bart Stephens
Founder and Managing Partner at Blockchain Capital
Bob Grady
Advisor at Blockchain Capital
Brad Stephens
Founder and Managing Partner at Blockchain Capital

Network10

Alexis OhanianScout
Founder & General Partner of Seven Seven Six
Balaji SrinivasanScout
Engineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network School
Alex BouazizScout
Partner at Sarona Ventures
Ali RosenthalScout
Managing Partner at Leadout Capital
Brad StephensScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Blockchain Capital
Erik BuchananScout
Partner at C3 Ventures
Alex MacCaw
Investor at Earl Grey Capital
Jason Warner
Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures
Joel Monegro
Partner at Placeholder, investing in decentralized networks
Ryan Hoover
Founder and General Partner at WEEKEND

Investors connected to Ben in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ben Davenport work?
Ben Davenport is Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital.
What check size does Ben Davenport write?
Ben Davenport typically writes checks of $25K – $200K.

Same school

Also attended Princeton University556

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners

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Also attended University of Washington262

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at BitGo, Inc.11

Anne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesBlair GarrouCo-founder & General Partner at Mercury FundMatthew CowanGeneral Partner at Next47Joseph W. BruzzesiGeneral Partner at RW3 VenturesBen DapkiewiczInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto VaultBrian BrooksInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

+ 5 more

Also worked at Blockchain Capital LLC27

Allison ChapmanDirector of Administration at Cota CapitalCharlotte SillerHead of Marketing and Communications at CoinFundBrad StephensFounder and Managing Partner at Blockchain CapitalBart StephensFounder and Managing Partner at Blockchain CapitalSpencer BogartGeneral Partner at Blockchain CapitalKinjal ShahGeneral Partner at Blockchain Capital

+ 21 more

Also worked at Beluga Inc.1

Lucy ZhangPartner at Pear VC

Also worked at Hudson River Trading6

Tim WangFounder, Managing Partner at Monolith Venture Advisory LimitedVahid Fazel-RezaiFounder at OverfitJack FischerFounder at Credal.aiKay LiFounder at SilogyAndrew TranFounder at Alkera AIJesse ZhangExecutive Officer, Director at Decagon