Ben Firshman
InvestorFounderFounder at Replicate
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedReplicate · YC
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About
Ben Firshman was a product leader at Docker and authored Docker Compose. He has founded four companies.
Founder at ReplicateYC W20
Intro paths
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Replicate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Experience
- AnthropicMember of Technical Staffcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- CloudflareHead of AI Platform2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- ReplicateFounder & CEO2019 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- The WorldTravel2017 — 2018
- Docker, IncDirector of Product Management2014 — 2016
- OrchardFounder & CEO2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- Government Digital ServiceDeveloper2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- Poetica LtdCo-founder2012 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- This Is My JamDeveloper2012
- LanyrdDeveloper2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
- EpioCo-founder2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
- Guardian GroupDeveloper2010 — 2011London, United Kingdom
- The BoarEditor In Chief2010Coventry, United Kingdom
- Guardian GroupDeveloper2009 — 2010London, United Kingdom
- Global RadioSoftware Developer2009London, United Kingdom
- GoogleSummer of Code Student for Django2008
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Firshman?
- Ben Firshman was a product leader at Docker and authored Docker Compose. He has founded four companies.
- Where does Ben Firshman work?
- Ben Firshman is Founder of Replicate.
- What companies did Ben Firshman found?
- Ben Firshman founded Replicate.
- What companies has Ben Firshman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Conductor, EzDubs.
- Where did Ben Firshman go to school?
- Ben Firshman studied at University of Warwick (BSc, Computer Science).
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Cloudflare mafia38
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Docker, Inc49
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Also worked at Lanyrd1
Also worked at Guardian Group18
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Also worked at Global Radio10
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