About
Ben Fu is a General Partner at NextWorld Capital who invests in early revenue startups, drawing on prior experience at Scale Venture Partners, NewView Capital, and OMERS Ventures. His background includes originating investments in Box and Applause, as well as technical sales roles at Symantec, IMlogic, and Akamai Technologies. He holds an MEng and B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and currently serves as an investor and board member at Gong.
Experience
- GongInvestor and Boardcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco, California
- Honeycomb.ioInvestor and Boardcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California
- AircallInvestor and Boardcurrent2018 — presentNew York, New York and Paris, France
- NextWorld CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Arize AIInvestor and Board2025
- OMERS VenturesPartner2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- VendiaInvestor and Board2022 — 2024
- NewView CapitalPartner2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- CopperInvestor and Board2016 — 2024San Francisco, California
- DatameerInvestor and Board2013 — 2023San Francisco, California
- DataStaxInvestor2013 — 2023Santa Clara, California
- AgilOneInvestor2014 — 2019Santa Clara, California
- BrightRollVC Investor2012 — 2014San Francisco, California
- Scale Venture PartnersPrincipal2006 — 2012Foster City, CA
- SymantecSenior Sales Engineer2006New York City Metropolitan Area
- IMlogicSenior Sales Engineer2003 — 2006New York City Metropolitan Area
- Akamai TechnologiesTechnical Consultant2001 — 2003Cambridge, MA and Chicago, IL
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyM.Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Skills & more
Strategy32Venture Capital61Start-ups25Enterprise Software31Strategic Partnerships11Mobile Devices17Entrepreneurship10SaaS4Mergers & Acquisitions5Private Equity6Investments20E-commerce5
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Product ManagementCorporate DevelopmentSalesBusiness AnalysisSoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at OMERS Ventures
Alyssa Spagnolo
Associate at OMERS Ventures
Brian Kobus
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Charlie Renzoni
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Chrissy Farr
Principal at OMERS Ventures
Claire Webster
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Damien Steel
Managing Partner and Global Head of Ventures at OMERS Ventures
Dave Wechsler
Principal at OMERS Ventures
Eugene Lee
Investor at OMERS Ventures
Network9
Dharmesh ThakkerScout
General Partner at Battery Ventures
George MathewScout
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Peter WagnerScout
Partner at Wing
Salil DeshpandeScout
General Partner at Uncorrelated Ventures
Ankit Sud
Partner at NewView Capital
Cesare Pesci
Principal at YOBE Ventures
Christina Fa
Principal at NewView Capital
David Yoo
Principal at Struck Capital
Nick Bunick
Principal at NewView Capital
Investors connected to Ben in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ben Fu work?
- Ben Fu is Partner at OMERS Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at Gong18
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia CapitalEliya ElonInvestor at Notable CapitalSunil ChhayaFounder at Kearny JacksonItzik ParnafesVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalMoshe ZilbersteinGeneral Partner at Next47
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Also worked at Honeycomb.io11
Eric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersMeghan GillVenture Partner at Ansa CapitalJacob CongerInvestor at HeadlineTae Hea NahmManaging Director at Storm VenturesArun PenmetsaPartner at Storm VenturesAneel LakhaniInvestor at Crane Venture Partners
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