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Ben Gardner

Investor

Partner at Will Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $40M checks · typically $20M

About

Joined Will Ventures after 5+ years at Andreessen Horowitz, where he built the a16z consumer go-to-market platform and advised portfolio companies including Instacart, Lime, Sleeper, Substack, Levels Health, and Dapper Labs.

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Experience

  1. Will VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Will VenturesPartner & Head of Portfolio Success2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Andreessen HorowitzPartner2017 — 2022Menlo Park, California
  4. San Diego Chargers Football Co.Outside Linebacker2015 — 2016
  5. Dallas CowboysDefensive End2014 — 2015
  6. Stanford UniversityStudent Athlete2009 — 2014
  7. SqorSummer Intern2013San Francisco, California
  8. The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversitySummer Intern2011

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Science, Technology and Society2009 — 2013

Skills & more

Management1Leadership1Strategy1Public Speaking4Business Development1SportsStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market Strategy1Early-stage StartupsNetworkingVenture Capital1Broadcasting
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Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,575

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Will Ventures3

Brian ReillyCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Will VenturesIsaiah KacyvenskiCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Will VenturesKristofer MartinPrincipal at Will Ventures

Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz216

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

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Also worked at San Diego Chargers Football Co.2

Wopamo OsaisaiDirector of Portfolio Operations at Segue Sustainable InfrastructureBrittany HartExecutive Assistant & Office Manager at Blockchain Capital

Also worked at Dallas Cowboys3

Jeff TerrellPartner at Arboretum VenturesLeland MelvinVenture Partner at Pier 70 VenturesNatalie TriceVentureship Scholar at Watertower Ventures Management, Llc

Colleagues at Will Ventures

Aaron Miller
Partner at Will Ventures
Alexis Nicolia
Investor at Will Ventures
Brian Reilly
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Will Ventures
Isaiah Kacyvenski
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Will Ventures
Jacob Westphal
Portfolio Lead at Will Ventures
Kelsie Mayo
VP, Finance at Will Ventures
Kristofer Martin
Principal at Will Ventures
Kushaan Ahuja
Partner at Will Ventures

Network4

Alexis Nicolia
Investor at Will Ventures
Brian Reilly
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Will Ventures
Isaiah Kacyvenski
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Will Ventures
Kristofer Martin
Principal at Will Ventures

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