Ben Gardner
InvestorManaging Partner at Will Ventures · Board director at Throne
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $40M checks · typically $20M
About
Joined Will Ventures after 5+ years at Andreessen Horowitz, where he built out the a16z consumer team's go-to-market platform and advised portfolio companies including Instacart, Lime, Sleeper, Substack, Levels Health, and Dapper Labs.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Throne
Intro paths
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Throne's investors · 13
AccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checks · since 2026Cosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026FELIX CAPITALLondon · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026First Star VenturesCambridge · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026Long Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026Moxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026Myelin VCMontevideo · $250K – $1M checks · since 2026Night CapitalCapitola · since 2026OffscriptBoston · since 2026V1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checks · since 2026Ventures TogetherLondon · since 2026Will VenturesBoston · since 2026WorkshopCovina · since 2026
Co-founders at Throne
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Randall Scott Hickle IIExecutive Officer, Director
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Scott HickleCo-founder
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TimCo-founder
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John CapodilupoCo-founder & Chief Product Officer
Experience
- Will VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Will VenturesPartner & Head of Portfolio Success2022 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner2017 — 2022Menlo Park, California
- San Diego Chargers Football Co.Outside Linebacker2015 — 2016
- Dallas CowboysDefensive End2014 — 2015
- Stanford UniversityStudent Athlete2009 — 2014
- SqorSummer Intern2013San Francisco, California
- The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversitySummer Intern2011
Skills & more
Management1Leadership1Strategy1Public Speaking4Business Development1SportsStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market Strategy1Early-stage StartupsNetworkingVenture Capital1Broadcasting
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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
Kushaan Ahuja
Partner at Will Ventures
Lisa Romano
Executive Assistant 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
Investors connected to Ben in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Gardner?
- Joined Will Ventures after 5+ years at Andreessen Horowitz, where he built out the a16z consumer team's go-to-market platform and advised portfolio companies including Instacart, Lime, Sleeper, Substack, Levels Health, and Dapper Labs.
- Where does Ben Gardner work?
- Ben Gardner is Managing Partner at Will Ventures and Board director at Throne.
- What check size does Ben Gardner write?
- Ben Gardner typically writes checks of $500K – $40M.
- Where did Ben Gardner go to school?
- Ben Gardner studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Science, Technology and Society).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Will Ventures6
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