Where does Ben Gilbert work?

Ben Gilbert is Venture Partner at Pioneer Square Labs.

What check size does Ben Gilbert write?

Ben Gilbert typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.

Ben Gilbert

Investor

Venture Partner at Pioneer Square Labs

Seattle, Washington

Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Ben Gilbert is a Venture Partner at PSL and co-founder and co-host of the Acquired podcast, which produces long-form episodes about company histories and strategies. He previously worked in product management at Microsoft, where he shipped the first version of Office for iPad and ran the company's grassroots innovation program, The Garage, and earlier built the productivity app "SeizeTheDay" as an independent iPhone developer. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechPropTechSaaS

Experience

Acquired.FMCo-Founder / Co-Hostcurrent2015 — presentGreater Seattle Area
Pioneer Square LabsVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
Pioneer Square LabsGeneral Partner + Managing Director, PSL Ventures2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
Pioneer Square LabsCo-Founder2015 — 2021Seattle, WA
Madrona Venture GroupCo-Founder, Madrona Venture Labs2014 — 2015Greater Seattle Area
MicrosoftHead of The Garage2013 — 2014Redmond, WA
MicrosoftProgram Manager, Office for iPad2012 — 2013Redmond, WA
Red RideCo-Founder2013Greater Seattle Area
Functional DelightsCo-Founder2009 — 2011
MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern - Office Web Apps2011Redmond, WA
ExactTargetSolutions Designer – CoTweet2010 — 2011
CiscoTelepresence Exchange Test Engineer2009San Jose, CA
Cisco SystemsWeb Development Engineer2008Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Codonics, Inc.Product Test Engineer2003 — 2007

Education

The Ohio State UniversityBSCSE, Computer Science and Engineering, Entrepreneurship

Skills & more

User ExperienceWeb DevelopmentProgram ManagementMobile ApplicationsAgile MethodologiesEntrepreneurshipStart-upsWeb ApplicationsMobile DevicesCloud ComputingStrategic LeadershipExecutive Sponsorship

+12 more

Team BuildingProject PlanningSoftware DesignManagementLeadershipJavaScriptPythonPHPMySQLCSSXMLLinux

From Ben's professional profile.

Colleagues at Pioneer Square Labs

Alex Ray

Principal at Pioneer Square Labs

Andrea Leach

Administration at Pioneer Square Labs

Ben Rush

Senior Associate at Pioneer Square Labs

Caitlin Sowers

Product Design at Pioneer Square Labs

Dani Johnson

Recruiting at Pioneer Square Labs

David Zager

Partner at Pioneer Square Labs

Eugene Liao

Controller at Pioneer Square Labs

Geoff Entress

Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs

Network8

Andrea FunstenScout

Managing Partner at Basecamp Fund

Evan MooreScout

Partner at Khosla Ventures

Geoff EntressScout

Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs

Ben Rush

Senior Associate at Pioneer Square Labs

David Zager

Partner at Pioneer Square Labs

Greg Gottesman

Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs (Co-Chair) at Visible Hands

Julie Sander

Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs

Scott Jacobson

Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ben Gilbert work?: Ben Gilbert is Venture Partner at Pioneer Square Labs.
What does Ben Gilbert invest in?: Ben Gilbert invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
What check size does Ben Gilbert write?: Ben Gilbert typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.