Ben Kortlang
InvestorPartner at G2 Venture Partners
Portola Valley, California, United States
Writes $15M – $25M checks · typically $15M
About
Ben Kortlang spun out of Kleiner Perkins in the 2016–17 cleantech downturn and maps sub-sectors before backing proven climate hardware, using his Goldman industrial finance background to scale to $100M+.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Experience
- G2VPPartnercurrent2016 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersPartner2008 — 2020
- Goldman SachsVice President2000 — 2008
- A.T. KearneyAssociate1996 — 1998
- National Australia BankBusiness Analyst1993 — 1994
Education
- University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessMBA1998 — 2000
- University of MelbourneB.Com (Hons), Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1995
- RMIT UniversityB.Bus, Economics & Finance1991 — 1994
Skills & more
Private Equity12Venture Capital29Corporate Development10Valuation6Due Diligence6Financial Modeling6Mergers1Investment Banking1Corporate FinanceInvestments1Start-ups5Emerging Markets3
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CleantechLBOBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipCapital MarketsM&A experienceManagement ConsultingGrowth CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsAngel InvestingIPODeal SourcingFrom Ben's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business257
Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftHyun KooPartner at March Capital PartnersRichard GuVice President at March Capital Partners
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Also attended University of Melbourne192
Kevin JohnsonInvestor at MedicxiEsther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementMark MillsClient Team Member at Generation Investment ManagementPaulInvestor at Square Peg CapitalClarissa KartikaAssociate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Dan KrasnosteinPartner at Square Peg Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers105
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation Capital
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,237
Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at A.T. Kearney123
Katrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneSheng Xin YuInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsAdrián MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment GroupPatrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOceanJigar RaythathaInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also worked at National Australia Bank30
Amanda BerinsonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpAndrew LaiManaging Director - Boab AI at ArtesianDhaval ParikhInvestor at Illuminati CapitalJamii QuocGeneral Counsel at Animoca BrandsDavid BaderVice President at Advantage Capital PartnersDavid FairmanVenture Partner and CISO-in-Residence at SixThirty Ventures
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Deals · 1
Farmers EdgeBoard seat
via G2 Venture Partners · filed Feb 2015 · $825K raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at G2 Venture Partners
Ali Blake
Director of Investor Relations & Platform at G2 Venture Partners
Anil Paryani
Investor at G2 Venture Partners
Anne Fazioli-Khiari
Partner & COO at G2 Venture Partners
Bennett Brown
Associate at G2 Venture Partners
Bing Gordon
Investor at G2 Venture Partners
Brian Lowery
Investor at G2 Venture Partners
Brook Porter
Partner at G2 Venture Partners
Daniel Oros
Partner at G2 Venture Partners
Network10
Peter ThielScout
Co-founder & Partner at Founders Fund
Enrique SalemScout
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Fernando PontazaScout
Investor at Invariantes Fund
Timothy WangScout
Venture Partner at The Westly Group
Tom HulmeScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Brook Porter
Partner at G2 Venture Partners
Daniel Oros
Partner at G2 Venture Partners
David Pierson
Managing Director at Syngenta Group Ventures
Monica Varman
Partner at G2 Venture Partners
Zach Barasz
Partner at G2 Venture Partners
Investors connected to Ben in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.










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