Ben Kromnick
InvestorPartner at LvlUp Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Ben Kromnick serves as General Manager of Growth and Vertical Banking at Rho and holds a venture partner role. He has led product and strategy initiatives across life sciences, healthtech, fintech, wearables, and AI sectors, with experience in both large organizations and early-stage companies.
Experience
- RhoGeneral Manager of Growth and Vertical Bankingcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MercuryHead of Healthcare and New Verticals2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Yale School of ManagementEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2025 — present
- LvlUp VenturesFounding Venture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Alchemist AcceleratorStartup Mentorcurrent2024 — present
- MassChallengeStartup Mentorcurrent2022 — present
- TechstarsStartup Mentor2024 — 2025
- Angel ClubInvestor Mentor2022 — 2025
- DealMakerHead of Partnerships2022 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- FundifyVP of Product Marketing & Startup Community2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- FundifyHead Of Products2018 — 2019Austin, Texas
- Verana HealthProduct Lead: Strategy and Operations2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Deep 6 AIHead of Product2018 — 2019Pasadena, California
- Esteem Therapeutics, Inc.VP of Product and Technology2017 — 2018Atlanta, Georgia
- DeloitteTechnology Consultant - Cognitive Analytics2016 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- PlantronicsProduct Manager, Innovation and New Ventures2015 — 2016Santa Cruz, California
- PlantronicsStrategy Analyst2012 — 2015Santa Cruz, California, USA
- U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional intern2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- University of California, Santa Cruzteaching assistant2012
Skills & more
Microsoft Office28PowerPoint13Microsoft Excel12JIRA1Facebook10Enterprise Software5Microsoft Word3Microsoft PowerPoint5TrelloEcosystem Management36Due Diligence43Venture Capital
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Product ManagementVenture FinancingProgram ManagementBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipArtificial IntelligenceMarket ResearchStart-upsManagement ConsultingSocial MediaResearchSales- Hubspot Marketing Hub — HubSpot
- Brad Feld on Raising Capital — LinkedIn
- Green Technology and Engineering — University of California Santa Cruz
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Colleagues at LvlUp Ventures
Abdul Khan
Chief of Staff at Primetime Partners
Adam Ned
Principal at LvlUp Ventures
AJ Smith
Partner at Outlander VC
Arvind Vivekanandan
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Brandon Maier
General Partner at LvlUp Ventures
Brendan Mora
Associate at LvlUp Ventures
Brian Bacon
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Christian Levan
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
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Arvind VivekanandanScout
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Brian BaconScout
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Christian LevanScout
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Daniel RosengrenScout
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Adam Ned
Principal at LvlUp Ventures
Brandon Maier
General Partner at LvlUp Ventures
Brendan Mora
Associate at LvlUp Ventures
Eddie Serafica
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Jason Frazier
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Kromnick?
- Ben Kromnick serves as General Manager of Growth and Vertical Banking at Rho and holds a venture partner role. He has led product and strategy initiatives across life sciences, healthtech, fintech, wearables, and AI sectors, with experience in both large organizations and early-stage companies.
- Where does Ben Kromnick work?
- Ben Kromnick is Partner at LvlUp Ventures.
- What check size does Ben Kromnick write?
- Ben Kromnick typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ben Kromnick go to school?
- Ben Kromnick studied at University of California, Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Comparative Politics); University of California, Santa Cruz (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), European History); Cornell University (Business Strategy, Business).
Same school
Also attended University of California, Santa Cruz187
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President of AnthropicNeha JewalikarDirector of Communications at Scale Venture PartnersChristine SamsAssistant Controller at Crosslink CapitalAnne FoorInvestor at Khosla VenturesNoor NijjerHead of Investor Relations at Sierra VenturesJohn BurkeCo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF
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Also attended Cornell University1,410
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rho6
Min TeoManaging Partner & Co-CIO at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Randy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJBruno LusicInvestor at EBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammePJ LaBarberaInvestor at Humanum CapitalKanishka MaheshwariInvestor at Nomad Life™Natalie RisoFounder at LTSE Services, Inc.
Also worked at Mercury37
Will ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil TolaneyGeneral Partner at TCVBoris RevsinManaging Director at Tribe Capital FirstlookStu SmithPartner at Scribble VenturesS.K. LeeExecutive Coach at Roble Ventures
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Also worked at Techstars821
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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