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Benjamin Ling
InvestorFounderFounder and General Partner at Bling Capital
US/Canada
Writes $400K – $3M checks · typically $1M
FoundedBling Capital
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About
Ben Ling founded Bling Capital, a seed-stage fund, where he serves as General Partner and has invested in 10 companies that reached billion-dollar valuations. He was previously a General Partner at Khosla Ventures, leading deals in Wattpad, Tapingo, GitLab, True Accord, and Webflow across consumer, internet, mobile, marketplace, SaaS, and consumer health, and before that held senior operating roles at Google, YouTube, and Facebook. As an angel investor, he took early positions in Airtable, Lyft, Square, Palantir, Quora, Gusto, and Udemy.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHardwareInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationPropTechRoboticsSaaSSector AgnosticSocialTravel & Hospitality
Founding General Partner at Bling Capital
Intro paths
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Deals · 2
GitLabLed round
via Bling Capital
WebflowLed round
via Bling Capital
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
TapingoTrue AccordWattpad
Investor
15Five500Friends9gagAcademia.eduaDealioAirtableArtify ItArtilleryBeaubbleBeautylishBoatboundBottlenoseBoxCBranchOutBreakthrough BehavioralCanaryCapchaseCapitalizeCaption HealthChewseChickRxChirplyCitus DataClothes HorseColingoCompstakCoverdashCrowdMedDelightedDogVacayDoorbell HealthDramaFeverDutchEverlaneEyesAtopFabFitocracyFormative LabsFridgeFutureAdvisorGAIN FITNESSGobbleGoodTrustGustoHedge LabsHelloFaxHelloSignHitpostHoneycombIncident TechnologiesIndiegogoinDineroInFeedo’sInfluactiveInstacartKeepyKinnekKlutch.aiKODIFLearnSproutLeverLovelyLucid Software, Inc.LucidchartLumiataLyftManevaMatchlyMedThreadMerlin LabsMighty BuildingsMonkeyLearnMovityNamo MediaNuBrakesOdysseyOptiversalOysterPagerDutyPalantir Technologies Inc.Palantir Technologies Inc.ParsePay By GroupPeriscope DataPindropPlastiqPlumPrintifyProperPunch ListPymetricsQuantopianQuartzyQuoraReady For ZeroReadyForZeroRedCapRemindRidejoyRipplingScoreBeyondShopTap IndustriesSomewear LabsSoshSpace MonkeySquareStriivTaelorTapingoteachme.toTheatroThirdLoveTubular Video analytics platformUdemyUncovetVamoViseVTSWattpadWellWholeShareZenefits
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Bling Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Ling?
- Ben Ling founded Bling Capital, a seed-stage fund, where he serves as General Partner and has invested in 10 companies that reached billion-dollar valuations. He was previously a General Partner at Khosla Ventures, leading deals in Wattpad, Tapingo, GitLab, True Accord, and Webflow across consumer, internet, mobile, marketplace, SaaS, and consumer health, and before that held senior operating roles at Google, YouTube, and Facebook. As an angel investor, he took early positions in Airtable, Lyft, Square, Palantir, Quora, Gusto, and Udemy.
- Where does Benjamin Ling work?
- Benjamin Ling is Founding General Partner of Bling Capital and Founder and General Partner at Bling Capital.
- What does Benjamin Ling invest in?
- Benjamin Ling invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Creator Economy, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Hardware, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Social, Travel & Hospitality.
- What check size does Benjamin Ling write?
- Benjamin Ling typically writes checks of $400K – $3M.
- What companies did Benjamin Ling found?
- Benjamin Ling founded Bling Capital.
- What companies has Benjamin Ling invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Gitlab, Tapingo, True Accord, Wattpad, Webflow, 15Five, 500Friends, 9gag, Academia.edu, aDealio, Airtable, Artify It, and 116 more.
- Does Benjamin Ling lead rounds?
- Yes — Benjamin Ling has led 5 tracked investments.
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia2,290
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Google mafia1,712
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University of California, Berkeley mafia1,343
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IBM mafia657
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Rippling mafia34
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