Fundraising Fox

Benjamin Ling

Investor

Founding General Partner at Bling Capital

Miami Beach, Florida

Writes $400K – $3M checks Β· typically $1M

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About

Benjamin Ling, Forbes 2024 Midas Seed #5, blends Facebook Director of Platform and Badoo COO experience with founding a solo VC and early angel stakes in Airtable, Lyft, 10+ unicorns.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthFintechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSector Agnostic

Experience

  1. Bling CapitalFounding General Partnercurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. RipplingInvestorcurrent2017 β€” present
  3. VehoBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2020 β€” present
  4. HermeusBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β€” present
  5. TempoBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2015 β€” present
  6. Sprout TherapyBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β€” present
  7. ViseBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β€” present
  8. PrintifyBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β€” present
  9. RxdefineBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  10. Merlin LabsBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2018 β€” present
  11. DrivepointInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  12. QuantopianBoard Membercurrent2013 β€” presentGreater Boston
  13. WattpadBoard Membercurrent2013 β€” presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  14. PlastiqBoard Membercurrent2014 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. ZenefitsInvestorcurrent2013 β€” present
  16. HoneyBookInvestorcurrent2013 β€” present
  17. RemindHQInvestorcurrent2012 β€” present
  18. UdemyInvestorcurrent2010 β€” present
  19. Angel Investor and AdvisorInvestor and Advisorcurrent2009 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  20. Khosla VenturesGeneral Partner2013 β€” 2019Menlo Park

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityPh.D., Computer Science1998 β€” 2004
  2. Stanford UniversityM.S., Computer Science1998 β€” 2000
  3. University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Electrical Engineering Computer Science1994 β€” 1998

Skills & more

Product Management99Product Marketing57Cross-functional Team Leadership47Mobile Applications78Mobile Devices43User Experience20Analytics27Cloud Computing18Big Data9Distributed Systems12Software Development13Software Engineering11
+4 moreUser Interface DesignWeb ApplicationsProduct DevelopmentSaaS

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Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 2

GitLabLed round

via Bling Capital

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Bling Capital

Network15

β–Ά3 more connections

Tom Noonan Β·Β scoutMaria PalmaRamy Adeeb

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