Benjamin Ling
InvestorFounding General Partner at Bling Capital
Miami Beach, Florida
Writes $400K β $3M checks Β· typically $1M
FoundedNearside
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
- Bling CapitalFounding General Partnercurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RipplingInvestorcurrent2017 β present
- VehoBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2020 β present
- HermeusBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β present
- TempoBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2015 β present
- Sprout TherapyBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β present
- ViseBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β present
- PrintifyBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β present
- RxdefineBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2019 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Merlin LabsBoard Observer / Investor / Seed Round Leadcurrent2018 β present
- DrivepointInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- QuantopianBoard Membercurrent2013 β presentGreater Boston
- WattpadBoard Membercurrent2013 β presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- PlastiqBoard Membercurrent2014 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ZenefitsInvestorcurrent2013 β present
- HoneyBookInvestorcurrent2013 β present
- RemindHQInvestorcurrent2012 β present
- UdemyInvestorcurrent2010 β present
- Angel Investor and AdvisorInvestor and Advisorcurrent2009 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Khosla VenturesGeneral Partner2013 β 2019Menlo Park
Education
- Stanford UniversityPh.D., Computer Science1998 β 2004
- Stanford UniversityM.S., Computer Science1998 β 2000
- 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 more
User Interface DesignWeb ApplicationsProduct DevelopmentSaaSFrom Benjamin's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,726
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,720 more
Also attended University of California, Berkeley987
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
+ 981 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Printify2
Also worked at Khosla Ventures78
Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesSamir KaulInvestor at Khosla VenturesSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesAdina TeckluInvestor at Khosla Ventures
+ 72 more
Also worked at Academia.edu1
Also worked at Google1,078
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
+ 1,072 more
Deals Β· 2
GitLabLed round
via Bling Capital
WebflowLed round
via Bling Capital
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Bling Capital
Network15
Andrew ChungScout
Investor at 1955 Capital
Anne DwaneScout
General Partner at Village Global
Bradley TuskScout
Managing Partner at Tusk Venture Partners
Brandon ZeunerScout
Managing Partner at Hinge Capital
Charlie PintoScout
Operating Partner at Bling Capital
Christopher O'DonnellScout
Partner at Pfizer Venture Investments
Daniel CohenScout
Senior Advisor at Viola Ventures
David BrownScout
Partner at Zintinus
Eric TheisScout
Principal at Bling Capital
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Matt GarrattScout
General Partner at US Venture Partners
Terry McGuireScout
Founding Partner at Polaris Partners
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