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Ben Maitland-Lewis

Founder

Founder/CEO at Pretty Instant

Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area

FoundedPretty Instant · YC

About

Ben Maitland-Lewis worked as a professional musician and tour manager, served as marketing director at SonyBMG, and founded a digital asset management platform acquired by UMG and a roaming photo booth platform acquired by Snappr. He was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2015 cohort and has worked in startup banking.

Founder/CEO at Pretty InstantYC W15

Intro paths

YC

Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

In turn, Ben can intro founders to Pretty Instant's investors below.

Co-founders at Pretty Instant

CCChris Cave
Chris CaveFounder/COO - YC W15

Experience

  1. OpenWealth by Grupo CaixaBankClient servicecurrent2025 — presentMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España
  2. CaixaBank Asset ManagementBecario2023 — 2024

Skills & more

ResearchTeamworkTeam LeadershipStrategyPublic SpeakingPresentation DevelopmentProblem SolvingCommunicationEnglish

Languages Catalan · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Maitland-Lewis?
Ben Maitland-Lewis worked as a professional musician and tour manager, served as marketing director at SonyBMG, and founded a digital asset management platform acquired by UMG and a roaming photo booth platform acquired by Snappr. He was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2015 cohort and has worked in startup banking.
Where does Ben Maitland-Lewis work?
Ben Maitland-Lewis is Founder/CEO of Pretty Instant.
What companies did Ben Maitland-Lewis found?
Ben Maitland-Lewis founded Pretty Instant.
Where did Ben Maitland-Lewis go to school?
Ben Maitland-Lewis studied at IEB (Master, Bolsa y Mercados Financieros); Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law); Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management).

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