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Ben Marcus

Investor

Managing Partner at UP Partners

Santa Monica, California

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Ben Marcus, serial founder of jetAVIVA and AirMap and a thousands‑hour pilot across 100+ aircraft types, focuses on hardtech transforming mobility and works with incumbents and sovereign wealth funds.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSpace Tech

Experience

  1. UP PartnersPartnercurrent2020 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
  2. AirMapCo-Founder2015 — 2021Santa Monica, CA
  3. jetAVIVACo-Founder & CEO2006 — 2014
  4. Eclipse AviationFlight Test Engineer2005 — 2006
  5. Eclipse AviationAircraft Sales2004 — 2005
  6. Tom's AircraftAircraft Sales2003 — 2004
  7. Justice AviationFlight Instructor2000 — 2001

Education

  1. Purdue UniversityB.S., Aviation Technology2000 — 2002
  2. Santa Monica High School1996 — 1999

Skills & more

Strategic Planning16Aviation99Aircraft92Entrepreneurship81Aerospace59Start-ups51General Aviation42Business Planning28Mergers & Acquisitions16Business Strategy22
  • Remote Pilot — Small Unmanned Aircraft System
  • Airline Transport Pilot — Airplane Single and Multiengine Land, Airplane Single Engine Sea and Glider (Commercial Pilot), Rotorcraft Helicopter (Private Pilot), B-747-4, BE-300, CE-500, CE-510S, CE-525S, EA-500S, EMB-500, EMB-505, SF-50
  • Flight Instructor — Airplane Single and Multiengine, Instrument Airplane

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Same school

Also attended Purdue University151

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors

+ 145 more

Shared employers

Also worked at jetAVIVA1

Cyrus SigariCo-Founder and Managing Partner at UP Partners

Also worked at Eclipse Aviation1

Cyrus SigariCo-Founder and Managing Partner at UP Partners

Colleagues at UP Partners

Adam Grosser
Chairman and Managing Partner at UP Partners
Alex Garcia Lautzenheiser
Senior Associate at UP Partners
Ally Warson
Partner at UP Partners
Christian Bailey
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Colby Goff
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Cyrus Sigari
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at UP Partners
Daniel Buchmueller
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Eric Hirshberg
Venture Partner at UP Partners

Network6

Adam Grosser
Chairman and Managing Partner at UP Partners
Ally Warson
Partner at UP Partners
Christian Bailey
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Colby Goff
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Daniel Buchmueller
Venture Partner at UP Partners
Eric Hirshberg
Venture Partner at UP Partners

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