Ben McCann
InvestorAdvisor at C3 Ventures
Mountain View, California
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Ben McCann is a co-founder at Zenos. Previously, he founded Connectifier, an AI-powered recruiting platform that was acquired by LinkedIn. He spent his early career at Google and has experience building web properties.
Experience
- ZenosCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- C3 VenturesInvestor and Advisorcurrent2014 — present
- LinkedInHead of Hire Matching2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Connectifier, Inc.Co-founder, CTO2011 — 2016Costa Mesa, California
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2008 — 2011Irvine, California
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityB.S., Computer Science2002 — 2006
- Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of BusinessMBA, Finance2004 — 2006
Skills & more
Leadership7SvelteSaaS3Start-ups46Big Data22Product Development21User Experience15Machine Learning14Web Analytics13Entrepreneurship8Distributed Systems8Product Management5
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Business StrategyScalabilityCustomer AcquisitionWeb MarketingVenture CapitalExecutive ManagementFrom Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at C3 Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ben McCann work?
- Ben McCann is Advisor at C3 Ventures.
- What check size does Ben McCann write?
- Ben McCann typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at LinkedIn178
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