Find your path to Ben
304 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Akshat GoenkaunlockedBen: together at Y Combinator (2017)
Ben: together at BloomTech
×2Ben: together at Brigham Young University
×2Ben: together at MX
About
Ben Nelson co-founded Bloom Institute of Technology, which was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2017 cohort.
Founder at Bloom Institute of TechnologyYC S17
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Summer 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Bloom Institute of Technology's investors below.
Bloom Institute of Technology's investors · 4
Co-founders at Bloom Institute of Technology
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Austen AllredFounder/CEO
Experience
- KnetycCTO and Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- MXEngineering Manager2024 — 2025Lehi, Utah, United States
- BloomTechCo-Founder2017 — 2020
- iFit - fitness technologyFull-Stack Software Engineer2015 — 2017
- DevMountainLead Instructor - Web Engineering2015 — 2016Salt Lake City
- Molio Inc.Web Developer2014 — 2015Bluffdale, UT
- Brigham Young UniversityMTC Mandarin Instructor2013Provo, Utah Area
Skills & more
JavaScript96Node.js78Web Development70Angular.js38HTML 541Git51CSS63jQuery59Express.js36MongoDB41React.js16SQL35
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Backbone.jsExt JSSoftware DevelopmentProgrammingD3MandarinHTML5iOS DevelopmentObjective-CSwiftC++AngularJSLanguages Mandarin Chinese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Nelson?
- Ben Nelson co-founded Bloom Institute of Technology, which was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2017 cohort.
- Where does Ben Nelson work?
- Ben Nelson is Founder of Bloom Institute of Technology.
- What companies did Ben Nelson found?
- Ben Nelson founded Bloom Institute of Technology.
- Where did Ben Nelson go to school?
- Ben Nelson studied at Y Combinator; Brigham Young University (Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Brigham Young University mafia141
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kurt AvarellMastersFounded Ember +3Allan YoungPolitical Science & EconomicsFounded Pavo-IoT +1Josh JamesDropped Out--1 semester leftFounded Omniture +1Jordan MonroeBusiness ManagementFounded Owletbabycare +1Michael WaiteBachelor’s DegreeFounded Madeira Security +1Andy OlsonBSFounded Inherent Biosciences +1
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Brigham Young University512
Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel CapitalNathan MickelsenVice President of Tax at RevolutionJohn SabinChief Financial Officer; President, Revolution Places at RevolutionDiogo MyrrhaPartner at Peak VenturesSid KrommenhoekPartner at Album
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Shared employers
Also worked at MX19
Sid KrommenhoekPartner at AlbumChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker CapitalDerek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGPeter KightSenior Advisor at Commerce VenturesBen MalkaVenture Partner at Cota Capital
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