Where does Benjamin Nye work?

Benjamin Nye is Managing Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P..

What check size does Benjamin Nye write?

Benjamin Nye typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Benjamin Nye go to school?

Benjamin Nye studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Harvard University (BA, Government); Middlesex School (High School).

Benjamin Nye

Investor

Managing Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1M

Midas 2016 · #89 Midas 2015 · #96 Midas 2014 · #28 Midas 2013 · #24 Midas 2012 · #35 Midas 2011

About

Ben Nye, ex-Turbonomic CEO and former Bain Capital Ventures investor, is an operator-heavy partner who founded a Sales Academy and helps founders hire, ramp sales teams and build go-to-market playbooks.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

b•••@ventureguides.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Experience

Venture GuidesVenture Guide, Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Bain Capital VenturesSenior Advisor, Fmr Co-Managing Partnercurrent2004 — presentGreater Boston
TurbonomicCEO2013 — 2022Boston, MA
Veritas Technologies LLCSenior Vice President2000 — 2004
PRECISE Software ServicesCOO & CFO2000 — 2004Westwood, Massachusetts, United States
Allied Capital CorpPrincipal1997 — 2000
U.S. Department of the TreasuryExecutive Secretary and Senior Advisor1993 — 1997Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Mercer Management ConsultingAssociate1992 — 1993Greater Boston
Ford Motor CompanyFinancial Analyst1989 — 1992Dearborne MI

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Policy31Public Sector21High Growth11IPO46Mergers49Private Sector17High-growth14Strategy99Restructuring7Mergers & Acquisitions67Executive Management63

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Financial ModelingStrategic ConsultingTurn Around ManagementStart-upsEnterprise SoftwareManagement ConsultingInvestmentsDue DiligenceManagementSaaSBusiness StrategyBusiness Planning

From Benjamin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Andrew Burton

CEO, commercetools at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Andrew Smith

Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Anton Simunovic

Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Ava Simunovic

Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Bear Albright

Managing Director, Bain Capital at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Bear Brofft

Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Ben Holzman

Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Chintan Patel

Advisor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Network10

Bryan RosenblattScout

Partner at Craft Ventures

Chintan PatelScout

Advisor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Enrique SalemScout

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures

Ron SuberScout

Investor at Upper90

Salil DeshpandeScout

General Partner at Uncorrelated Ventures

Ben Holzman

Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Marquist Allen

Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Mo Garad

General Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Nishkam Prabodh

Principal at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Sage Nye

Venture Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Benjamin Nye?: Ben Nye, ex-Turbonomic CEO and former Bain Capital Ventures investor, is an operator-heavy partner who founded a Sales Academy and helps founders hire, ramp sales teams and build go-to-market playbooks.
Where does Benjamin Nye work?: Benjamin Nye is Managing Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P..
What does Benjamin Nye invest in?: Benjamin Nye invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
What check size does Benjamin Nye write?: Benjamin Nye typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Benjamin Nye go to school?: Benjamin Nye studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Harvard University (BA, Government); Middlesex School (High School).

Founder mafias

Harvard Business School mafia323

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern Breakers Hristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded Payhawk Noubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12 Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +5 Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2 Ellen RubinMBAFounded ClearSky Data +2

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Bain Capital mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

James EvansPrivate Equity AnalystFounded Command AI Najaf HusainEntrepreneur and InvestorFounded Elastio Lydia HyltonPartnerFounded Strella Keyur MehtaPrivate Equity AssociateFounded Ferry Health

Venture Guides Management, L.P. mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andrew BurtonCEO, commercetoolsFounded Commercetools Najaf HusainCo-Founder, Elastio SoftwareFounded Elastio

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Tim DraperFounder of Draper Associates Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures Hristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of Payhawk

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Also attended Harvard University1,558

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Chris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz Sarah TavelVenture Partner at Benchmark Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation

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Also attended Middlesex School15

Miles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado Ventures Giao PhanAssociate at Eos Venture Partners Limited Jason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae Ventures Eliza ChamberlainSenior Associate at Jump Capital Nick MacShaneFounding Partner at Progress Ventures Hamza UsmanManaging Director & General Counsel at Arcadia Funds

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Shared employers

Also worked at Turbonomic15

Stefan CohenPartner at Bain Capital Crypto Mo GaradGeneral Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.Will SchnoorPrincipal Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.Sage NyeVenture Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.Gavin TaskerInvestment Team at Battery Ventures Ben HolzmanInvestor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

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Also worked at Veritas Technologies LLC13

Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Cameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Abhi DinkarAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures Shirish DeodharInvestor at Pentathlon Ventures Raphel FinelliMarketing Principal at TDK Ventures Igor MinaevInvestor at Crimson Investment Fund

+ 7 more

Also worked at U.S. Department of the Treasury41

Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion Capital Amias GeretyPartner, Head of U.S. at QED Investors Gayatri SarkarFounder and CEO at Advaita Capital David RoosPartner at Core Venture Capital Michael HsuVenture Partner at Core Venture Capital Burke DavisPartner at Sorenson Ventures

+ 35 more

Also worked at Mercer Management Consulting2

Todd SoneGeneral Partner at aMoon Erik WallstenInvestor at Deetken Impact