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Ben Orthlieb

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Former Venture Scout at Emergence Capital Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K checks · typically $100K

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About

Ben Orthlieb is Co-Founder and GP at Blue Moon, an AI-native seed fund investing in B2B companies across North America. Previously, he led corporate development, strategy, and investments at LinkedIn. He holds an MBA from Wharton, a CFA charter, and an MSc in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

Experience

  1. Blue MoonCo-Founder & GP - Fund IIcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. LinkedInVP & Head Of Corporate Development2018 — 2025San Francisco
  3. LinkedInBusiness Operations - LinkedIn Marketing Solutions2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Blue MoonCo-Founder & GP - Fund I2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Emergence CapitalVenture Scout2020
  6. Oracle Public CloudVice President Business Operations and Strategy2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. LinkedInDirector, Business Operations2014 — 2015Mountain view
  8. The Boston Consulting GroupPrincipal2007 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Barclays CapitalManager2004 — 2005London Area, United Kingdom
  10. BNP ParibasAnalyst2002 — 2004
  11. SiticomConsultant1999 — 2002Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Skills & more

Venture Financing1Corporate Development51Management Consulting43Acquisition Integration24Market Entry15Executive Management19Business Intelligence17Go-to-market Strategy19Product Strategy5Restructuring12M&A experience11Corporate Finance11
+12 moreIT StrategyEmerging MarketsAnalyticsLeveraged FinanceTechnology ManagementCustomer InsightDigital MediaDigital StrategyStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningLeadership

Languages English · French

  • Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows Academy
  • edX Verified Certificate for Querying with Transact-SQL — edX
  • edX Verified Certificate for Querying with Transact-SQL — edX
  • edX Verified Certificate for Data Science Orientation — edX

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Investments

Investor

AccessBellAcquire AppAcquire.appAestheticAhuraAkordaAlchemyAlectioBaseVentureBitesizeCadenceCapchasecodexConcord MaterialDeedEnya.aiExplo.coFR8StarFullFillGrindFoundryIndexLang.aiLetsMeetMATERIALLMindsDBmynurse.aiOfficetogetherOneKloudPercentRangeSkyLightsswivl.aiSyrup TechThermaTribal CreditTRIYOVoxeetWantedWarmlyWitty

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Network11

Charlie SonghurstScout
Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)
Doug CamplejohnScout
Vice President at Linkedin
Zach Bratun-GlennonScout
General Partner at Gradient Ventures
Anna Palmer
Venture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Brent Hoberman
Executive Chairman, Founder at Founders Factory
Carlos Diaz
General Partner at Diaspora Ventures
David Mes
Managing Partner at Off The Grid Ventures
Frederic Halley
Managing Partner at Sonorcap
Jeff Bussgang
Investor at Flybridge Capital Partners
Kevin Novak
Founder at Rackhouse Venture Management Lp
Ramy Adeeb
Managing Partner at 1984 Ventures Management, Llc

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Orthlieb?
Ben Orthlieb is Co-Founder and GP at Blue Moon, an AI-native seed fund investing in B2B companies across North America. Previously, he led corporate development, strategy, and investments at LinkedIn. He holds an MBA from Wharton, a CFA charter, and an MSc in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
What check size does Ben Orthlieb write?
Ben Orthlieb typically writes checks of $100K.
What companies has Ben Orthlieb invested in?
Investments tracked here include AccessBell, Acquire App, Acquire.app, Aesthetic, Ahura, Akorda, Alchemy, Alectio, BaseVenture, Bitesize, Cadence, Capchase, and 28 more.
Where did Ben Orthlieb go to school?
Ben Orthlieb studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Management); CFA Institute (CFA Charterholder, Finance); Télécom SudParis (MS, Telecommunciations Engineering).

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