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Ben Patz

Investor

Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital

Orlando, Florida

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Ben Patz is Managing General Partner at DeepWork Capital, an early-stage technology investment firm focused on Florida, and serves as a Board Member at Cogent Bank. He has developed a career in entrepreneurial technology companies spanning aerospace systems engineering, information technology, and electronic systems, with technical expertise in artificial intelligence and data analytics. His background includes leadership roles across organizations of varying scale and principal investigator work on Small Business Innovation Research grants related to fuzzy logic and neural networks applications.

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Experience

  1. Cogent BankBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentOrlando, Florida, United States
  2. University of Central FloridaBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater Orlando
  3. DeepWork CapitalManaging General Partnercurrent2015 — presentGreater Orlando
  4. PresidioChief Operating Officer2009 — 2014Greater Orlando
  5. Coleman TechnologiesChief Executive Officer1995 — 2009Greater Orlando
  6. Coleman Research CorporationManager, Advanced Programs1986 — 1995Greater Orlando

Education

  1. University of Central FloridaMaster’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1984 — 1985
  2. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1979 — 1983

Skills & more

Team Management3Leadership3Strategic Planning3Strategy7Investment Decisions2Strategic Partnerships1Marketing Strategy2Virtualization2Project Management2Business Analysis2Business Strategy2VoIP2
+3 moreBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingVendor Management

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Also attended University of Central Florida25

Tina VinodAssociate at Differential VenturesBrandon ReevesPartner at Lux CapitalRob PurintonChief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Flare Capital PartnersTim BuckleyFormer COO, Red Hat at Bull City Venture PartnersAshley SaebResearch Analyst and Operation Support at Autotech VenturesBrittany MolerMarketing & Biz Ops at Vocap Partners

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Also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute59

Lawrence BettinoManaging Director at Dot CapitalPatch PaczkowskiVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceElly KeinanVenture Partner at PitangoAaron HenshawInvestor at Ambush CapitalJoe LallouzInvestor at Ambush Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cogent Bank1

Mitchel LaskeyManaging Partner at DeepWork Capital

Also worked at University of Central Florida10

Dr. John L Evans JrVenture Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalAndrew ScheuermannInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalJason EichenholzFounder and Chairman, Jonathan's Landing Foundation at AIFMark WasuwanichInvestor at Open Core VenturesDavid VogelFounding Advisor at VoLo Earth VenturesRyan AllenAnalyst at Andreessen Horowitz

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Also worked at Presidio1

Mike GordonManaging Director at Meritech Capital Partners

Colleagues at DeepWork Capital

Jackson Streeter
Venture Partner at DeepWork Capital
Kathy Chiu
Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital
Ken Hall
Partner at DeepWork Capital
Kristopher Lancaster
Associate at DeepWork Capital
Mitchel Laskey
Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital
Mona Patel
Director of Platform Success at DeepWork Capital
Nam Nguyen
Investor and Community Relations Specialist at DeepWork Capital
TJ Fleming
Associate at DeepWork Capital

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Kathy Chiu
Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital
Ken Hall
Partner at DeepWork Capital
Kristopher Lancaster
Associate at DeepWork Capital
Mitchel Laskey
Managing Partner at DeepWork Capital

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