Where does Ben Portney work?

Ben Portney is Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

What check size does Ben Portney write?

Ben Portney typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.

Ben Portney

Investor

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Writes $500K – $15M checks · typically $7M

About

Ben Portney is an Investment Partner at Andreessen Horowitz focused on biotechnology venture investment. He has background experience as a molecular biologist and entrepreneur working in biotechnology strategy and business development.

Experience

Andreessen HorowitzInvestment Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
Flagship PioneeringSenior Associate2020 — 2022Greater Boston
Flagship PioneeringAssociate2018 — 2020Greater Boston Area
Flagship PioneeringVentureLabs Fellow2018Greater Boston Area
T. Rowe PriceEquity Research Extern2018Baltimore, Maryland Area
Actinium CapitalResearch Analyst2016 — 2018Baltimore, MD

Education

University of MarylandBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Skills & more

Teaching4Entrepreneurship8Nonprofits5Fundraising3Coaching5Curriculum Development2Molecular & Cellular Biology3Biochemistry5Presentation Skills4Refereeing2Doodling3Research9

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Experimental DesignWestern BlottingGel ElectrophoresisImmunohistochemistryImmunofluorescenceCell CultureNucleic Acid ExtractionFluorescence in situ hybridization

From Ben's professional profile.

Colleagues at Andreessen Horowitz

Alex Immerman

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Alex Rampell

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Ali Yahya

General Partner at a16z crypto

Andrew Chen

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Andrew Lee

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Angela Strange

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anish Acharya

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anjney Midha

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Network9

Chris DixonScout

Founder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz

Alex RampellScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Angela StrangeScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anjney MidhaScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Andrew Chen

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Alex Immerman

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Ali Yahya

General Partner at a16z crypto

Andrew Lee

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anish Acharya

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Ben Portney work?: Ben Portney is Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
What check size does Ben Portney write?: Ben Portney typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.

Same school

Also attended University of Maryland204

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital Sujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture Group Daniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners Dan RochkindCFO at Lerer Hippeau Aaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y Combinator Samir KaulInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also attended University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)1

Jessica SwartzExecutive Advisory Board at NYU Innovation Venture Fund

Shared employers

Also worked at Flagship Pioneering74

Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship Pioneering Samir KaulInvestor at Khosla Ventures Cassidy BlundellPartner at Mission Biocapital David KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpact Diana BernsteinDirector at Northpond Ventures

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Also worked at T. Rowe Price21

Grayson BaxterFund Controller at JMI Equity Andrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta Ventures Muz AshrafGeneral Partner at TCV SethGeneral Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Amrit RaoGeneral Partner at Village Global Kayarash KarimianSenior Associate at Cure Ventures

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