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Ben Schlatka

Investor

Company Building Partner at Material Impact

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Ben Schlatka co-founded and served as CEO of MC10, a wearable sensor company acquired by Dassault Systemes, where he later launched the Sensor Cloud business. He has a career in deep tech and materials-science commercialization, previously worked at IBM, and coached at Harvard Business School for over a decade.

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Invests in

Deep TechDigital HealthHardwareIoTNew Materials

Experience

  1. MattiqChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  2. MagLev AeroBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Material ImpactPartnercurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Medidata SolutionsDigital Biomarker Solutions2020 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. VerstillBoard Member2017 — 2023Israel
  6. MC10 Inc. (acquired by Medidata Solutions)Co-Founder & CEO2018 — 2020
  7. MC10 IncCo-Founder & SVP Corporate Development2008 — 2018
  8. NanteroDirector of Business Development2005 — 2008
  9. IBM MicroelectronicsBusiness Development Manager1998 — 2002
  10. Volunteer SolutionsDirector of Marketing1998 — 2001

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2003 — 2005
  2. Isenberg School of Management, UMass AmherstBBA, Marketing1994 — 1998

Skills & more

Venture Capital27Semiconductors40Licensing13Electronics17Start-ups38

From Ben's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst42

Paul ConwayInvestor at Spark CapitalKelly O'KaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Dr. Shadi BatahResearch / Founder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementHannah DitmarsAnalyst at Volition CapitalAllyson GallagherAccounting Manager at Volition CapitalAshley HardingOperations Specialist at Volition Capital

+ 36 more

Shared employers

Also worked at MagLev Aero1

Rod RandallSpecial Advisor at Stage 1 Ventures

Also worked at Medidata Solutions9

Lee ShapiroPartner at 7wire VenturesSteve BrotmanManaging Partner, Founder at Alpha PartnersBrian ModelManaging Partner at Topmark PartnersTodd PietriCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Activate Venture PartnersDhruv VasishthaOperating Partner at 25MadisonParm UppalVenture Partner / Advisor at Angular Ventures

+ 3 more

Also worked at Verstill1

Elad FrenkelManaging Partner at IL Ventures

Also worked at MC10 Inc8

Marc SingerManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersCarmichael RobertsInvestor at Material ImpactPeter LaferPartner, Head of Growth Equity at McKesson VenturesElyse WinerPartner at Material ImpactIsaiah KacyvenskiCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Will VenturesFrances SchwiepPartner at Two Sigma Ventures

+ 2 more

Deals · 1

MagLev AeroBoard seat

via Material Impact · filed Feb 2025 · $3.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Material Impact

Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Material Impact
Alexa Horwitz
Director of Marketing and Communications at Material Impact
Carmichael Roberts
Investor at Material Impact
Christian Theriault
Partner at Material Impact
Corinna Chen
Partner at Material Impact
Deborah Kilpatrick
Health IT CEO, Evidation at Material Impact
Elyse Winer
Partner at Material Impact
Ezgi Emiroglu
Venture Associate at Material Impact