Where does Ben Silbermann work?

Ben Silbermann is Founder of Audiobeta and Founder at MightyQuiz and Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Pinterest.

What check size does Ben Silbermann write?

Ben Silbermann typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

What companies did Ben Silbermann found?

Ben Silbermann founded Audiobeta, MightyQuiz, Pinterest.

What companies has Ben Silbermann invested in?

Investments tracked here include Outschool, Wondering.

Where did Ben Silbermann go to school?

Ben Silbermann studied at Yale University (B.A., Political Science); Theodore Roosevelt Public High School.

Ben Silbermann

InvestorFounder

Founder at MightyQuiz · Founder at Audiobeta · Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Pinterest

San Francisco, CA

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedAudiobeta · YC MightyQuiz · YC Pinterest

30 Under 30 2022 · Hall of Fame 30 Under 30 2012 · Consumer Technology

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11,233 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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×2Ben: together at CEB, now Gartner

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Ben: together at Forbes 30 Under 30

About

Ben Silbermann co-founded Pinterest in 2010 after leaving Google, spending the first year with barely 200 daily users before the visual-bookmarking format found its audience. He led the company to a 2019 IPO and stepped down as CEO in 2022 to become Executive Chairman. Pinterest was famously passed on by many investors who could not see a business model in a mood board.

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Founder at MightyQuiz YC W08

Intro paths

Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ben can intro founders to MightyQuiz's investors below.

MightyQuiz's investors · 2

Sk Telecom Venture Capital, LlcSanta Clara Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at MightyQuiz

Altay GuvenchFounder

Olgun GuvenchFounder

Founder at Audiobeta YC W06

Intro paths

Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2006) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Audiobeta's investors below.

Audiobeta's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2006

Co-founders at Audiobeta

Altay GuvenchFounder

Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Pinterest

Intro paths

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In turn, Ben can intro founders to Pinterest's investors below.

Pinterest's investors · 62

3Spoke CapitalIrvine A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checks ACE & CompanyNew York Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks Allied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checks Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks Amakor$25M – $200M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2015 Avant Global LLCSanta Barbara Barrel VenturesEvanston Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks Birchmere VenturesPittsburgh · $500K – $5M checks Boulder VenturesBoulder · $1M – $4M checks Boundary HoldingLuxembourg Bright Pixel CapitalLisbon Centana Growth PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks Corazon CapitalChicago · $150K – $500K checks Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks ElaiaParis · $108K – $1.6M checks Emmeline VenturesParadise Valley · $50K – $500K checks Fatima Gobi VenturesLahore · $1.5M – $22M checks FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks Flyer One VenturesKyiv · $385K – $1.6M checks Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2016 G SquaredChicago Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park Harlan Capital PartnersPalm Beach HDS CapitalNew York City IGNIAMexico City · $100K – $5M checks InvestXVancouver Isaac Lidsky Jack AltmanSan Francisco K2 GlobalSingapore Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Light Street CapitalPalo Alto Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York Millennium New HorizonsSilicon Valley Millennium Technology Value PartnersBelgrade Mosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks New York AngelsNew York · $100K – $1.5M checks New York Venture PartnersNew York · $25K checks Night CapitalCapitola Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks Nucleus Adventure CapitalNew York PNCPittsburgh R.F.O. Rossello Family OfficeMilano Rackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checks Rakuten CapitalTokyo Rizvi Traverse ManagementWest Palm Beach · $25M – $1B checks RueOne InvestmentsNew York Salveo CapitalNorthbrook Sinai Capital Partners Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks Solasta VenturesBoston Stride Consumer PartnersBoston SV AngelSan Francisco SWaN & Legend Venture PartnersLeesburg The Gramercy Fund True North Cos.U First CapitalSilicon Valley Velvet Sea VenturesWest Palm Beach

Co-founders at Pinterest

Evan SharpCo-founder & CDO

Paul SciarraCo-founder

Experience

PinterestFounder & Chairmancurrent2022 — present
PinterestFounder & CEO2009 — 2022
How We FeelFoundercurrent2022 — present
Personal ProjectsTinkering2007 — 2008
GoogleProduct Specialist2006 — 2008
CEB, now GartnerConsultant2003 — 2006

Investments

Investor

Outschool Wondering

Per curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Ben Silbermann

Ben Silbermann shares two lessons from the early days of Pinterest

Startup Archive

Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann on the 3 lessons he learned about raising venture capital

Startup Archive

Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann explains why it’s important to remember that VCs can be wrong

Startup Archive

Watch CNBC's full interview with Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann following the company's IPO

cnbc.com

Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann following the company's IPO

CNBC Television

How to Start a Startup: Building company culture, Part II

Y Combinator

1 more appearances

Pinterest Co-Founder and CEO Ben Silbermann2013-08-14

Network9

Elad GilScout

Solo general partner investing through Gil Capital

Adam M. KoppelScout

Managing Director at Bain Capital Life Sciences

Bill ClericoScout

Founder & Managing Partner at Convective Capital

Caterina FakeScout

Investor at Yes VC

Charlie SonghurstScout

Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

David HodgsonScout

Vice President at General Atlantic

Claire Hughes Johnson

Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective

Josh Buckley

Investor and entrepreneur from Kent, England, based in Northern California

Shishir Mehrotra

Angel investor

Investors connected to Ben in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Silbermann?: Ben Silbermann co-founded Pinterest in 2010 after leaving Google, spending the first year with barely 200 daily users before the visual-bookmarking format found its audience. He led the company to a 2019 IPO and stepped down as CEO in 2022 to become Executive Chairman. Pinterest was famously passed on by many investors who could not see a business model in a mood board.
Where does Ben Silbermann work?: Ben Silbermann is Founder of Audiobeta and Founder at MightyQuiz and Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Pinterest.
What check size does Ben Silbermann write?: Ben Silbermann typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Ben Silbermann found?: Ben Silbermann founded Audiobeta, MightyQuiz, Pinterest.
What companies has Ben Silbermann invested in?: Investments tracked here include Outschool, Wondering.
Where did Ben Silbermann go to school?: Ben Silbermann studied at Yale University (B.A., Political Science); Theodore Roosevelt Public High School.
What podcasts and interviews feature Ben Silbermann?: Tracked appearances include "Ben Silbermann shares two lessons from the early days of Pinterest", "Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann on the 3 lessons he learned about raising venture capital", "Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann explains why it’s important to remember that VCs can be wrong", and 4 more.