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Ben Silbermann

Founder

Founder at MightyQuiz · Founder at Audiobeta · Co-founder & CEO at Pinterest

San Francisco, CA

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

FoundedAudiobeta · YCMightyQuiz · YCPinterest

30 Under 30 2022 · Hall of Fame30 Under 30 2012 · Consumer Technology

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

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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.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at MightyQuizYC W08

Intro paths

YC

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 · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at MightyQuiz

AGAltay Guvench
Altay GuvenchFounder
OGOlgun Guvench
Olgun GuvenchFounder

Founder at AudiobetaYC W06

Intro paths

YC

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 · $500K checks · since 2006

Co-founders at Audiobeta

AGAltay Guvench
Altay GuvenchFounder

Co-founder & CEO at Pinterest

Intro paths

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

Pinterest's investors · 59

A.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoA*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksAcequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checksAllied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAmakor$25M – $200M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2015Avant Global LLCSanta BarbaraBarrel VenturesEvanstonBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksBirchmere VenturesPittsburgh · $500K – $5M checksBoulder VenturesBoulder · $1M – $4M checksBoundary HoldingLuxembourgBright Pixel CapitalLisbonCentana Growth PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checksCorazon CapitalChicago · $150K – $500K checksElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksElaiaParis · $108K – $1.6M checksEmmeline VenturesParadise Valley · $50K – $500K checksFatima Gobi VenturesLahore · $1.5M – $22M checksFirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checksFlyer One VenturesKyiv · $385K – $1.6M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoG SquaredChicagoGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkHarlan Capital PartnersPalm BeachHDS CapitalNew York CityInvestXVancouverIsaac LidskyJack AltmanSan FranciscoK2 GlobalSingaporeKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLight Street CapitalPalo AltoManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkMillennium New HorizonsSilicon ValleyMillennium Technology Value PartnersBelgradeMosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checksNew York AngelsNew York · $100K – $1.5M checksNew York Venture PartnersNew York · $25K checksNight CapitalCapitolaNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksNucleus Adventure CapitalNew YorkPNCPittsburghR.F.O. Rossello Family OfficeMilanoRackhouse Venture Management LpSan Francisco · $250K checksRakuten CapitalTokyoRizvi Traverse ManagementWest Palm Beach · $25M – $1B checksRueOne InvestmentsNew YorkSalveo CapitalNorthbrookSinai Capital PartnersSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksSolasta VenturesBostonStride Consumer PartnersBostonSV AngelSan FranciscoSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersLeesburgThe Gramercy FundTrue North Cos.U First CapitalSilicon ValleyVelvet Sea VenturesWest Palm Beach

Co-founders at Pinterest

ESEvan Sharp
Evan SharpCo-founder & CDO
PSPaul Sciarra
Paul SciarraCo-founder

Experience

  1. PinterestFounder & Chairmancurrent2022 — present
  2. PinterestFounder & CEO2009 — 2022
  3. How We FeelFoundercurrent2022 — present
  4. Personal ProjectsTinkering2007 — 2008
  5. GoogleProduct Specialist2006 — 2008
  6. CEB, now GartnerConsultant2003 — 2006

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Ben Silbermann

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

Y Combinator

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 & CEO 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.
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 "How to Start a Startup: Building company culture, Part II".

Founder mafias

Audiobeta mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Altay GuvenchFounderFounded MightyQuiz

MightyQuiz mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Altay GuvenchFounderFounded Audiobeta

Pinterest mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeff JordanDirectorFounded Wealthfront

Same school

Shared employers