Ben Smith
InvestorTechnology Partner at Inreach Ventures
London
Writes $500K β $1.5M checks Β· typically $1M
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127 people in our graph share verified history with Ben β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Viviana FagaunlockedBen: together at Yammer, Inc. (2013β2014)
Γ4Ben: together at InReach Ventures
Γ3Ben: together at Yammer, Inc.
Γ3Ben: together at Bournemouth University
About
Designed and built DIG, the AI platform sourcing most of InReach's investments. Previously CTO at London startups, UK Engineering Director at Yammer/Microsoft, and a senior engineer/product lead at the BBC.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- InReach VenturesCo Founder / Partner / CTOcurrent2015 β presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Yammer, Inc.UK Engineering Director2013 β 2015London
- OrangeData Mining Lead2013Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Top10.comHead of Technology2011 β 2012London Area, United Kingdom
- MetaBroadcastCTO2010 β 2011London Area, United Kingdom
- BBCProduct Lead / Architect, Social Networking Services2008 β 2010London Area, United Kingdom
- BBCSenior Software Engineer2005 β 2008London
- United Advertising PublicationsWeb Developer2003 β 2004Poole
Skills & more
REST30Hadoop21Scalability21JavaScript19NoSQL11Scala10Java13Node.js7Redis6Git6Big Data5Cassandra4
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Web ServicesTechnical ArchitectureRackspace CloudHTTPPuppetApacheAmerican Welding Society (AWS)SubversionMahoutAWSGithubRubyFrom Ben's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Inreach Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Smith?
- Designed and built DIG, the AI platform sourcing most of InReach's investments. Previously CTO at London startups, UK Engineering Director at Yammer/Microsoft, and a senior engineer/product lead at the BBC.
- Where does Ben Smith work?
- Ben Smith is Technology Partner at Inreach Ventures.
- What check size does Ben Smith write?
- Ben Smith typically writes checks of $500K β $1.5M.
- What companies has Ben Smith invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Oberlo.
- Where did Ben Smith go to school?
- Ben Smith studied at Bournemouth University (First class BSc (Hons), Computing).
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Also attended Bournemouth University46
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Shared employers
Also worked at InReach Ventures4
Also worked at Yammer, Inc.23
David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJJenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VCDavid StewartVenture Partner at LiveOak VenturesConrad ShangVenture Partner at Ensemble VC
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Also worked at Orange130
Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalPascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesAymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVCJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris Capital
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Also worked at BBC57
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