Ben Thompson
FounderFounder/Chief Customer Officer at GitPrime
Durango, Colorado, United States
FoundedGitPrime · YC
About
Ben Thompson co-founded GitPrime, a developer productivity analytics platform that was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2016 cohort and was later acquired by Pluralsight.
Founder/Chief Customer Officer at GitPrimeYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to GitPrime's investors below.
GitPrime's investors · 3
Co-founders at GitPrime
TK
Travis KimmelFounder/CEO
JW
John WitchelDirector
Experience
- King EnergyInvestor / Advisorcurrent2020 — presentDurango, Colorado, United States
- LatticeHead of Design, HRIS Products2021 — 2024
- PluralsightAcquisition, GitPrime2019 — 2020
- GitPrimeCofounder2014 — 2020Durango, Colorado
- StudiofluidFounder2007 — 2014California and Colorado
- Sony Design CenterSenior Designer2005 — 2007Santa Monica, CA
Education
- Y CombinatorWinter 2016 Batch, Cofounder at GitPrime2016
- Virginia TechBachelor of Science, Industrial Design1997 — 2001
Skills & more
B2B MarketingBranding & IdentityDemand GenerationProduct MarketingProduct DesignMarketing StrategyVenture CapitalStartupsGraphic DesignIntegrated Marketing
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Y Combinator mafia8,668
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Virginia Tech mafia27
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Lattice mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures
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Also attended Virginia Tech99
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsSamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI EquityMichelle KincaidVP, Marketing & Platforms at Ballistic Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at King Energy1
Also worked at Lattice16
Caroline FayThe Extra Group at Mucker CapitalCara Brennan AllamanoAdvisor, People Tech & HR at Verissimo VenturesStu SmithPartner at Scribble VenturesFrançois DufourFounder Advisor at Decibel PartnersNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkMatt HayesGeneral Partner at PJC
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Also worked at Pluralsight11
Scott D. DorseyInvestor at High AlphaDave BalterInvestor at True VenturesPorntepp UngivchianPartner at Signal Peak VenturesSam KroonenburgVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesSarah HodgesGeneral Partner at Pillar VCLei ZhangInvestor at Walnut Venture Associates
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Also worked at Sony Design Center54
Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesOmar HamouiPartner at Mucker CapitalFelix ShpilmanVenture Partner at Moses CapitalSandeep MurthyPartner and Managing Director at LightboxLihi LubranskiPrincipal at Triventures
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