Ben Uretsky
InvestorFounderFounder at Sky Ventures · Founder at DigitalOcean
United States
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedDigitalOcean
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About
Ben Uretsky is the founder of Sky Ventures and the founding CEO of DigitalOcean, a cloud services platform founded in 2012 that provides compute, storage, and networking infrastructure for developers and businesses. DigitalOcean maintains offices in New York, Cambridge, MA, and Bangalore, India, and offers web infrastructure, transparent pricing, and open source resources.
Founder at DigitalOcean
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DigitalOcean's investors · 14
Access Technology VenturesAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020Arkin CapitalHerzliyaBalaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checksCrunchFundHanaco Venture CapitalHerzliya · $2M – $20M checksJuniperoMiamiMighty CapitalSan FranciscoTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTorch CapitalNew York · $750K – $1.5M checksTransmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoVeligera CapitalNew YorkZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks
Co-founders at DigitalOcean
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Moisey UretskyExecutive Officer, Director
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Mitchell WainerExecutive Officer
Experience
- Sky VenturesFoundercurrent2021 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- VantageInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- interviewing.ioInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- OhMDInvestor & Advisorcurrent2020 — present
- CodesphereInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- PluralInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- AccernInvestor & Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- Welcome HomesCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer2020 — 2024
- DigitalOceanBoard Member2011 — 2021
- DigitalOceanCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- ServerStackCo-Founder & CEO2004 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Strategic Consulting6HTML 55Cloud Computing99Usability3Drupal4Digital Strategy4Network Engineering4Storage Area Networks5Virtualization25Linux23Server Architecture22Entrepreneurship51
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Open SourceStart-upsNginxApacheMySQLRuby on RailsXenPHPRubyCentOSRESTLAMPFrom Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sky Ventures
Network5
Daniel GrossScout
Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe Superintelligence
Arash FerdowsiScout
Co-founder of Dropbox
Christina CacioppoScout
Co-Founder, Vanta at Surge
Jennifer Li
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Justin Gage
VP of Marketing at Amplify Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Uretsky?
- Ben Uretsky is the founder of Sky Ventures and the founding CEO of DigitalOcean, a cloud services platform founded in 2012 that provides compute, storage, and networking infrastructure for developers and businesses. DigitalOcean maintains offices in New York, Cambridge, MA, and Bangalore, India, and offers web infrastructure, transparent pricing, and open source resources.
- Where does Ben Uretsky work?
- Ben Uretsky is Founder of DigitalOcean and Founder at Sky Ventures.
- What check size does Ben Uretsky write?
- Ben Uretsky typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Ben Uretsky found?
- Ben Uretsky founded DigitalOcean.
- Where did Ben Uretsky go to school?
- Ben Uretsky studied at TechStars; Pace University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology); Stuyvesant High School.
Founder mafias
Techstars mafia2,005
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Brad FeldCo-founderFounded TechstarsGleb ChuvpiloTechstars Boston Accelerator 2014Founded Thor Directed Energy +6David CummingsTechstars Boulder Accelerator 2012Founded Undaunted +6Jagmeet LambaEntrepreneurshipFounded Certa +3Ben LammMentor & InvestorFounded Breaking +3T.J. ParkerTechstars Boston Accelerator 2013Founded Tjparker +2
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Stuyvesant High School mafia53
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Zack WeinerFounded overtime +2Josephine LeeHigh School DiplomaFounded Palette Labs +1Vanessa LiuHSFounded Sugarwork +1James Lu MorrisseyRegents DiplomaFounded Mentor Collective +1Moisey UretskyFounded Welcome Homes +1Amol SarvaFounded Knotel +1
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DigitalOcean mafia13
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Dillon ErbVP, AI StrategyFounded Paperspace +2Mark ParsonSenior Product Designer IIFounded Nanobox +2Moisey UretskyCo-Founder & Board of DirectorsFounded Welcome Homes +1Paddy SrinivasanChief Executive OfficerFounded Goto +1Daniel KobranSenior Director, PaperspaceFounded Paperspace +1Anshu AgarwalVP/GM ServerlessFounded Nimbella
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DigitalOcean mafia11
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Dillon ErbVP, AI StrategyFounded Paperspace +2Mark ParsonSenior Product Designer IIFounded Nanobox +2Daniel KobranSenior Director, PaperspaceFounded Paperspace +1Anshu AgarwalVP Serverless & KubernetesFounded NimbellaMoisey UretskyExecutive Officer, DirectorFounded Welcome HomesPaddy SrinivasanChief Executive OfficerFounded Goto
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Pace University mafia10
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Sandy ZweifachAccounting and Business CoursesFounded ImidomicsJoe AhearnFounded Pools (fka Withfriends)Helen AltshulerBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded EngFlowLeon KotovichBBAFounded TerraMantaIoanna Mantzouridou OnasiMaster of Science - MSFounded DextegoJessica Reid SliwerskiMaster's DegreeFounded Ignite Reading
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Same school
Also attended Pace University55
Jeffrey ChuaPartner at Golden Gate VenturesKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire VenturesArianne BalducciHead of People at TCVSumesh SacharCo-founder & General Partner at Rocana VenturesTyler SchintoSenior Director at Presidio VenturesNatasha RamosAdministrative Team at TSG Consumer Partners
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Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Hussein KanjiPartner at Hoxton VenturesBen FriedVenture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, LlcDan BorokCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NVP Capital
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