Ben Vinegar
InvestorFounderStarter at Accel · Engineering Advisor at Modern Technical · Founder at Modem
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FoundedModem
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About
Engineering leader with experience at Sentry and Shape Security building developer-focused security and monitoring tools.
Founder at Modem
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Experience
- ModemCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentToronto, ON
- AccelStartercurrent2024 — present
- Sentry (sentry.io)VP Engineering & Various Roles2015 — 2024San Francisco, CA
- Shape SecuritySenior Software Engineer2014 — 2015Mountain View, CA
- DisqusLead Software Engineer2010 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- FreshBooksSoftware Engineer2007 — 2010Toronto, Canada Area
- Guestlist.coCo-Founder2008 — 2010Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ryatta GroupSoftware Engineer2006 — 2007Toronto, Canada Area
- Seiko Epson Corporation, JapanSoftware Engineer Intern2004 — 2005Toronto, Canada Area
Skills & more
JavaScriptjQueryGitRubyPHPMySQLHTMLWeb Services
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Vinegar?
- Engineering leader with experience at Sentry and Shape Security building developer-focused security and monitoring tools.
- Where does Ben Vinegar work?
- Ben Vinegar is Founder of Modem and Starter at Accel.
- What companies did Ben Vinegar found?
- Ben Vinegar founded Modem.
- Where did Ben Vinegar go to school?
- Ben Vinegar studied at University of Toronto (Hon. B.Sc., Computer Science).
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University of Toronto mafia253
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Ilya SutskeverPhDFounded Safe Superintelligence +1Nick FrosstBachelor's of ScienceFounded CohereJeffrey KarpPhDFounded Tissium +3Shvet JainMAScFounded Panther +1Som SeifBa.ScFounded Purpose Investments +1Peter SumaHBSc - Honours Bachelor of Science majoring inFounded Applied Brain Research +1
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Accel mafia18
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Ivan ZhouPartnerFounded Decagon +2Steve LoughlinPartnerFounded RelateIQ +1Matt RobinsonPartnerFounded Nested +1Siddarth JainAnalystFounded DrDroid +1Yash GuptaInvestorFounded Nova Benefits +1Michelle FangGrowth InvestorFounded Cerebras Systems
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Shape Security mafia8
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Sumit AgarwalCo-Founder, COOFounded Ariodata +1Clarence ChioSenior Software EngineerFounded Coverbase +1Gaurav GargBoard MemberFounded RedBack NetworksGaurav NukalaBoard MemberFounded RedBack NetworksRachit KatariaResearch EngineerFounded CentralizeMike DuongSales EngineerFounded Vega Security
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Fresh Books mafia5
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Sentry mafia5
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Same school
Also attended University of Toronto655
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shape Security16
Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesJames ChenVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesLak AnanthGlobal Managing Partner at Next47Robert Ackerman Jr.Managing Director and Founder at AllegisCyber CapitalGaurav GargPartner at WingJeff KarrasGeneral Partner at America's Frontier Fund
+ 10 more
Also worked at Disqus9
Daniel HaCofounder at Antigravity CapitalDavid CramerFounder/Engineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalTyler HayesPrincipal at Thuja CapitalPatrick McKennaPartner at Comeback CapitalZaizhuang ChengCo-founder, Spin (Ford Mobility) at Good AI CapitalRo GuptaManaging Director at Woven Capital
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