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Ben Wesner

Founder

Founder at Fortuna Health

New York, New York, United States

FoundedFortuna Health · YC

30 Under 30 2025 · Healthcare

About

Ben Wesner was the first software engineer at Juniper, previously worked at Bloomberg, and graduated from Brown University in 2018.

Founder at Fortuna HealthYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Ben went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Fortuna Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

Fortuna Health's investors · 2

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Fortuna Health

CKCydney Kim
Cydney KimFounder
NSNikita Singareddy
Nikita SingareddyFounder

Experience

  1. Fortuna HealthCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York
  2. CamberFounding Software Engineer2021 — 2023New York, New York
  3. Bloomberg LPSoftware Engineer2018 — 2021New York, New York
  4. Brown Daily Herald Inc.General Manager2017Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  5. BlendSoftware Engineering Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. MITRESoftware Engineering Intern2016Bedford, MA

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel6Java4C4JavaScript5Microsoft Office4Finance8Social Media6Public Speaking5

From Ben's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Wesner?
Ben Wesner was the first software engineer at Juniper, previously worked at Bloomberg, and graduated from Brown University in 2018.
Where does Ben Wesner work?
Ben Wesner is Founder of Fortuna Health.
What companies did Ben Wesner found?
Ben Wesner founded Fortuna Health.
Where did Ben Wesner go to school?
Ben Wesner studied at Brown University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Economics); Horace Greeley High School.

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