Executive Officer, Director at Memrise

Where does Ben Whately work?

Ben Whately is Founder of Memrise.

Where did Ben Whately go to school?

Ben Whately studied at University of Oxford (MA, Experimental Psychology).

Ben Whately

Founder

Founder at Memrise

Staverton, England, United Kingdom

FoundedMemrise

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2,477 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Memrise's investors · 6

Avalon Ventures Management, LlcLa Jolla · $500K – $10M checks · since 2015 Balderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks · since 2018 Korelya CapitalParis · since 2018 Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks Octopus VenturesLondon · $130K – $1.3M checks · since 2018 TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Co-founders at Memrise

Ed CookeExecutive Officer, Director

Greg Detre

Experience

Astron HealthCo-founder, CEOcurrent2024 — presentDevon
MemriseCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — present
MemriseCo-founder and Chief Strategy Officer2021 — 2025
MemriseCo-founder and Chief Product Officer2020 — 2021
Ventures TogetherAngel Investorcurrent2022 — present
021 VenturesInvestorcurrent2020 — present
Wear ItProduct Strategistcurrent2024 — present

Skills & more

Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)Leadership

Languages Chinese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Whately?: Executive Officer, Director at Memrise
Where does Ben Whately work?: Ben Whately is Founder of Memrise.
What companies did Ben Whately found?: Ben Whately founded Memrise.
Where did Ben Whately go to school?: Ben Whately studied at University of Oxford (MA, Experimental Psychology).

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Techstars mafia2,377

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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia Heritage Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Erin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures Jan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Memrise10

Charlotte SalaskyPartner, Investor Relations at Notion Capital Paul DegueusePartner at Korelya Capital Peter ReadInvestor at BlueYard Capital Toby MatherCEO at Rig Kevin ShanahanCo-Founder & CEO at Paired Tony XiaoFounder/CEO at Collections

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