About
Founding Partner co-responsible for Brighteye's investment strategy and leader of the London office; a former founder with a $500M exit who previously led venture investments at the Knight Foundation. Also Deputy CIO for Venture Capital at Gestron Asset Management SA.
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Experience
- Brighteye VCFounding Partnercurrent2017 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- John S. and James L. Knight FoundationDirector / Venture Investments2010 — 2017Miami & London
- US Global Holdings, LLCPartner2006 — 2009Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- US Global Glass, LLCVice President Strategic Planning2003 — 2006
- US Global, LLCVice President, Business Development1998 — 2003
- Jefferies & CompanyAnalyst1998Short Hills, NJ
- THE ASAHI SHIMBUN COMPANYNews Fellow1997 — 1998Washington D.C. Metro Area & Lima, Peru
Skills & more
Venture Capital64Private Equity46Start-ups44Business Development38Financial Analysis16Entrepreneurship21Digital Media11Energy4Management Consulting7Mergers & Acquisitions9Investments16Strategic Planning21
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StrategyLanguages English · French · Russian · Spanish
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Colleagues at Brighteye Ventures
Alex Spiro Latsis
Founding Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Andreas Schropfer
Head of Finance at Brighteye Ventures
David Guérin
Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Ghita Targhi
Associate at Brighteye Ventures
Hege Tollerud
Head of Community & Events at Brighteye Ventures
Isabella Vahdati
Principal at Brighteye Ventures
James Wilson
Designer-in-residence at Brighteye Ventures
Rhys Spence
Head of Platform & Research at Brighteye Ventures
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David GuérinScout
Partner at Brighteye Ventures
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Jose MarinScout
Founding Partner at FJ Labs
Simon RogersonScout
Founder at Octopus Ventures
Alex Spiro Latsis
Founding Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Isabella Vahdati
Principal at Brighteye Ventures
Johannes Weber
General Partner and Founder at Ananda Impact Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Wirz?
- Founding Partner co-responsible for Brighteye's investment strategy and leader of the London office; a former founder with a $500M exit who previously led venture investments at the Knight Foundation. Also Deputy CIO for Venture Capital at Gestron Asset Management SA.
- Where does Ben Wirz work?
- Ben Wirz is Founding Partner at Brighteye Ventures.
- Where did Ben Wirz go to school?
- Ben Wirz studied at INSEAD (MBA); Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, International Relations); Stanford University (Master's degree, International Policy Studies).
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Also attended INSEAD1,029
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended Kauffman Fellows30
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Shared employers
Also worked at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation5
Also worked at Jefferies & Company240
Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesAlex LehmanVice President at Sapphire VenturesMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalBrett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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