Find your path to Ben
583 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Paul KwanunlockedBen: together at Stanford University (1992–1996)
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Ben: together at Brighteye Ventures
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Brighteye VCFounding Partnercurrent2017 — presentLondon, 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 Development38Strategic Planning21Financial Analysis16Entrepreneurship21Digital Media11Energy4Strategy28Management Consulting7Mergers & Acquisitions9
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InvestmentsLanguages English · French · Russian · Spanish
From Ben's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AdamImagiNewselaNex Health IntelligenceOnedaySimbelSkiller WhaleTwenixUphillVidadoZen Educate
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Brighteye Ventures
Alex Spiro Latsis
Founding Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Andreas Schropfer
Head of Finance at Brighteye Ventures
Benoit Wirz
Brighteye Ventures · Kauffman Fellow (Class 19)
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
Network6
David GuérinScout
Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Jose MarinScout
Founding Partner at FJ Labs
Simon RogersonScout
Co-founder of the Octopus Group at octopus investments
Alex Spiro Latsis
Founding Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Isabella Vahdati
Principal at Brighteye Ventures
Johannes Weber
General Partner and Founder at Ananda Impact Ventures
Investors connected to Ben in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- What companies has Ben Wirz invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Adam, Imagi, Newsela, Nex Health Intelligence, Oneday, Simbel, Skiller Whale, Twenix, Uphill, Vidado, Zen Educate.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended INSEAD1,344
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Shared employers
Also worked at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation7
Matthew StepkaManaging Partner at Machina VenturesMatt HaggmanAdvisor at AvilaAustin ClementsManaging Partner at Slauson & Co.Francesca de Quesada CoveyHead of Early-Stage Investments at TheVentureCityAlaz SengulFounder at GarageJim BradyCEO at Spirited Media
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Also worked at Jefferies & Company262
Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalBrett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla VenturesJan-Olivier FillolsSenior Managing Director at Marlin Equity Partners
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