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Ben Britt

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at Route 66 Ventures · Board director at Switchboard Health · Board director at Ordaos · Board director at Payzer

New Alexandria, Virginia, United States

FoundedD3 TechnologyOrdaosPayzerSwitchboard Health

About

Ben is Managing Partner at Route 66 Ventures and serves as director of multiple portfolio companies, working with entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses. A former submarine officer and nuclear engineer, he previously was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, co-founded the college-planning service WiseChoice, and worked at Goal Financial on capital markets and structured finance.

Board director at Switchboard Health

Intro paths

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Switchboard Health's investors · 2

Headwater VenturesMinneapolisRoute 66 VenturesAlexandria · $500K – $4M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Switchboard Health

DBDerek Baird
Derek BairdCEO

Board director at Ordaos

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Ordaos's investors · 4

Citta CapitalPalo AltoIAG Capital PartnersCharlestonMiddleland CapitalArlingtonRoute 66 VenturesAlexandria · $500K – $4M checks

Co-founders at Ordaos

DLDavid Longo
David LongoCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
SH
Scott HornerDirector
MDMatthias Denecke
Matthias DeneckeChief Technology Officer
VB
Victor BustosVP of Pre-clinical R&D

Board director at Payzer

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Payzer's investors · 5

Charlotte FundCharlotte · since 2021Elevate Innovation PartnersNew York · since 2021Grotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021IDEA Fund PartnersChapel Hill · $250K – $500K checks · since 2021Route 66 VenturesAlexandria · $500K – $4M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Payzer

JGJoe Giordano
Joe GiordanoFounder
DL
Douglas LittleExecutive Officer
JA
Joseph A GiordanoExecutive Officer, Director
TM
Thomas McCulleyDirector
ME
Mark E McDowellDirector
TM
THomas McCulleyDirector
MM
Mark McDowellDirector

Experience

  1. Route 66 Ventures, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2014 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  2. River HealthDirector | Board Membercurrent2025 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  3. Practice with JoyCo-Founder | Lead Investor | Directorcurrent2025 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  4. Sunday HealthCo-Founder | Lead Investor | Board Membercurrent2024 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  5. Vital BioBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
  6. Switchboard HealthCo-Founder | Lead Investor | Directorcurrent2021 — present
  7. Change FoodsDirector | Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  8. Ordaos BioDirectorcurrent2022 — present
  9. EarthOpticsBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  10. AccessPayDirector | Board Membercurrent2015 — presentManchester, England, United Kingdom
  11. DriveWealthBoard Observercurrent2015 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  12. Joon CareDirector | Board Member2020 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  13. PayzerDirector | Board Member2014 — 2023Charlotte Metro
  14. Judo PaymentsDirector | Board Member2015 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
  15. simplesurance GmbHDirector | Board Member2015 — 2022Berlin Metropolitan Area
  16. NextCapitalBoard Observer2015 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
  17. CoverHoundVarious Board roles2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  18. D3 BankingDirector2015 — 2019Omaha Metropolitan Area
  19. vaamo Finanz AGDirector2015 — 2019Frankfurt/Oder, Brandenburg, Germany
  20. Knip AGDirector2015 — 2017Zurich, Switzerland

Education

  1. United States Naval AcademyBS, Economics & General Engineering
  2. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Finance
  3. University of MarylandMS, Finance

Skills & more

Strategy45Strategic Planning22Management18Analysis6Financial Modeling40Valuation30Business Development26Cross-functional Team Leadership19Business Strategy20Start-ups17Management Consulting15Operational Planning9
+12 morePortfolio ManagementProgram ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipNavyAnalyticsFinanceCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisBudgetsEnergyProject Planning

From Ben's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Switchboard HealthBoard seat

via Route 66 Ventures · filed Jun 2025 · $4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Route 66 Ventures

Arif Sorathia
Partner at Route 66 Ventures
David Lai
Fund Manager at Route 66 Ventures
Eric Dobosh
Principal at Route 66 Ventures
Joe Gibialante
VP of Real Estate at Route 66 Ventures
Michael Casalett
Vice President of Finance at Route 66 Ventures
Pat Wilson
Partner at Route 66 Ventures
Ryan Katz
Founding Partner at Route 66 Ventures
Stuart Fox
CFO at Route 66 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ben Britt work?
Ben Britt is Managing Partner at Route 66 Ventures and Founder at Switchboard Health and Founder at Ordaos and Founder at Payzer.
What companies did Ben Britt found?
Ben Britt founded D3 Technology, Ordaos, Payzer, Switchboard Health.

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