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Ken ChenaultunlockedBenjamin: together at IBM (2008–2011)
Benjamin: together at IBM
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Benjamin: together at PlanGrid
About
Benjamin Encz held the role of Director of Engineering at PlanGrid before becoming co-founder and CEO of Ashby.
Founder at AshbyYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Ashby's investors below.
Ashby's investors · 9
Alkeon CapitalNew York · since 2025Alkeon InnovationNew YorkDVCRotterdamF-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2025SemperVirens Venture CapitalSan MateoTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checksTrail Run CapitalMill ValleyY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
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Co-founders at Ashby
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Abhik PramanikCo-Founder & VP of Engineering
Experience
- AshbyCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2018 — present
- PlanGridDirector of Engineering & Part-Time Recruiting Operations2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay und Umgebung
- Make SchoolSoftware Engineer & All-Around Early Startup Employee2013 — 2015San Francisco
- Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)Lecturer (part-time)2012 — 2013Stuttgart und Umgebung, Deutschland
- DATAGROUP SESoftware Engineer & Project Lead2011 — 2013Stuttgart und Umgebung, Deutschland
- IBMCo-Op Student2008 — 2011
Skills & more
Objective-C10Swift5Java5SQLXMLLinuxGit5Version Control SVNAtlassian JIRARuby on Rails1JavaScript4Node.js
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Project ManagementiOS developmentTechnical WritingMobile ApplicationsCocos2dGame DevelopmentOOPProfessional MentoringSolution ArchitectureWebGLWeb DevelopmentConfluenceLanguages Deutsch · Englisch
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Encz?
- Benjamin Encz held the role of Director of Engineering at PlanGrid before becoming co-founder and CEO of Ashby.
- Where does Benjamin Encz work?
- Benjamin Encz is Founder of Ashby.
- What companies did Benjamin Encz found?
- Benjamin Encz founded Ashby.
- Where did Benjamin Encz go to school?
- Benjamin Encz studied at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Applied Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) mafia19
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PlanGrid mafia12
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Benjamin BoyerBoard Director (Tenaya Capital)Founded Honor PetRalph GooteeFounder/CTOFounded TigerEyeMatt LongTech LeadFounded CrocodocGarrett ReynoldsMachine Learning EngineerFounded UpCodesAbhik PramanikSenior Product ManagerFounded AshbyGhalib SuleimanSoftware EngineerFounded Polytomic
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Make School mafia11
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Make School8
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