Experience
- Phoenix CourtGeneral Partner, CTO and CISOcurrent2025 — present
- Phoenix CourtSpecial Advisor (Technology, Data, Product and Growth)2021 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- SelfAngel Investor and Start-up Advisorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area and London
- Advent InternationalGlobal Chief Digital Officer2019 — 2024London, United Kingdom
- ZINCFellow and Advisor2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- AtomicoPartner, Head of Growth2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- FacebookProduct Manager2014 — 2015Menlo Park
- GoogleProduct Manager (and cameo as Software Engineer)2008 — 2014
- Personal CheddarCofounder2007 — 2008Seattle, WA
- MicrosoftProgram Manager2004 — 2007
- Various restaurants around the worldChef1997 — 2001
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science2001 — 2004
- The Culinary Institute of AmericaAssociate's degree, Culinary Arts1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Objective-C3SaaS9Product Management33iOS development2Mobile Devices26Cooking3Mobile Applications17
Languages French · Italian · Japanese
From Benjamin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Phoenix Court
Amy Grimshaw
Partner, Marketing, Brand and Communications at Phoenix Court
Barney Hussey-Yeo
Founder & CEO at Phoenix Court
Ben Adler
Head of Finance at Phoenix Court
Charles O'Neill
Co-founder & CSO at Phoenix Court
Julia Svennerstål-Hawkins
General Partner at Phoenix Court
Kira Jang
Finance Partner at Phoenix Court
Max Kirkby
Co-founder at Phoenix Court
Mudith Jayasekara
Co-founder & CEO at Phoenix Court
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Benjamin Grol work?
- Benjamin Grol is Technology Partner at Phoenix Court.
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Also attended The Culinary Institute of America2
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Also worked at ZINC29
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Also worked at Atomico78
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