Benjamin Jealous
InvestorPartner at Kapor Capital · Board director at Pigeonly
Baltimore, Maryland
Writes $100K – $200K checks · typically $175K
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217 people in our graph share verified history with Benjamin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jan HammerunlockedBenjamin: together at University of Oxford (1997–1998)
×5Benjamin: together at Kapor Capital
Benjamin: together at Amnesty International
×2Benjamin: together at Columbia University
About
Benjamin Jealous is a Partner at Kapor Capital. He previously served as President and CEO of the NAACP.
Board director at PigeonlyYC W15
Intro paths
YC
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Pigeonly's investors · 7
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactMadisonBase Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksBronze InvestmentsEast Palo AltoGratitude RailroadPark CityKapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015
Co-founders at Pigeonly
Experience
- Kapor CapitalPartnercurrent2013 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- NAACPPresident and CEO2008 — 2013Baltimore, MD
- Rosenberg FoundationPresident2005 — 2008
- Amnesty InternationalDirector, US Domestic Human Rights Program2002 — 2005
- National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)Executive Director1999 — 2002
- Jackson AdvocateManaging Editor1993 — 1995
Skills & more
Management48Non-profits36Fundraising77Grants56Advocacy6Grassroots Organizing6Human Rights64Leadership37Community Organizing84Criminal Justice3Political Campaigns23Journalism9
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Social JusticeNonprofitsCoalitionsCommunity OutreachProgram EvaluationCivil LitigationPublic PolicyStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingLegislationPoliticsCommunity DevelopmentFrom Benjamin's professional profile.
Deals · 1
PigeonlyBoard seat
via Kapor Capital · filed Jun 2016 · $3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Kapor Capital
Art Berliner
Managing Director at Walden Venture Capital
Aya Spencer
Analyst at Kapor Capital
Batul Joffrey
Principal at Kapor Capital
Brandon Boros
Venture Partner at Kapor Capital
Brian Dixon
Managing Partner at Kapor Capital
Freada Kapor Klein
Founding Partner at Kapor Capital
Hilliary Turnipseed
Head of Platform at Kapor Capital
Landry Nicks
Director of Finance at Kapor Capital
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Bryan RosenblattScout
Partner at Craft Ventures
David J. BlumbergScout
Founder and Managing Partner of Blumberg Capital
Raj DateScout
Managing Partner at Fenway Summer Ventures
Sujay JaswaScout
Founding Partner at WndrCo
Tom BrownScout
Partner and General Counsel at Nyca Partners
Art Berliner
Managing Director at Walden Venture Capital
Aya Spencer
Analyst at Kapor Capital
Batul Joffrey
Principal at Kapor Capital
Brian Dixon
Managing Partner at Kapor Capital
Erik Moore
Founder and Managing Director at Base Venture Management, Inc.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Jealous?
- Benjamin Jealous is a Partner at Kapor Capital. He previously served as President and CEO of the NAACP.
- Where does Benjamin Jealous work?
- Benjamin Jealous is Partner at Kapor Capital and Board director at Pigeonly.
- What check size does Benjamin Jealous write?
- Benjamin Jealous typically writes checks of $100K – $200K.
- What boards does Benjamin Jealous sit on?
- Benjamin Jealous holds tracked board seats at Pigeonly.
- Where did Benjamin Jealous go to school?
- Benjamin Jealous studied at University of Oxford (MS, Comparative Social Research); Columbia University (BA, Political Science).
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Also attended Columbia University1,122
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