Benjamin Levy
InvestorCo-Founder and General Partner at BootstrapLabs
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $500K
About
Benjamin Levy, a repeat AI founder (Praedea Solutions) and ex‑investment banker behind $5B+ deals, mixes ML founder experience with Wall Street know‑how and advocates distributed R&D plus Silicon Valley scaling.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Experience
- Ares Management CorporationPartner, Co-Head of Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groupscurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Looq AIInvestor and Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hayden AIInvestorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- PryonInvestorcurrent2017 — presentNew York, United States
- GetAcceptInvestor and Board Observercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- unitQInvestorcurrent2017 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- VoiceBrainInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- KLEAR Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- BootstrapLabs, an Ares companyPartnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NodleInvestorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AEye, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 — presentPleasanton, California, United States
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- French Tech San FranciscoAmbassadorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SiblyInvestor2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- iUNU, Inc.Investor and Board of Director2018 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- Myia HealthInvestor and Board Observer2018 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- NavTracInvestor and Board Observer2018 — 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- RogerInvestor (Acquired by Fleetcor)2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Vidora (acquired by mParticle, acquired by Rokt)Investor and Board Observer2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- INDUS.AI (Acquired by Procore Technologies)Investor and Board Member2017 — 2021
- QuantumWave CapitalManaging Director2011 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
- Wedbush Morgan SecuritiesSVP Private Financing2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- InsideVenture, Inc. (acquired by SecondMarket, now part of NASDAQ)VP Operations & Finance2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Houlihan Lokey Howard & ZukinVP Private Placements & PIPEs2005 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- Praedea Solutions, Inc. (acquired by Mergent, Inc / Xinhua Finance)Product Manager2001 — 2004
- Lazard FreresSenior M&A Analyst2000 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- SG CowenM&A Analyst1998 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- Societe GeneraleM&A Analyst1997 — 1998Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Start-ups99Innovation Development24Entrepreneurship99Mergers & Acquisitions99Strategy93Private Equity74Business Strategy39Business Development40Corporate Development33Financial Analysis31Valuation23
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Go-to-market StrategyPortfolio ManagementProduct DevelopmentFinanceAcquisition IntegrationEnterprise ValuationInvestment BankingEmerging MarketsSaaSEnterprise SoftwareManagementCorporate FinanceLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Benjamin's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
IUNULooq AISouthie Autonomy
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at BootstrapLabs
Ari Valtanen
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Erik Starck
Managing Director at BootstrapLabs
Fabio Ficano
Managing Director at BootstrapLabs
Lorenzo Donati
Associate at BootstrapLabs
Luigi Congedo
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Mark Mavroudis
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabs
Mark Strehlow
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Nicolai Wadstrom
Partner, Co-Head of Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabs
Network8
Arvind GuptaScout
Partner at Mayfield Fund
Huican ZhuScout
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
Mark GoldsteinScout
Seed Partner at Builders VC
Scot WingoScout
Investor at G20 Ventures
Lorenzo Donati
Associate at BootstrapLabs
Luigi Congedo
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Mark Strehlow
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Russ Lebovitz
Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs
Investors connected to Benjamin in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Levy?
- Benjamin Levy, a repeat AI founder (Praedea Solutions) and ex‑investment banker behind $5B+ deals, mixes ML founder experience with Wall Street know‑how and advocates distributed R&D plus Silicon Valley scaling.
- Where does Benjamin Levy work?
- Benjamin Levy is Co-Founder and General Partner at BootstrapLabs.
- What does Benjamin Levy invest in?
- Benjamin Levy invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain.
- What check size does Benjamin Levy write?
- Benjamin Levy typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
- What boards does Benjamin Levy sit on?
- Benjamin Levy holds tracked board seats at IUNU, Looq AI, Southie Autonomy.
- Where did Benjamin Levy go to school?
- Benjamin Levy studied at Université Paris Nanterre (Masters, Corporate Finance); Université Paris Dauphine - PSL (BS, Finance).
Same school
Also attended Université Paris Nanterre29
Eric BoustoullerPartner at C4 VenturesOlivier Le GoffPrincipal – Legal & Tax Affairs at C4 VenturesCamille Lacourt MunierVenture Partner at Red River WestRomain SautrauPartner at Supernova InvestInes TrikiFinancial Controller at Supernova InvestDylan HofstetterDirector at Oxeon Partners
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Also attended Université Paris Dauphine - PSL184
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersPatrick MalkaGeneral Partner at Newfund CapitalHenri DeshaysGeneral Partner at Newfund CapitalSabrine ChahrourSenior Associate at Partech VenturesPhilippe CollombelFounding & General Partner at Partech VenturesArnaud De KeulenaerSenior Legal Counsel at Partech Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pryon6
Matias BarberoVenture Partner at FJ LabsNicolai WadstromPartner, Co-Head of Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsCarolyne LaSalaManaging Partner at Good Growth CapitalGarnet HeramanFounder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture CapitalLuigi CongedoVenture Partner at BootstrapLabsAnna MasonManaging Partner at Ingeborg Investments
Also worked at GetAccept8
Rasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline VenturesNicolai WadstromPartner, Co-Head of Ares Venture Capital and AI & Innovation Groups at BootstrapLabsAlex FerraraPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersAriel StermanVice President at Bessemer Venture PartnersLuigi CongedoVenture Partner at BootstrapLabs
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