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Benjamin Parker

Founder

Founder at Lightship

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedLightship

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Lightship's investors · 12

ALLEGIS CAPITALPalo Alto · $10M checks · since 2024Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024ClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Define VenturesSan Francisco · $750K – $6M checks · since 2020Hyperguapsince 2024JetstreamSan FranciscoKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2020McKesson VenturesSan Francisco · since 2020Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2025Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025TechNexus Venture CollaborativeChicago · since 2024

Co-founders at Lightship

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Tobias KrausExecutive Officer, Director
TKToby Kraus
Toby KrausCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Experience

  1. LightshipCo-Founder & Chief Commercial Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. LightshipCo-Founder & Chief Product Officercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  3. LightshipCo-Founder & CEO2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
  4. TeslaSenior Mechanical Design Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. TeslaMechanical Design Engineer2016 — 2018Palo Alto, CA / Cologne, Germany
  6. TeslaBattery Engineering Design Intern2016Palo Alto, California
  7. Dartmouth Formula RacingTeam Captain2012 — 2016Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, NH
  8. TeslaBattery Technology Intern2015Palo Alto, CA
  9. Something Natural, Inc.Food Service & Delivery2006 — 2014Nantucket, Massachusetts

Skills & more

Mechanical EngineeringAutomotiveFundraisingPublic SpeakingTeam LeadershipCycling

Languages English · German · Spanish

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Founder at Lightship
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Benjamin Parker is Founder of Lightship.
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Benjamin Parker founded Lightship.
Where did Benjamin Parker go to school?
Benjamin Parker studied at Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Engineering Sciences); Nantucket High School.

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