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Benji Shomair

Investor

Venture Partner at Electric Feel Ventures Llc

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Executive with extensive go-to-market and scaling experience at Facebook/Meta across ads, commerce, and messaging. Active investor and operator of online marketplaces and directories.

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Experience

  1. OpenAIVP Monetizationcurrent2025 — present
  2. C100Charter Member2021 — 2026
  3. FacebookVice President, Commerce Business2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. FacebookVice President Product Monetization and Marketing – Business Platform and Messaging2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. FacebookDirector of Global Accounts2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  6. FacebookHead of Global Business Operations - Direct Sales and Partner Channels2011 — 2014
  7. GopuffAdvisor2021 — 2022United States
  8. Bain & CompanyPrincipal2002 — 2011
  9. Hearst VenturesVenture Associate - Strategic Investments2007
  10. The Bridgespan GroupSenior Associate Consultant2003 — 2004

Education

  1. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA2006 — 2007
  2. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityHBA, General Management1999 — 2001
  3. McGill UniversityBiology1997 — 1999
  4. CHAT

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management520

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

+ 514 more

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University182

ØysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs

+ 176 more

Also attended McGill University322

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 316 more

Shared employers

Also worked at C10024

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VCJen HolmstromInvestor at GGV CapitalAngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesShuly GaliliFounding Partner at UpWest

+ 18 more

Also worked at Facebook272

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution

+ 266 more

Also worked at Gopuff13

Betsy AtkinsAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersMathias SchillingInvestor at HeadlineKomal KashiramkaInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsChi PhamProduct Designer at 25MadisonLei ZhangInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesJavier VillamizarOperating Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund

+ 7 more

Also worked at Bain & Company592

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzonePascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone

+ 586 more

Colleagues at Electric Feel Ventures Llc

Connie Wang
Vice President at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
Connor Cooley
Venture Partner at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
Daphne Che
Principal at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
Howard Wolf
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Lars Ahlstrom
CFO at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
Matt Murphy
General Partner at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
Matthildur Árnadóttir
Associate at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
Nia Patel
Vice President at Electric Feel Ventures Llc