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About
Benoit Wirz is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 19 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Brighteye Ventures in United Kingdom.
Experience
- Brighteye VCFounding Partnercurrent2017 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- John S. and James L. Knight FoundationDirector / Venture Investments2010 — 2017Miami & London
- US Global Holdings, LLCPartner2006 — 2009Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- US Global Glass, LLCVice President Strategic Planning2003 — 2006
- US Global, LLCVice President, Business Development1998 — 2003
- Jefferies & CompanyAnalyst1998Short Hills, NJ
- THE ASAHI SHIMBUN COMPANYNews Fellow1997 — 1998Washington D.C. Metro Area & Lima, Peru
Skills & more
Venture Capital64Private Equity46Start-ups44Business Development38Strategic Planning21Financial Analysis16Entrepreneurship21Digital Media11Energy4Strategy28Management Consulting7Mergers & Acquisitions9
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InvestmentsLanguages English · French · Russian · Spanish
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Colleagues at Brighteye Ventures
Alex Spiro Latsis
Founding Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Andreas Schropfer
Head of Finance at Brighteye Ventures
Ben Wirz
Founding Partner at Brighteye Ventures
David Guérin
Partner at Brighteye Ventures
Ghita Targhi
Associate at Brighteye Ventures
Hege Tollerud
Head of Community & Events at Brighteye Ventures
Isabella Vahdati
Principal at Brighteye Ventures
James Wilson
Designer-in-residence at Brighteye Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benoit Wirz?
- Benoit Wirz is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of Class 19 of the two-year venture capital leadership program run by Kauffman Fellows. The program's member directory lists them at Brighteye Ventures in United Kingdom.
- Where does Benoit Wirz work?
- Benoit Wirz is at Brighteye Ventures.
- Where did Benoit Wirz go to school?
- Benoit Wirz studied at INSEAD (MBA); Stanford University (Bachelor's degree, International Relations); Stanford University (Master's degree, International Policy Studies).
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Shared employers
Also worked at John S. and James L. Knight Foundation7
Ben WirzFounding Partner at Brighteye VenturesMatthew StepkaManaging Partner at Machina VenturesMatt HaggmanAdvisor at AvilaAustin ClementsManaging Partner at Slauson & Co.Francesca de Quesada CoveyHead of Early-Stage Investments at TheVentureCityAlaz SengulFounder at Garage
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Also worked at Jefferies & Company262
Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalBrett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen WirzFounding Partner at Brighteye Ventures
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