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Clark Benson

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Founder at Ranker

Los Angeles, California, United States

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About

Clark Benson is the CEO and founder of Ranker, a crowdsourced rankings platform that, as of 2016, was profitable with 45 employees and had raised over $7 million. He previously founded five other businesses, including eCrush, which Hearst acquired in 2006, as well as Almighty Music Marketing/New Releases Now, and co-owned the record store Off/Beat Music in Redondo Beach, California, from 1996 to 2001. His prior angel investments include Jumpcut, which was acquired by Yahoo!, and he co-wrote the book College: Your Guide To The Best Five Years of Your Life.

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Ranker's investors · 7

Bullpen CapitalSan Francisco · $2M – $4M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksLowercase CapitalJacksonPasadena AngelsPasadena · $50K – $500K checksPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSLas VegasRincon Venture Partners

Experience

  1. RankerCEO/Foundercurrent2009 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  2. MuckerLabMentor2013 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  3. Almighty Music MarketingCEO/Founder1995 — 2009
  4. eCrush.com, IncCEO1999 — 2006
  5. Virgin Records AmericaCoordinator, Business Affairs1993 — 1995

Skills & more

Social Networking43SEO52Team Building6Start-ups85Mobile Applications8Blogging7Venture Capital7Entrepreneurship69Business Strategizing2User Interface3Online Advertising20Marketing27
+8 moreUser ExperienceSEMContent StrategyDigital MediaBusiness StrategyWeb AnalyticsSocial MediaSocial Media Marketing

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Who is Clark Benson?
Clark Benson is the CEO and founder of Ranker, a crowdsourced rankings platform that, as of 2016, was profitable with 45 employees and had raised over $7 million. He previously founded five other businesses, including eCrush, which Hearst acquired in 2006, as well as Almighty Music Marketing/New Releases Now, and co-owned the record store Off/Beat Music in Redondo Beach, California, from 1996 to 2001. His prior angel investments include Jumpcut, which was acquired by Yahoo!, and he co-wrote the book College: Your Guide To The Best Five Years of Your Life.
Where does Clark Benson work?
Clark Benson is Founder of Ranker.
What companies did Clark Benson found?
Clark Benson founded Ranker.
Where did Clark Benson go to school?
Clark Benson studied at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS, Finance).

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