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Ben Ling is an Investment Partner at Khosla Ventures, where he is focused on mobile and Internet, marketplace, consumer health and data businesses. He is an accomplished executive and angel investor, with senior operating roles at Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Badoo. His personal investments include Square, Palantir, Quora, and PracticeFusion, Fab, DogVacay, and he holds advisory roles at Pinterest and Pulse.
Ben currently serves on the board of Wattpad, Tapingo, Academia.edu, TheHunt, Quantopian, and Pymetrics.
At Google, he was Google’s Senior Director of Search Products and Local Business Products, including overseeing Images, Videos, Books, News and Finance. At YouTube, he was Senior Director of Partnerships and Platform, responsible for Music, Movies, Sports, News, as well as Mobile, TV, and API partnerships. In his first role at Google, Ben was the founder and GM of Google’s Commerce group, including Google Wallet and Shopping.
At Facebook, Ben was Director of Facebook Platform overseeing the Facebook developer ecosystem, and led product, marketing, developer operations, partner solutions, and helped build Facebook Connect, which has helped Facebook grow across the web.
Ben holds a Ph.D. and Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science with a minor in Business Administration from UC Berkeley.
Ben is a Department of Defense Fellow and recipient of UC Berkeley’s Bechtel Achievement Award (Top graduating senior in College of Engineering).
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States, North America
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Jobs history
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NuBrakes
Board of Directors
2021 - Current
inFeedo
Board Member
2020 - Current
MonkeyLearn
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Profile Resume
Benjamin Ling is the Founder and General Partner at Bling Capital, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Benjamin Ling has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Benjamin Ling studied MS Computer Science @ Stanford University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
Investment portfolio
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Personal investment
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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May 15, 2019 | Vise | Seed Round - Vise | 3.5M |
May 26, 2021 | Merlin Labs | Series A - Merlin Labs | 25.0M |
Apr 19, 2022 | Hedge Labs | Seed Round - Hedge Labs | 3.7M |
May 29, 2024 | Odyssey | Series A - Odyssey | 10.0M |
Partner investment
40
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jan 23, 2023 | Coverdash | Seed Round - Coverdash | Bling Capital | 2.5M |
Apr 24, 2023 | Optiversal | Seed Round - Optiversal | Bling Capital | 4.2M |
Feb 28, 2024 | Coverdash | Series A - Coverdash | Bling Capital | 13.5M |
Jul 23, 2024 | teachme.to | Seed Round - teachme.to | Bling Capital | 5.0M |
Exits
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