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Ben Smith

North America, California, United States, Los Angeles

Description

Ben Smith is the Managing Partner at Chancebending Ventures, Inc. He attended Beloit College.

Investor Profile

Ben Smith has backed more than 2 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada.
  • Strong thematic focus on Mobile Apps, Consumer, iOS.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (100%)

Country Focus

  • United States (50%)
  • Canada (50%)

Industry Focus

  • Mobile Apps
  • Consumer
  • Ios
  • Social Media
  • Cloud Data Services
  • Information Technology
  • Mobile
  • Parking
  • Smart Building
  • Smart Cities
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FAQ

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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Ben Smith frequently co-invest with?

CRV
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
InterWest Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
500 Global
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Crosslink Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Ignition Partners
North America, California, United States, Los Altos
Co-Investments: 1
Freestyle Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Greylock
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Slow Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Science
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 1
Intel Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Ben Smith often collaborate with?

RS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
OR
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
MG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
BP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
MO
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Dave Morin
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
David Jeske
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Ben Smith?

Hangtime

San Francisco, California, United States

Hangtime develops a mobile app that allows users to keep track of their friends' social plans.

ConsumeriOSMobile AppsSocial Media
SeedMar 1, 2013
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
LocoMobi

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LocoMobi is reinventing parking technology. LocoMobi is the only provider of unified physical, mobile and cloud-based parking technology.

Cloud Data ServicesInformation TechnologyMobileMobile AppsParkingSmart BuildingSmart CitiesSoftware
SeedMay 1, 2012
Amount Raised: $3,500,000