Ben Boyer

Ben Boyer

Co-Founder and Partner atTenaya CapitalUnited States

Ben Boyer is a Partner at Tenaya Capital, focusing on consumer and related investments with an emphasis on vertical applications and network effect businesses. He co-founded Tenaya Capital and previously was a partner at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

What Ben can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10MEstimate
Comes in atSeries BLead preference not reported
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Tenaya Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lehman Brothers Venture Partners · partner
  2. Tenaya Capital · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Tenaya Capital

Investments named in public bios

Apartment ListBianlifengIncluded HealthKargoOfferUpResearchGateWrenchBaiheBaixingeBureauEdmodoEndeca TechnologiesEventbriteKayak.comLyftPlanGrid

Focus

consumervertical applicationsnetwork effect businesses

Education

Stanford Graduate School of Business, M.B.A.Vanderbilt University, B.S. in Human and Organizational Development

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Who is Ben Boyer?

Ben Boyer is a Partner at Tenaya Capital, focusing on consumer and related investments with an emphasis on vertical applications and network effect businesses. He co-founded Tenaya Capital and previously was a partner at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

How much does Ben Boyer invest?

Ben Boyer invests through Tenaya Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at series b.

How do I pitch Ben Boyer?

A warm intro from a founder Tenaya Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Ben Boyer do before Tenaya Capital?

partner at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners.

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