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Ben Ling

Ben Ling

General Partner atBling CapitalFirm active Sep 23California
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Ben Ling is the founder and general partner of Bling Capital, having backed 19 unicorn companies. He previously held general partner and senior operating roles at Khosla Ventures, Google, YouTube, and Facebook.

What Ben can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Bling Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Google · Senior Director of Search and Local Business Products
  2. Google · founder and general manager of commerce group
  3. YouTube · Senior Director of Partnerships and Platform
  4. Facebook · first director of the Facebook platform
  5. Khosla Ventures · General Partner
  6. Bling Capital · Founder and General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Bling Capital

Investments named in public bios

WattpadTapingoGitlabTrue AccordWebflowAirtableLyftSquarePalantirQuoraGustoUdemy

Focus

consumerinternetmobilemarketplacesaas

Education

UC Berkeley, B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)Stanford University, M.S. and PhD in Computer Science

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Kyle LuiGeneral Partner
Eric Theis
Eric TheisPartner
Ash Panchang
Ash PanchangSenior Associate

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Davis Treybig
Davis TreybigGeneral Partner, Innovation Endeavors

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Questions

Who is Ben Ling?

Ben Ling is the founder and general partner of Bling Capital, having backed 19 unicorn companies. He previously held general partner and senior operating roles at Khosla Ventures, Google, YouTube, and Facebook.

How much does Ben Ling invest?

Ben Ling invests through Bling Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Ben Ling?

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

What did Ben Ling do before Bling Capital?

Senior Director of Search and Local Business Products at Google; founder and general manager of commerce group at Google; Senior Director of Partnerships and Platform at YouTube; first director of the Facebook platform at Facebook; General Partner at Khosla Ventures.

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