Ben Sontheimer
Ben Sontheimer is Co-founder & General Partner of Elizabeth Street Ventures, his third consumer investment firm and first early stage venture capital fund. He has over 20 years of experience in consumer-focused investing across public and private markets.
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- Rice Voelker · short seller
- Gilder Gagnon Howe · consumer analyst
- Javelin Partners · co-founder
- Vault Partners · Managing Partner
- Elizabeth Street Ventures · Co-founder & General PartnerNow
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Who is Ben Sontheimer?
Ben Sontheimer is Co-founder & General Partner of Elizabeth Street Ventures, his third consumer investment firm and first early stage venture capital fund. He has over 20 years of experience in consumer-focused investing across public and private markets.
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What did Ben Sontheimer do before Elizabeth Street Ventures?
short seller at Rice Voelker; consumer analyst at Gilder Gagnon Howe; co-founder at Javelin Partners; Managing Partner at Vault Partners.
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