Profile
Ben is the Founder and General Partner of Bling Capital.
He has backed 19 "unicorn" billion dollar companies, with the best yet to come.
Previously, Ben was a General Partner at Khosla Ventures, where he focused on consumer, Internet, mobile, marketplace, SaaS and consumer health businesses.
There, he led investments in Wattpad, Tapingo, Gitlab, True Accord, Webflow, among many others.
Previously, Ben served in senior operating roles at Google, YouTube and Facebook.
He also is an active angel investor with early stakes in Airtable, Lyft, Square, Palantir, Quora, Gusto, Udemy and others.
While at Google, he served as Senior Director of Search and Local Business Products, which included overseeing Google Images, Videos, Books, News and Finance.
At YouTube, Ben was Senior Director of Partnerships and Platform, where he was responsible for music, movies, sports and news, as well as mobile, television and API partnerships.
In his first role at Google, he was the founder and general manager of Google’s commerce group, which includes Google Wallet and Google Shopping.
At Facebook, Ben was the first director of the Facebook platform and oversaw the development of the company’s developer ecosystem.
He also led product, marketing, developer operations and partner solutions.
Ben played a crucial role in developing Facebook Connect, which helped grow Facebook across the web.
Ben holds a B.S.
in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) from UC Berkeley, and a M.S.
and PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Ben is a Department of Defense fellow and a recipient of UC Berkeley’s Bechtel Achievement Award, given to the top graduating senior from the College of Engineering.
Ben Ling active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Quantopian, Inc.
 Quantopian, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Quantopian, Inc. develops online platform for building, developing and testing quantitative trading algorithms. It provides tools, infrastructure and a community for users to learn, test, and trade algorithmic strategies. The firm's users create and test algorithmic trading strategies in Python using an application programming interface and then can choose to trade with the strategies by connecting to a brokerage. The company was founded by John Fawcett and Jean Bredeche in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Academia, Inc.
 Academia, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Academia, Inc. develops and provides social sharing platform for academic researchers. Its platform enables researchers to share their research, monitor deep analytics, and track the research of academics they follow. The company was founded by Richard Price in September 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Bling Capital LLC
 Bling Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bling Capital LLC (Bling Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ben Ling. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California. | Founder | 2018-09-30 |
Wattpad Corp.
 Wattpad Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Wattpad Corp. offers stories over an internet website. The firm serves the people to read written works by creating a social networking and digital entertainment platform for readers and writers to discover, share and connect. Its app available on mobile devices including Google Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, Nokia and Samsung. The company was founded by Lau Allen and Yuen Ivan in 2006 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2013-06-30 |
Former positions of Ben Ling
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Khosla Ventures LLC
 Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures LLC (Khosla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2018-12-31 |
Canary Connect, Inc.
 Canary Connect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Canary Connect, Inc. designs and develops security-based connected home devices. Its products include Multipacks, Canary, Canary Flex, and other accessories. The company was founded by Adam Sager, Chris Rill, and Jon Troutman and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2018-10-31 |
Tapingo, Inc.
 Tapingo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tapingo, Inc. offers mobile food ordering application. It allows customers to find their favorite stores and products, view actual inventory, order and pay for them for immediate pick up or delivery. The company was founded by Daniel Almog and Udi Oster in 2011 and is headquartered San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
Google LLC
 Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2012-01-31 |
YouTube LLC
 YouTube LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services YouTube LLC hosts user-generated videos which include network and professional content. It is a media company for people to watch and share videos via the internet. The firm allows people to upload, tag, and share personal video clips through the website. The company was founded by Steve S. Chen, Chad Meredith Hurley and Jared Karim in May 2005 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2010-04-30 |
Training of Ben Ling
| Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 14 |
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Google LLC
Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
YouTube LLC
YouTube LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services YouTube LLC hosts user-generated videos which include network and professional content. It is a media company for people to watch and share videos via the internet. The firm allows people to upload, tag, and share personal video clips through the website. The company was founded by Steve S. Chen, Chad Meredith Hurley and Jared Karim in May 2005 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA. | Technology Services |
Plastiq, Inc.
 Plastiq, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Plastiq, Inc. provides electronic payments for big purchases. It enables cardholders to make payments for tuition, cars, tax, boats, rent, and real estate. The company enables selecting card payments in North America. Plastiq was founded by Daniel J. Choi and Eliot L. Buchanan in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
Pymetrics, Inc.
 Pymetrics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pymetrics, Inc. develops game-based recruiting tool for campuses. It offers novel, neuroscience-based solutions for people assessment. The firm replaces questionnaires with neuroscience games and statistics with recommendation engine technology to reinvent. The company was founded by Frida E. Polli and Julie J. Yoo in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Caption Health, Inc.
 Caption Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Caption Health, Inc. develops and markets software for the diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease. It offers healthcare, AI, deep learning, medical device, medical imaging and cardiovascular disease. The company was founded by Charles Cadieu and Kilian Koepsell in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Khosla Ventures LLC
Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures LLC (Khosla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Academia, Inc.
Academia, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Academia, Inc. develops and provides social sharing platform for academic researchers. Its platform enables researchers to share their research, monitor deep analytics, and track the research of academics they follow. The company was founded by Richard Price in September 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Wattpad Corp.
Wattpad Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Wattpad Corp. offers stories over an internet website. The firm serves the people to read written works by creating a social networking and digital entertainment platform for readers and writers to discover, share and connect. Its app available on mobile devices including Google Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, Nokia and Samsung. The company was founded by Lau Allen and Yuen Ivan in 2006 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada. | Technology Services |
Tapingo, Inc.
Tapingo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tapingo, Inc. offers mobile food ordering application. It allows customers to find their favorite stores and products, view actual inventory, order and pay for them for immediate pick up or delivery. The company was founded by Daniel Almog and Udi Oster in 2011 and is headquartered San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Quantopian, Inc.
Quantopian, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Quantopian, Inc. develops online platform for building, developing and testing quantitative trading algorithms. It provides tools, infrastructure and a community for users to learn, test, and trade algorithmic strategies. The firm's users create and test algorithmic trading strategies in Python using an application programming interface and then can choose to trade with the strategies by connecting to a brokerage. The company was founded by John Fawcett and Jean Bredeche in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
Canary Connect, Inc.
Canary Connect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Canary Connect, Inc. designs and develops security-based connected home devices. Its products include Multipacks, Canary, Canary Flex, and other accessories. The company was founded by Adam Sager, Chris Rill, and Jon Troutman and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Theatro Labs, Inc.
 Theatro Labs, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Theatro Labs, Inc. provides voice-controlled wearable communications devices. It offers theatro cloud, wearable computer, communications, indoor location, and analytics. The company was founded by Christopher Todd, Ravi Shankar Kumar, Patrick Fitzgerald and Guy VanBuskirk in 2012 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX. | Commercial Services |
Google Commerce Ltd.
 Google Commerce Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Alphabet, Inc., Google Commerce Ltd. is an Irish company that provides computer software related services. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded by Ben Ling. | Technology Services |
Bling Capital LLC
Bling Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bling Capital LLC (Bling Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ben Ling. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California. | Finance |
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