Profile
Ben is Co-founder & General Partner of Elizabeth Street Ventures.
An art collector and global consumer investor, he brings 20+ years of experience evaluating consumer-focused businesses across public and private markets, launching and growing investment funds and investing in brands globally.
Elizabeth Street is Ben’s third consumer investment firm as a founder and his first early stage venture capital fund.
Prior to Elizabeth Street, he launched and was Managing Partner at Vault Partners, an equity long/short fund with a global consumer mandate, which he grew to $250M in assets.
Previously, Ben was the co-founder at Javelin Partners, a U.S.-focused consumer long/short equity fund that grew from an initial investment of $800K to over $300M.
As a public markets investor, Ben took a thematic long-term approach, targeting businesses and brands experiencing exceptional changes in growth and aimed to hold investments through the full trajectory of their success.
Ben’s successful private market investments include: Capital IQ (acquired by McGraw-Hill in 2004), New Oriental Education (IPO in 2005), TrueCar (IPO in 2014), LendingClub (IPO in 2014).
His notable early investments in the public markets include: Odwalla, Audible, Expedia, Mobile Mini, Tractor Supply, Coach, Peet’s Coffee, New Oriental Education, Align Technology, WisdomTree, Moncler.
Ben began his career as a short seller at Rice Voelker, covering retail and consumer stocks.
He then worked as a consumer analyst at Gilder Gagnon Howe, a $10B equities manager.
Ben graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature.
He had a Grant in Creative Writing at Skidmore College.
Ben is a founding board member of The Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought.
Benjamin Sontheimer active positions
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Elizabeth Street Ventures
Elizabeth Street Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Elizabeth Street Ventures (Elizabeth Street Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Benjamin S. Sontheimer and Will McClelland. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 2017-12-31 |
Javelin Partners Pty Ltd. | Founder | - |
Rivers Institute For Contemporary Art & Thought | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Benjamin Sontheimer
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Tiller Partners LLC
Tiller Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tiller Partners LLC (Tiller Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Csaba Konkoly. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Founder | 2015-12-31 |
Vault Partners LLC
Vault Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vault Partners LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. | Founder | - |
Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC
Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC (GGHC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard Gilder in 1968. GGHC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment clubs. | Analyst-Equity | 1999-12-31 |
Rice, Voelker LLC
Rice, Voelker LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Rice, Voelker LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. The firm serves customers such as hedge funds. They specialize in private placements. The firm was funded in 1995. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1997-12-30 |
Capital Standard LLC
Capital Standard LLC Investment ManagersFinance Formerly Javelin Capital LLC, Capital Standard LLC is a registered investment advisor based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm was founded in 1999. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Training of Benjamin Sontheimer
Boston University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Capital Standard LLC
Capital Standard LLC Investment ManagersFinance Formerly Javelin Capital LLC, Capital Standard LLC is a registered investment advisor based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm was founded in 1999. | Finance |
Vault Partners LLC
Vault Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vault Partners LLC is a hedge fund manager located in New York City. | Finance |
Rice, Voelker LLC
Rice, Voelker LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Rice, Voelker LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Covington, Louisiana. The firm serves customers such as hedge funds. They specialize in private placements. The firm was funded in 1995. | Finance |
Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC
Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC (GGHC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard Gilder in 1968. GGHC provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment clubs. | Finance |
Elizabeth Street Ventures
Elizabeth Street Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Elizabeth Street Ventures (Elizabeth Street Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Benjamin S. Sontheimer and Will McClelland. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Tiller Partners LLC
Tiller Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tiller Partners LLC (Tiller Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Csaba Konkoly. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
Javelin Partners Pty Ltd. | |
Rivers Institute For Contemporary Art & Thought |
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