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About Ben Padnos

Investor type

Solo angel

First check

$50k to $6M

Themes

no sector
industry agnostic
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Funding Stages

1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling

Countries of investment

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Who I am

Ben Padnos

Funding Requirements

I invest in: Sector Agnostic. Industry Agnostic. Pre-seed to Series A.

Value add

An Internet sales and marketing pioneer, Ben has been operating and investing in early-stage technology companies since 1994.

Ben was one of the first 200 employees at Yahoo! (NASD: YHOO) where he was involved in online sales, strategy and business development from 1997-2001.

Location

Manhattan Beach, CA HQ

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