Investing Profile

Ben Parr(944)

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Managing Partner at Theory Forge VC
benparr.comLos Angeles, California
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116 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 113 other investors on Signal.

Networks Ben is a member of
NewCo Network
1585 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1029 CONNECTIONS
University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory Network
842 CONNECTIONS
Northwestern University Network
111 CONNECTIONS
Northwestern University Network
111 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Theory Forge VC
Investment Range
$50K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$200K
Investments On Record
4

Ben Parr is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Ben Parr's Investments On Record (4)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Consio
Pre SeedNov 2024$770K
$3.8M
Co-investors: Thomas Cuvelier (none), Jason Lemkin
Wordware
SeedNov 2024$30M
$30M
Augie Studio
Pre SeedOct 2022$1M
$4M
Co-investors: Eric Ries (Long-Term Stock Exchange), Yohei Nakajima (Untapped Capital), Donald Tucker (DocuSign)
Clever
SeedSep 2012$3M
$43M
Co-investors: Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Ravi Mhatre (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Mitchell Kapor (Kapor Capital), Mike Maples (Floodgate), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Kevin Rose (True Ventures), Bryan Schreier (Sequoia Capital), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Deborah Quazzo (GSV Acceleration), Yuri Milner (DST Global), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), Clint Korver (Ulu Ventures), Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Alexis Ohanian (Curated), David Chen, Sam Altman

most interested in

Pre-seed and seed-stage B2B AI founders building the foundations of our AI future.

Ben Parr's Experience

Co-Editor MashablePresent
Associate Editor MashablePresent
Writer/Contributor MashablePresent
Limited Partner (Investor) Weekend FundPresent
Developer Champion (Honorary) ShopifyPresent
Keynote Speaker Worldwide Speakers GroupPresent
Limited Partner (Investor) SuperlayerPresent
Interactive Content Manager Veritas HealthPresent
Advisory Board Member LufthansaPresent
Community Assistant Northwestern UniversityPresent
Co-founder & Managing Partner DominateFundPresent
Research Assistant UC Santa Barbara Research Mentorship ProgramPresent
Intern U.S. House of RepresentativesPresent
Advisor Ustream, an IBM CompanyPresent
CNET Columnist & Commentator CBS InteractivePresent
Co-Founder & President Octane AIPresent
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Octane AIPresent
Board of Directors The Leila Janah FoundationPresent
Investor PaymanPresent
Investor Wordware (YC S24)Present
Investor Gumloop (YC W24)Present
Author, "Captivology: The Science of Capturing People's Attention" HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersPresent
Advisor My World ChefPresent
Board of Directors SamaPresent
Ascent Leadership Fellow Ascent Leadership Networks, LLCPresent
Editor-At-Large MashablePresent
Board of Directors SamasourcePresent
Columnist Inc. MagazinePresent
Managing Partner Theory Forge VenturesPresent
Co-Editor Ecommerce MagazinePresent
Member of the Board of Advisors LufthansaPresent
Managing Partner Theory Forge VCPresent
Investor (Pre-seed) PaymanPresent
Advisor YumCrunchPresent
Advisor LeadIQPresent
Advisor Top-PatentsPresent
Investor GumloopPresent
Chief Operating Officer MoltbookPresent
Advisor NewCoPresent
Advisor Aug X LabsPresent
Advisor University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Investor Sauna by WordwarePresent
Advisor CloudFabPresent

Ben Parr's Education

Northwestern University B.A. Science in Human Culture, Political Science, Business Institutions Program (Minor)
Northwestern University Science in Human Culture, Political Science, Business Institutions