Investing Profile

Ben Taft(158)

ScoutInvestorVC

Cofounder & GP: Genius Ventures at Genius Ventures

Los Angeles, California

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Ben Taft's investing connections

Connected to 9 investors on Signal.

Networks Ben is a member of

University of Southern California Network

298 CONNECTIONS

University of Southern California Network

298 CONNECTIONS

Sequoia Capital Network

223 CONNECTIONS

Sequoia Capital Network

223 CONNECTIONS

Sequoia Capital Network

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Current Investing Position

Behind Genius Ventures General Partner

Investment Range

$10K - $100K

Sweet Spot

$50K

Investments On Record

Ben Taft is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

SMB Software (Seed)Hardware (Seed)Hardware (Series A)SMB Software (Series A)Investors who invested in female founders Investors who were founders Investors who invested in diverse founders Los Angeles / Southern California Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists

Ben Taft's Investments On Record (3)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Omen AI	SeedOct 2025$11M	$75M
Co-investors: Caitlin Bolnick Rellas (CRV), Heston Berkman (Banter Capital), Edward Lando (Biowear), Borja Moreno de los Rios (Silence), Varun Gupta (Caffeinated Capital), Cory Levy
Outset	SeedOct 2023$4M	$51M
Co-investors: Jack Moshkovich (8VC), Garry Tan (Initialized Capital), Liz Wessel (First Round Capital), Jessica Verrilli (Adverb Ventures), James Wu (M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund), April Underwood (Adverb Ventures), J Zac Stein (Craft Ventures), Guillaume Luccisano (AngelList Syndicator), Lachy Groom (Physical Intelligence), Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund), Harj Taggar (Y Combinator), Jack Altman (Lattice Ventures), Chris Howard (Fuel Capital), Jake Jolis (Matrix Partners India), Nate Matherson, Daniel Kan
222	Pre SeedNov 2022$1M	$17M
Co-investors: Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), Brian O'Malley (Forerunner Ventures), Michael Madden (Alumni Ventures ), Mark Suster (Upfront Ventures), Afraj Gill (On Deck), Julian Weisser (Other Ventures), Michael Yan (Scrum Ventures), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Scott Heiferman (Unknown Ventures), Gautam Shah (Silver Lake Partners), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Peter Tseng (Open Capital), Greg Isenberg (Late Checkout), Bobby Goodlatte (Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)), Cory Levy, Bianca Ambrosini

Ben Taft's Experience

Cofounder & GP: Genius Ventures GENIUSPresent

Founder & CEO (acq. by Apple) MIRAPresent

Founder & CEO MIRAPresent

Founder & CEO (acq. by Apple) Mira LabsPresent

Board Member & Founding Alumnus USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyPresent

Cofounder & General Partner Genius VenturesPresent

Cofounder & GP: Genius Ventures Genius GroupPresent

Founder & CEO (acq. by Apple) MiraPresent

Cofounder & GP: Genius Ventures GeniusPresent

Investor (Scout) Sequoia CapitalPresent

Scout Investor Sequoia CapitalPresent

Board Member USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyPresent

Founder & Managing Partner Genius VenturesPresent

Cofounder, Chief Executive Officer Mira LabsPresent

Founding Investor EmotivePresent

Sequoia Scout Sequoia CapitalPresent

Founding Investor Moment HousePresent

Founder & CEO MiraPresent

Founding Investor Keeper AppPresent

Founding Investor Way (letsway.com)Present

Ben Taft's Education

University of Southern California Inaugural Cohort Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine Innovation Academy

University of Southern California bachelors, bachelor of science management, design, business

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