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Ben Wiener is a venture capitalist and managing partner at Jumpspeed Ventures, the first and only venture capital fund dedicated to investing in early-stage startups that originate within the resurgent Jerusalem startup ecosystem. He has invested in a few dozen startups since 2014, providing their very first capital in almost all cases, and believes in helping those who are driven by his same passion for entrepreneurship and making a difference. Cofounding his first startup in 1999, Ben worked for a variety of both startups and large companies before finding his true calling in venture capital and founding Jumpspeed Ventures in 2014. With a ceaseless dedication to investing, he lectures on startup presentation and strategy at Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, the Jerusalem College of Technology, Ariel University, and numerous startup accelerator programs. His professional philosophy is to absorb like a sponge from the smartest people in the business, apply rigorous analysis to investment opportunities, and be empathetic and helpful to those he interacts with. Author of mystery novel Murder at First Principles, as well as short stories and humor essays, Ben brings his investment expertise together with his desire to enlighten and entertain through his writing. Ben graduated with honors from Columbia Law School and received a BA in economics from Yeshiva University. He clerked on Israel’s Supreme Court for Justice Yitzhak Zamir and practiced corporate law in New York City and Tel Aviv. Among his many notable investments, he was the first investor in BreezoMeter, acquired by Google in 2022. Ben grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and now lives with his family in Jerusalem, Israel. He enjoys distance running and is a 10-time marathoner. A voracious reader, Ben believes his dedication to reading as many as 100 books a year has made him a better investor, writer, and person. For more information on Ben’s work, visit his website.
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