Ben Ling

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Ben Ling is the founder of Google Commerce Ltd. (founded in 2004) and Bling Capital LLC (founded in 2018) where he holds the title of General Partner.
He currently holds the position of Board Member at Academia, Inc., Wattpad Corp., and Quantopian, Inc. He has also held former positions as Senior Director at Google LLC (2010-2012) and YouTube LLC (2008-2010), Director at Pymetrics, Inc., Caption Health, Inc., and Theatro Labs, Inc., and as a Board Member at Plastiq, Inc., Tapingo, Inc., and Canary Connect, Inc. He was an Investment Partner at Khosla Ventures LLC from 2013 to 2019.
Dr. Ling received his graduate and doctorate degrees from Stanford University in 2000 and 2004 respectively, and his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998.

Ben Ling active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Academia, Inc. Academia, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a social platform for sharing academic research publications	Director/Board Member	-
Bling Capital LLC Bling Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bling Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements.	Founder	2018-09-30
Wattpad Corp. Wattpad Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as social storytelling platform which helps to create, produce and publish stories	Director/Board Member	2013-06-30

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Former positions of Ben Ling

Companies	Position	End
Khosla Ventures LLC Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures invests in companies located in the United States with transaction size that exceed USD 10 million. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in seed, early and later stage capital requirements with an revenue ranging from USD 50 to 150 million.	Private Equity Investor	2018-12-31
Canary Connect, Inc. Canary Connect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates security-based connected home device	Director/Board Member	2018-10-31
Tapingo, Inc. Tapingo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Offers a mobile shopping application	Director/Board Member	2017-12-31
Google LLC Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an online search engine company	Director/Board Member	2012-01-31
YouTube LLC YouTube LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides user-generated video hosting services	Director/Board Member	2010-04-30

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Private companies	16
Google LLC Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an online search engine company	Technology Services
YouTube LLC YouTube LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides user-generated video hosting services	Technology Services
Plastiq, Inc. Plastiq, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Provides electronic B2B payments services	Finance
Pymetrics, Inc. Pymetrics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops soft skills platform redefining hiring and talent management	Technology Services
Caption Health, Inc. Caption Health, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and markets software for the diagnosis of rheumatic heart diseases	Technology Services
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Khosla Ventures LLC Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures invests in companies located in the United States with transaction size that exceed USD 10 million. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in seed, early and later stage capital requirements with an revenue ranging from USD 50 to 150 million.	Finance
Academia, Inc. Academia, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a social platform for sharing academic research publications	Technology Services
Wattpad Corp. Wattpad Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as social storytelling platform which helps to create, produce and publish stories	Technology Services
Tapingo, Inc. Tapingo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Offers a mobile shopping application	Technology Services
Quantopian, Inc. Quantopian, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an online crowdsourced algorithmic trading platform that enables users to develop, test and license trading strategies	Technology Services
Canary Connect, Inc. Canary Connect, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates security-based connected home device	Commercial Services
Theatro Labs, Inc. Theatro Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI and voice-powered communication & digital workflow software for frontline workers	Technology Services
Google Commerce Ltd. Google Commerce Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides computer software related services	Technology Services
Bling Capital LLC Bling Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bling Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements.	Finance

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