Ben Trumbull

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Tamarind Hill Investment Management LLC

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Ben co-founded Tamarind Hill in 2017 and leads the firm’s Ann Arbor office.
Ben serves on the Board for multiple Tamarind Hill portfolio companies and was a board director at TrackAbout before it exited in 2019.
Before Tamarind Hill, Ben served primarily in an EIR role with the Rocket Venture Fund, a seed stage venture capital fund targeting B2B software investments.
At Rocket, he was a CFO and a Board member of multiple portfolio companies.
In these roles he aided in fundraising rounds and organizational development.
Additionally, Ben provided venture assistance to Plymouth Venture Partners, where he conducted due diligence and managed investment pipeline, held management roles in private equity and venture capital for a family office, and was a market researcher covering P&G for the Nielsen Company.
Ben holds a BA in economics from Denison and an MBA from IU’s Kelley School of Business.
He lives in Ann Arbor, MI with his wife, Kate, and three children.

Ben Trumbull active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Tamarind Hill Investment Management LLC Tamarind Hill Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tamarind Hill seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States primarily in Midwest. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of digital healthcare and supply chain software companies. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements with investment size of USD 1.0 - 2.5 million and also acts as lead investor.	Founder	2017-02-28
Satelytics, Inc. Satelytics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops cloud-based geospatial analytics software that allows companies to monitor their assets on the ground and alerts them to critical issues	Director/Board Member	-

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Companies	Position	End
Tour de Force, Inc. Tour de Force, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides customer relationship management services	Director/Board Member	2016-12-30
Notice Software, Inc. Notice Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software that enables push notifications for websites	Director of Finance/CFO	2016-12-30
InnerApps LLC InnerApps LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software development services	Director/Board Member	2016-12-30
Rocket Ventures LLC Rocket Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rocket Ventures provides pre-seed funding to technology-based companies with a primary focus on companies involved in: (1) information technology (2) biosciences and biotechnology (3) instruments, controls and electronics (ICE) (4) advanced manufacturing and materials and (5) alternative energy and clean technology. The firm invests in an 18-county region of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot. Rocket Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage companies with up to $5 million in current revenues and less than 30 employees. They also look for companies with the potential for rapid growth that can be expected to achieve full-scale commercialization and annual revenues of $30 million to $50 million within 5 to 8 eight years.	Director/Board Member	2016-12-30
Advanced Battery Concepts LLC Advanced Battery Concepts LLC Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Develops battery electrode technology	Director/Board Member	-

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Advanced Battery Concepts LLC Advanced Battery Concepts LLC Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Develops battery electrode technology	Producer Manufacturing
Notice Software, Inc. Notice Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software that enables push notifications for websites	Technology Services
The Nielsen Co. The Nielsen Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides marketing and consumer information services	Commercial Services
Denison University Denison University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Rocket Ventures LLC Rocket Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rocket Ventures provides pre-seed funding to technology-based companies with a primary focus on companies involved in: (1) information technology (2) biosciences and biotechnology (3) instruments, controls and electronics (ICE) (4) advanced manufacturing and materials and (5) alternative energy and clean technology. The firm invests in an 18-county region of Northwestern Ohio including the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot. Rocket Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage companies with up to $5 million in current revenues and less than 30 employees. They also look for companies with the potential for rapid growth that can be expected to achieve full-scale commercialization and annual revenues of $30 million to $50 million within 5 to 8 eight years.	Finance
Tour de Force, Inc. Tour de Force, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides customer relationship management services	Technology Services
Kelley School of Business Kelley School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Tamarind Hill Investment Management LLC Tamarind Hill Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Tamarind Hill seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States primarily in Midwest. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of digital healthcare and supply chain software companies. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements with investment size of USD 1.0 - 2.5 million and also acts as lead investor.	Finance
Satelytics, Inc. Satelytics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops cloud-based geospatial analytics software that allows companies to monitor their assets on the ground and alerts them to critical issues	Technology Services
InnerApps LLC InnerApps LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software development services	Technology Services