Investing Profile

Ben Parr(778)

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AI Investor. Managing Partner, Theory Forge Ventures; Pre-seed/seed B2B AI; Co-founder of Octane AI; Author of "Captivology"; Former Co-Editor of Mashable

benparr.comLos Angeles, California

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Ben Parr's investing connections

103 Investors

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Northwestern University Network

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Current Investing Position

Theory Forge Ventures Managing Partner

Investment Range

$50K - $1M

Sweet Spot

$200K

Investments On Record

Ben Parr is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

AI (Pre-seed)SaaS (Pre-seed)AI (Seed)SaaS (Seed)Los Angeles / Southern California Diverse Investors Investors who were founders Investors who invested in female founders Investors who invested in diverse founders Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists

Ben Parr's Investments On Record (2)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Augie Studio	Pre SeedOct 2022$1M	$4M
Co-investors: Alanna Gregory (Pioneer Fund), Donald Tucker (DocuSign), Andy Liu (Unlock Venture Partners), Yohei Nakajima (Untapped Capital), Eric Ries, Noah Sidman-Gale
Clever	SeedSep 2012$3M	$43M
Co-investors: Bryan Schreier (Sequoia Capital), Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Mitchell Kapor (Kapor Capital), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Mike Maples (Floodgate), Alexis Ohanian (Seven Seven Six), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Ravi Mhatre (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Kevin Rose (True Ventures), Yuri Milner (DST Global), Deborah Quazzo (GSV Acceleration), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), Clint Korver (Ulu Ventures), Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), David Chen, Sam Altman