Ben Parr

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Early stage Venture,Seed

Ben is an award-winning entrepreneur, investor, author, and journalist. He is the President & Co-Founder of Octane AI, the zero-party data marketing platform for Shopify and Shopify Plus merchants, backed by General Catalyst and Javelin Partners.

He is the author of the best-selling book, "Captivology: The Science of Capturing People's Attention" (HarperCollins/HarperOne). He sits on the board of directors of the Leila Janah Foundation. Previously, Ben was the Co-Editor and Editor-at-Large of Mashable, where he wrote more than 2,400 articles on technology, media, and startups. He is a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30. Ben is an alum of Northwestern University.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
Ben Parr has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 19, 2012, when Clever raised $3M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Sep 19, 2012 Clever Seed $3M Big Data Detail