Ben Elowitz

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Senior Advisor and Chief Executive Partner @ Next Level Strategic Partners
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Santa Monica, California, United States, United States
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About Ben Elowitz

Multi-time entrepreneur, investor, and strategic advisor. Principal in multiple VC-backed startups, collectively raising over $200mm in capital and resulting in 2 IPOs and an M&A outcome; and a senior partner in a VC investment startup studio.* Fatbrain.com (FATB) - joined a few days after Series A funding and IPO'd in less than two years; acquired by Barnes & Noble (BNBN).* Blue Nile (NILE) - co-founded and led consumer experience; IPO'd and now a ~$500mm online retailer.* Wetpaint - co-founder and CEO; acquired by Viggle Inc. (VGGL) * Madrona Venture Labs - Managing Director in Madrona's startup studio * Zeitworks - co-founder and Board Director; seed-stage startup funded by Madrona and JazzProud to have been a part of and built extraordinary teams whose alumni have gone on to start companies valued in many billions of dollars. Also an investor and advisor to great companies, which include Dolly, Minted, Magnolia Medical, Concreit, Zeitworks, Flutter/BetFair (BET.L), JustFab, Blingo (PCH), and many more; and have assisted CEOs and boards with 60+ VC pitches and fundraises.

Ben Elowitz's Current Company Details
Next Level Strategic Partners

Next Level Strategic Partners

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Senior Advisor and Chief Executive Partner
Ben Elowitz Work Experience Details
  • Next Level Strategic Partners
    Partner
    Next Level Strategic Partners Mar 2021 - Present
    Advise startup CEOs and management teams on strategic challenges: leadership, organization, fundraising, M&A, and managing difficult situations with their board of directors.
  • Self-Employed
    Senior Advisor To Ceos And Executive Teams
    Self-Employed Dec 2013 - Present
    I advise startup CEOs and management teams on their most strategic challenges: leadership, organization, fundraising, M&A, and managing difficult situations with their board of directors. Friends have referred to me as the "Startup Rabbi" because I work as a close consigliere and partner to get deep into the deepest part of the challenge and work through it in locked-arms with the CEO and team to get to the best possible outcomes (and the most personal growth). Recently I have worked on a number of outstanding VC fundraises and M&A outcomes.
  • Aston
    Strategic Advisor
    Aston Jul 2023 - Present
  • Transcripta Bio
    Senior Advisor
    Transcripta Bio Sep 2022 - Present
    Palo Alto, California, Us
  • Unlock Venture Partners
    Strategic Advisor
    Unlock Venture Partners Feb 2022 - Present
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Work closely with the Unlock partnership and portfolio. Advise the fund and Unlock CEOs primarily on investability, capital strategy, positioning, and fundraising.
  • Doxa Talent
    Member Board Of Directors
    Doxa Talent Mar 2021 - Present
    Boise, Id, Us
    Reinventing offshore support to finally give high-growth startups and SMBs a scalable, reliable, aligned partner in growing their businesses.
  • Reboot
    Member Board Of Directors
    Reboot 2012 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Concreit
    Advisor
    Concreit Oct 2020 - Present
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    Concreit is making investing in real estate accessible to everyone. With an app-based investment platform, Concreit has taken all the friction out of real estate investing to give ordinary people a way to unlock their inner tycoon. I have been a senior advisor to the CEO and management team on strategic matters.
  • Magnolia Medical Technologies
    Advisor
    Magnolia Medical Technologies 2015 - Present
    Seattle, Washington, Us
  • Zeitworks
    Co-Founder And Strategic Director
    Zeitworks 2019 - 2023
    Seattle , Us
    Zeitworks is an enterprise software company that takes the pain out of making business execution more efficient. Using advanced machine learning and other technology, Zeitworks automatically discovers and measures business processes to help you unlock broken processes, identify bottlenecks, and make teams happier and more efficient.
  • Dolly, Inc.
    Board Director And Advisor
    Dolly, Inc. Sep 2014 - May 2021
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    Dolly re-invented moving and delivery to take the pain away. Dolly makes it easy to schedule a move or delivery with the best experience on the planet. I was involved as a senior advisor to the CEO and management team from almost the beginning on strategic matters ranging from organization, strategy and leadership to fundraising and corporate development / M&A; and served as an independent board director and special advisor to the CEO. Dolly was acquired by Updater in May 2021.
  • Madrona Venture Labs
    Managing Director
    Madrona Venture Labs Jun 2017 - Mar 2019
    Madrona Venture Labs is the startup studio affiliated with Madrona Venture Group, the top venture capitali investor in the northwest. MVL is bent on creating a generation of extraordinary companies with heroic founders.
  • Atlas Informatics
    Advisor And Board Director
    Atlas Informatics 2015 - 2017
    Atlas was an ambitious personal search engine that collected all your digital history in one place and made it fully searchable with perfect recall. I was brought in as an advisor and worked closely with the CEO, management team, and investors; and I served on the Board of Directors as independent director alongside investors Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold and their representatives.
  • Wetpaint
    Co-Founder And Ceo
    Wetpaint Oct 2005 - Jun 2014
    Co-founded Wetpaint, a leader in social media. Wetpaint built audiences for its leading entertainment and TV news property with an extraordinary proprietary social distribution technology that drove massive traffic from Facebook and Twitter. Wetpaint was acquired by Viggle Inc. (VGGL).
  • Precor
    Commercial Products
    Precor 2002 - 2005
    Woodinville, Wa, Us
    I was hired as part of a turnaround team to make the company consumer-driven. Co-led a transformation of the product development process to begin with customer needs and invest R&D in areas most valued by customers. I held full product and marketing responsibility for the commercial products (67% of revenue) which doubled revenue in 3 years while improving margins, launching over a dozen products; and massively improving product development pace.
  • Eharmony.Com
    Consultant
    Eharmony.Com Apr 2002 - Aug 2002
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Long before eHarmony became a national brand, it was a small site with a powerful premise of matching for marriage, not dates. The website had been put together ad hoc in its first couple of years. Working from a new brand brief, I led a full re-design of the company's identity, website, UX, conversion path, and editorial content. It worked: Conversion significantly ratcheted up and growth ensued, driving the subsequent business and financial results. The company raised $110mm from Sequoia and TCV and appears bound toward an IPO.
  • Betfair (Flutter)
    Consultant
    Betfair (Flutter) 2001 - 2002
    London, England, Gb
    Betfair (LSE: BET) is a person-to-person exchange for sports betting. In 2001, I was hired by its predecessor company Flutter to evaluate the technical team and product development process, program manage key international expansion initiatives, assist with merger evaluation, and help recruit a new CTO. Betfair IPO'd in 2010, and is valued upwards of $5bn.
  • Blue Nile Inc.
    Co-Founder
    Blue Nile Inc. 1999 - 2001
    New York, Ny, Us
    Blue Nile (NASDAQ: NILE) disrupted the jewelry industry by empowering consumers with education, guidance, and selection. The company has won an abundance of awards for its outstanding user experience; and has achieved the greatest success of any new entry in the luxury goods category in decades with a relentless internal focus on consumer experience and conversion. Responsible for Blue Nile's consumer-facing experience via the web; technology; and all brand/customer communications. Launched the world-class brand and award-winning luxury e-commerce site, grew conversion and sales, and built strong financial performance. Blue Nile IPO'd in 2004.
  • Fatbrain.Com (Fatb/Bnbn)
    Business Development
    Fatbrain.Com (Fatb/Bnbn) 1996 - 1999
    Fatbrain.com was an e-commerce pioneer, launched in 1996 and successfully competing with Amazon and Barnes & Noble, among others. I joined right as the Series A financing closed, and held responsibility for affiliate marketing, strategic partnerships, and new product lines. Fatbrain IPO'd in 1998 (NASDAQ: FATB), and was acquired by BarnesandNoble.com (NASDAQ: BNBN) in 1999.
  • Bain & Company
    Senior Associate Consultant
    Bain & Company 1994 - 1996
    Boston, Ma, Us
    Worked across primarily telecom, technology, and healthcare information systems clients. Known for Excel, programming, and database skills (there weren't many business types who wrote SQL in 1994), and creativity. In spare time, authored a charting tool that became used firm-wide.
  • Microsoft
    Program Manager
    Microsoft 1992 - 1993
    Redmond, Washington, Us

Ben Elowitz Skills

Online Advertising Social Media Web Content Audience Development Web Technologies Blogging Strategic Partnerships E Commerce Mobile Devices Start Ups Product Management Saas Digital Media Management Food Safety Digital Strategy User Experience Letters Of Credit Outpatient Orthopedics Entrepreneurship Social Media Marketing Online Marketing Content Strategy Seo Cross Functional Team Leadership Product Development Patent Prosecution Agile Methodolgy Troubleshooting Analytics

Ben Elowitz Education Details

  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Electrical Engineering Computer Science
  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Applied Mathematics

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