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Ben Einstein

President and COO at Happier

San Francisco Bay Area

Work Experience

2020

  • President & Chief Operating Officer

    2020

    Leading meditation app and digital media company founded in 2015. Transformed the business to achieve self-sustainability, explored new business units to drive growth, and developed strategies and operations to ensure long-term survivability and customer impact. Positioned the company for a 2024 relaunch with all-new marketing, redesigned product, and differentiated video content, all under a new brand 'Happier.'

2019 - 2020

  • EIR

    2019 - 2020

    Hardware and deep-tech focused lifecycle venture capital firm founded in 2015. Temporary role to explore starting another hardware business.

2012 - 2019

  • Founder & General Partner

    2012 - 2019

    Hardware-focused pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012. Conceived, launched, and scaled venture fund. Raised and deployed >$100M across three funds. Supported 80 companies through pre-seed, seed, and Series A financings, leading to several IPOs and many acquisitions.

2008 - 2012

  • Principal

    2008 - 2012

    Fee-for-service product design consultancy for hardware products. Built first-generation products across a range of industries including consumer electronics, clean tech, industrial process automation, and sporting goods.

2007 - 2009

  • Design Consultant

    2007 - 2009