Ben Narasin
Founder & GP Tenacity Venture Capital - Pitch or ping me w 1 line elevator pitch and ARR (I read all - No MedTech/Security/Web3). I do Seed and in very rare occasion, Pre Seed - nothing else.
Atherton, California
Invests in
Stages:
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$1,000,000.00Max Investment:
$3,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
- BC
- HU
- IC
- TU
Lists including Ben
Investments
Nevly
Total Funding: $1M
Nevly Money
Total Funding: $1M
Thena
Total Funding: $7M
Kapital
Total Funding: $75M
CoFi
Total Funding: $9M
Vendelux
Total Funding: $18M
SoleSavy
Total Funding: $15M
Outlaw
Total Funding: $4M
Lottery.com
Total Funding: $19M
Branch
Total Funding: $920M
Work Experience
2021
Founder & General Partner
2021
2008
Institutional Seed Investor
2008
2014
Board Member
2014
Co-Led Series Seed Round w/NEA
2014
Investor
2014
2012
Board Member
2012
2011
Investor
2011
2007
Wine, food & travel writer
2007
My articles on food, wine, travel and luxury lifestyle have appeared in San Francisco Chronicle, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Wine News, Sommelier Journal, Cheese Connoisseur, Tasting Panel and various other consumer and trade publications. I also do advertorial work (special sections) for The Wall street Journal. Clips at foodwinelife.com.
Wine Competition Judge
2007 - 2007
2020 - 2024
Member Technology Advisory Board (TAB)
2020 - 2024
2013 - 2022
Investor
2013 - 2022
Seed investor.
2017 - 2022
Venture Partner
2017 - 2022
Full time tech team investor.