Ben Sampson
Investing in the industrial future
- Role
- Managing Director at Standard Investments
- Location
- Portland, ME, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ben Sampson
A strategic and analytical thinker with a technical background and passion for innovation that improves productivity, resource efficiency and intelligent infrastructure. Skilled in evaluating investment opportunities across stages, technologies and business models, with a strong track record of venture investments, strategic partnerships and M&A transactions. Energized by intellectual challenges, and by entrepreneurial atmospheres and thinkers.
Experience
Managing Director
Jan 2020 — Present
Standard Ventures is an early-to-growth stage venture capital fund that invests in high potential companies focused on building the industrial future. We work hand-in-hand with innovative entrepreneurs eager to redefine the traditional sectors of the industrial space and introduce a more modern approach to infrastructure, goods and services. Standard Ventures focuses on technology and business model innovations that transform entire industries and solve meaningful real-world problems.Active Investments: Albedo, Arris Composites, CelLink, Forge, Higharc, Highbyte, Join, Kobold Metals, Mainspring Energy, Quaise, Saildrone, Superior Sensors, ZincFivePrior Investments: Aras, Desktop Metal, Fictiv, Poka, Proterra, Volta
Education
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
BE
Dartmouth College
AB
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
Masters
Skills
- Renewable Energy
- Finite Element Analysis
- Simulations
- Portfolio Performance Analysis
- Venture Capital
- Financial Analysis
- Engineering Management
- Solidworks
- Entrepreneurship
- Valuation
- Manufacturing
- Matlab
- Dynamics
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