Saturday, May 25, 2013

ben ling joins keith Rabois at Khosla


Ex-Googler Ben Ling joins friend Keith Rabois at Khosla


Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley Business Journal
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Khosla Ventures has landed another high profile Silicon Valley tech exec an angel investor with the addition of Ben Ling to the firm.
Ling most recently Ben was chief operating officer at Badoo, the London-based social networking site that helps users meet new people in their area. Before that he was with Google, Facebook and YouTube executive.
While at Google and YouTube, he was close to Marissa Mayer and some thought his next move would be to join her at Yahoo after he left Badoo last fall.
A statement from Mayer was included in the announcement of Ling's new job: "“Ben is an amazing entrepreneurial leader and has a great eye as an investor for both talent and ideas. I'm excited to see him join Khosla Ventures to find and foster the next set of entrepreneurs who will define the technology world."
Investing won't be new to him, though, since he has already put money into some 80 startups as an angel, including Fab.com, Palantir, Square, PracticeFusion, Quora. He is also an advisor to Pinterest and Pulse.
In addition to being close friends with Mayer, Ling is also a good friend of Keith Rabois, the former Square and PayPal exec who joined Khosla in February.
"I love the Khosla Ventures approach of backing and assisting entrepreneurs who want to make big, impactful, long-term bets –— who are not afraid to risk failure in an attempt to change the world. And the breadth of network and knowledge, along with the uncompromising work ethic of the Khosla team, helps entrepreneurs get the best possible assistance," he said in a prepared statement.
Click here to read the press release about Ben Ling joining Khosla.
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Cromwell Schubarth is the Senior Technology Reporter at the Business Journal. His phone number is 408.299.1823.

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