# Ben Choi, Managing Director

> Ben Choi, Managing Director. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Palo Alto, US · Partner

# Ben Choi

Managing Director at [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 5 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Maveron
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Maveron** VC firm · US **14** cheques in 12 months **267** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[NLP AI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nlp-ai)** Managing Director of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Legacy Alpha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-legacy-alpha)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Member of the Manager of the Issuer since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Next Play Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-capital)** Managing Director of the Issuer on 3 filings · since 2023

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Maveron

- [**David Wu** Independent Director *23 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-wu-3)
- [**Dan Levitan** Co-Founder & Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-levitan)
- [**Anarghya Vardhana** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anarghya-vardhana)
- [**Brad Hargreaves** Founder & Editor-in-Chief *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-hargreaves)
- [**Cat Lee** Founder & Executive Coach *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cat-lee)
- [**Elise Hebb** COO & Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/elise-hebb)
- [**Jason Stoffer** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-stoffer)
- [**Jerry Lu** Kauffman Fellows *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jerry-lu)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) · 8 Dec 2025 · 1h 15m When Do You Know If You've Grown Up as a VC? | El Pack w/ Ben Choi | Superclusters With [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi) Mentions [Miguel Armaza](https://millionrounds.com/person/miguel-armaza)[Tara Tan](https://millionrounds.com/person/tara-tan) About this episode Ben Choi from Next Legacy joins David on El Pack to answer your questions on how to build a venture capital fund. We bring on 3 GPs at VC funds to ask 3 different questions. Gilgamesh Ventures' Miguel Armaza, also host of the incredible Fintech Leaders podcast, asks Ben what is the timing of when… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) · 16 Dec 2024 · 1h 14m The Holiday Special | Nakul Mandan and Ben Choi | Superclusters | S4PSE1 With [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi)[Nakul Mandan](https://millionrounds.com/person/nakul-mandan-2) About this episode “VC is more about the ground game than the air game.” – Nakul Mandan “Entrepreneurs think it’s going to be like the Michael Keaton version, and the good ones, they actually have to work through the Christopher Nolan version of Batman.” – Ben Choi Nakul Mandan is the founder of Audacious Ventures.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) · 7 Oct 2024 · 44 min When VC Funds Become Firms, Part 3 | Lisa Cawley, Ben Choi, Jaclyn Freeman Hester | Superclusters With [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi) About this episode “When you bring people in as partners, being generous around compensating them from funds they did not build can help create alignment because they’re not sitting there getting rich off of something that started five years ago and exits in ten years. So they’re kind of on an island because… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) · 30 Sept 2024 · 47 min When VC Funds Become Firms, Part 2 | Lisa Cawley, Ben Choi, Jaclyn Freeman Hester | Superclusters With [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi) About this episode “We overcomplicate almost nothing as LPs. And this is a criticism of myself. And I think we oversimplify almost everything. Because by definition, we’re the customer of the end product. [...] LPs watch the movie, but don’t read the book.” – Ben Choi We're doing a three-part series with some of our… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) · 23 Sept 2024 · 38 min When VC Funds Become Firms, Part 1 | Lisa Cawley, Ben Choi, Jaclyn Freeman Hester | Superclusters With [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi) About this episode “You can map out what your ideal process is, but it’s actually the depth of discussion that the internal team has with one another. [...] You have to define what your vision for the firm is years out, in order to make sure that you’re setting those people up for success and that they have a runway… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) · 26 Dec 2023 · 1h 17m How to Build a Multi-Fund VC Firm | Ben Choi | Superclusters | S1E6 With [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi) Mentions [Columbia Business School](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-business-school)[Harvard University](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harvard-university)[Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg) About this episode Ben Choi manages over $3B investments with many of the world’s premier venture capital firms as well as directly in early stage startups. He brings to Next Legacy a distinguished track record spanning over two decades founding and investing in early-stage technology businesses. Ben’s love for… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Ben Choi in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 2 Oct 2024 · 51 min Monique Woodard, Fund of Funds Panel & The Pro-Rata Yacht! | E2018 With [Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) Mentions [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi)[Michael Downing](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-downing) About this episode This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you're ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Gusto. Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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