# Ben Sun at Taiwan Global Angels > Ben Sun, Co-Founder & Investment Committee at Taiwan Global Angels. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Berkeley, US · Person # Ben Sun Co-Founder & Investment Committee at [Taiwan Global Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taiwan-global-angels) Latest rounds - **Thinknear** Series A · $1.6M Aug 2011 - **Yipit** Series A · $1.3M Jun 2010 Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 2 none observed - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +5 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Taiwan Global Angels - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels) ## The firm [**Taiwan Global Angels** Angel network · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taiwan-global-angels) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 2 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $2.9M - **Active:** 2010–11 2011 - [Thinknear](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinknear) *Series A* **$1.6M** *US* Aug 2011 Joined · +14 investors · historical 2010 - [Yipit](https://millionrounds.com/company/yipit) *Series A* **$1.3M** *US* Jun 2010 Joined · +11 investors · historical By stage - Series A **2** Alongside - [BOLDstart Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) - [IA Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) - [LaunchTime *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchtime) - [Alex Zubillaga *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-zubillaga) - [Bill Boebel *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-boebel) - [BoxGroup *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) - [DFJ Gotham Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-gotham-ventures) - [David Cohen *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **SelfMadeMe Inc.** Director since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **SimpleReach, Inc.** Director since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Forward Ventures, LLC** Director since 2014 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Taiwan Global Angels - [**Bryan Huang** Co-Founder & General Counsel *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bryan-huang-taiwan-global-angels) - [**Emily Hsu** Executive Officer & Investor Relations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/emily-hsu) - [**IC Jan** Founder & Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ic-jan) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 2 Jan 2023 · 48 min Replay - Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market (Ben Sun) With [Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels) About this episode In this special replay episode, Ben Sun of Primary Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market. In this episode, we cover: Ben's Founder Journey Primary's Thesis Market vs Founder How Primary Evaluates… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 21 Jun 2021 · 48 min 287. Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market (Ben Sun) With [Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels) About this episode Ben Sun of Primary Venture Partners joins Nick to discuss Distribution vs. Product, Founders vs. Markets, and Winning Deals in a Hyper-Competitive Seed Market. In this episode, we cover: Can you tell us a bit about your founder journey? What are your thoughts on the major differences and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Ben Sun in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 8 Aug 2024 · 52 min Doing a successful GP led secondary in Venture Capital, Why seed funds can scale, and what a good VC platform team looks like Mentions [Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Ben Sun, co-founder of Primary, a seed-stage fund based in New York. Ben shares his journey from investment banking to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 4 Aug 2023 · 46 min 20VC: Why "Hire Great People and Get Out of the Way" is Total BS, Why Your Upbringing Can Make You a Worse Leader & A Bentley, Two Nissan Cubes and Becoming One of Macedonia's Largest Employers; The Story of Slice with Ilir Sela With [Ilir Sela](https://millionrounds.com/person/ilir-sela) Mentions [Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels) About this episode Ilir Sela is the Founder and CEO of Slice, the all-in-one ordering and marketing tech platform for local pizzerias. Through its partnerships, Slice has driven over $1B in earnings for over 18,000 independent pizzerias nationwide. Fun fact, Slice is also one of the largest employers in Macedonia… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 24 Feb 2022 · 7 min Investor Stories 232: Post Mortems (Sun, Foxe Blader, Mehta) Mentions [Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels)[Manan Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/manan-mehta) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ben Sun Ruth Foxe Blader Manan Mehta Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? For other great episodes, go… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Jan 2022 · 12 min Investor Stories 225: What's Next (Paxhia, Sun, Suissa) Mentions [Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels)[Emily Paxhia](https://millionrounds.com/person/emily-paxhia)[Yanev Suissa](https://millionrounds.com/person/yanev-suissa) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Emily Paxhia Ben Sun Yanev Suissa Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. Did you miss our guests… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Oct 2021 · 13 min Investor Stories 214: Why I Passed (Basu Trivedi, Chuang, Woodard, Sun) Mentions [Alfred Chuang](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-chuang)[Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nikhil Basu Trivedi Alfred Chuang Monique Woodard Ben Sun Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss our guests full length… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels). ## Find people like Ben Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)