# Benjamin Ling, Managing Partner > Benjamin Ling, Managing Partner. 41 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/benjamin-ling-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Miami Beach, US · Partner # Benjamin Ling Managing Partner i at [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) Latest rounds - **Gusto** Round · $90M Nov 2016 - **Periscope Data** Round · $25M Nov 2016 - **Pindrop Security** Round · $80.8M Aug 2016 Backs *Internet* *Fintech* *HR Tech* *Big Data & Analytics* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 41 last Nov 2016 - **Filings:** 4 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 41 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Bling Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=benjamin-ling-2)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=benjamin-ling-2) ## The firm [**Bling Capital** VC firm · US **32** cheques in 12 months **162** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 41 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $387.9M - **Active:** 2010–16 2016 - [Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto) *Round* **$90M** Nov 2016 Joined · +103 investors - [Periscope Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data) *Round* **$25M** *US* Nov 2016 Joined · +36 investors - [Pindrop Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/pindrop-security) *Round* **$80.8M** Aug 2016 Joined · +23 investors - [Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) *Round* **$60M** Feb 2016 Joined · +22 investors 2015 - [Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtable) *Seed* **$3M** *US* Feb 2015 Joined · +13 investors · historical 2014 - [Kinnek](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinnek) *Series A* **$10M** *US* Sept 2014 Joined · +8 investors · historical - [PayByGroup](https://millionrounds.com/company/pay-by-group) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Feb 2014 Joined · +6 investors · historical 2013 - [Colingo](https://millionrounds.com/company/colingo) *Seed* **$2.4M** *US* Nov 2013 Joined · +7 investors · historical - [BoxC](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxc) *Seed* **$125k** *CN* Sept 2013 Joined · +1 investor · historical - [Zenefits](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenefits) *Seed* **$2.1M** *US* Jul 2013 Joined · +12 investors · historical - [Uncovet](https://millionrounds.com/company/uncovet) *Seed* **$1.3M** *US* May 2013 Joined · +4 investors · historical - [LearnSprout](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnsprout) *Seed* **$500k** *US* Apr 2013 Joined · +6 investors · historical By stage - Seed **29** - Round **4** - Round **3** - Series A **2** - Series B **2** What they backed Internet **3** Fintech **2** HR Tech **2** Big Data & Analytics **1** AI **1** Insurtech **1** Alongside - [500 Startups *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) - [Data Collective *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) - [GV *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) - [Aaron Levie *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie) - [Andreessen Horowitz *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - [Ashton Kutcher *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher) - [CapitalG *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) - [CrunchFund *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) The latest 12 of 41. 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. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [500Friends](https://millionrounds.com/startup/500friends) - [Academia.edu](https://millionrounds.com/startup/academia-edu) - [Artify It](https://millionrounds.com/startup/artify-it) - [Beaubble](https://millionrounds.com/startup/beaubble) - [Beautylish](https://millionrounds.com/startup/beautylish) - [Bottlenose](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bottlenose) - [BoxC](https://millionrounds.com/startup/boxc) - [Canary](https://millionrounds.com/startup/canary-co-ltd) - [Capchase](https://millionrounds.com/company/capchase) - [Capitalize](https://millionrounds.com/startup/capitalize-2) - [Chewse](https://millionrounds.com/company/chewse) - [ChickRx](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chickrx-inc) - [Citus Data](https://millionrounds.com/startup/citus-data) - [Clothes Horse](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clothes-horse) - [Colingo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/colingo-inc) - [CrowdMed](https://millionrounds.com/startup/crowdmed) - [Delighted](https://millionrounds.com/startup/delighted) - [DogVacay](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dogvacay) - [Doorbell Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/doorbell-health) - [DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dramafever) - [Everlane](https://millionrounds.com/startup/everlane) - [Fitocracy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fitocracy) - [Formative Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/formative-labs) - [GAIN Fitness](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gain-fitness) - [Gobble](https://millionrounds.com/company/gobble) - [Hedge](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hedge) - [HelloFax](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hellofax) - [Influitive](https://millionrounds.com/company/influitive) - [KODIF](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kodif) - [Keepy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/keepy) - [LearnSprout](https://millionrounds.com/startup/learnsprout) - [Lovely](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lovely) - [Lumiata](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumiata) - [Matchly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/matchly) - [Merlin Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/merlin-labs) - [NuBrakes](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nubrakes) 36 of 68 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)** Managing Member of the Issuer's General Partner on 8 filings · since 2023 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bling Capital SPV B CoreTech Fitness](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital-spv-b-coretech-fitness)** Executive Officer since 2019 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)** Executive Officer on 22 filings · since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Plastiq Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2014 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Bling Capital - [**Ankur Pansari** General Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ankur-pansari) - [**Charlie Pinto** Board Observer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/charlie-pinto) - [**Charles Yu** Principal at Bling Capital. *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/charles-yu) - [**Eric Theis** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-theis) - [**Kyle Lui** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kyle-lui) ## Hear them before you pitch them ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Benjamin Ling in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 1 Nov 2019 · 41 min 20VC: Webflow's Vlad Magdalin on The Journey To Breakeven and Raising A Monster $72m Series A, The Single Most Important Question To Ask When Determining Which Investor To Select & The Challenges of Founders Angel Investing With [Vlad Magdalin](https://millionrounds.com/person/vlad-magdalin) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[Benjamin Ling](https://millionrounds.com/person/benjamin-ling-2)[Software Engineer](https://millionrounds.com/person/software-engineer-2) About this episode Vlad Magdalin is the Founder & CEO @ Webflow, the startup that allows you to build better business websites, faster, without coding. To date, Vlad has raised over $73m with Webflow from some dear friends of the show including Accel, Ron @ Rainfall, Brianne @ Work Life, Benjamin Ling and Y… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 13 Jun 2016 · 25 min SaaStr 030: Building & Training a Non-Technical Sales Team & Why A Heavy Inbound Model Is Like 'Driving A Racecar' with Harry Glaser, Co-Founder @ Periscope Data With [Harry Glaser](https://millionrounds.com/person/harry-glaser) Mentions [Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers)[Matt Ocko](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matt-ocko)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures)[Benjamin Ling](https://millionrounds.com/person/benjamin-ling-2)[Ellen Pao](https://millionrounds.com/person/ellen-pao) About this episode I am delighted to welcome my first ever Harry to the show today in the form of Harry Glaser, Co-Founder & CEO @ Periscope Data, the worlds fast analysis suite providing data analysts with the tools they need to improve their analysis by over 150X and an astonishing fact here they have doubled their… 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. 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