Hi, I’m Ben Zises - angel investor, advisor, and fund manager. Most notably, I was the first investor & founding advisor to quip (2014), Caraway (2018) & Arber (2020), before each had its name. As a former founder, I’ve experienced the complete life cycle of building a company which gives me major advantages: (i) founder empathy, resulting in higher quality deal flow (“access”) , (ii) a unique understanding of the startup journey, leading to my ability to identify what it takes to achieve outsized results (“selection”). Read Deck > SuperAngelDeck.com Founder References > https://superangel.vc/references

My focus is on areas where I am most passionate and have an informational AND educational competitive advantage: Industry: Consumer (e.g. CPG, eCommerce Infrastructure), PropTech & Future of Work.

Arber, Brightland, Caraway, Cleancult, Density, Haus, Judy, Lalo, Settle, quip

I personally experienced the complete life cycle of building a company: from identifying a problem/market opportunity, coming up with the “idea”, to painstakingly developing a business plan, product road-map and executing on it. I've been in a founder's shoes: from leaving my stable job, asking friends and family for money ($2MM raised from 30+ investors), to hiring and scaling a team, and more. I've also experienced similar ups and downs: from launching to widespread industry acclaim, countless press articles, gaining tens of thousands of users, iterating & pivoting 3x, pitching hundreds of VC's in NYC & Silicon Valley, to failing to raise a successive round of funding, and ultimately winding down the company (and moving past failure). Those experiences, among others, give me a major competitive advantage over other investors: founder empathy and unique understanding of the startup journey. I strive to be one of the first checks (day 0) and leverage my network to bring in other strategic capital and resources in an advisory role. I am often described by founders as their company’s #1 fan, providing unwavering support and dedication for the short, medium, and long-term.