Aadit Narayanaswamy
Venture Associate
Bling Capital
Venture Associate at Bling Capital in San Francisco.
Bio
Professional summary
Benjamin Ling is the founder and general partner of Bling Capital. Previously, he was a general partner at Khosla Ventures, where he focused on consumer, internet, mobile, marketplace, SaaS, and consumer-health companies and led investments in Wattpad, Tapingo, GitLab, TrueAccord, and Webflow. Earlier, he held senior operating roles at Google, YouTube, and Facebook, including leading major product and platform initiatives.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
WattpadTapingoGitLabTrueAccordWebflowAirtableLyftSquarePalantirQuoraGustoUdemy
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Bling CapitalFounder and General Partner2018 – Present
- Khosla VenturesGeneral Partner
- GoogleSenior Director of Search and Local Business Products
- YouTubeSenior Director of Partnerships and Platform
- FacebookDirector of Facebook Platform
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
- Stanford UniversityM.S., Computer Science
- Stanford UniversityPhD, Computer Science
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