Ben Colman

CEO

New York, New York, United States15 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

15+ years in data-driven team building
Expert in cybersecurity and privacy solutions
Successful founder and investor in tech startups

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and Fintech expert with a strong entrepreneurial background.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementCybersecurityData ProtectionInvestment BankingBlockchainData Analytics

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentAI/MLRegulatory ComplianceE-votingValuationFinancial ModelingStrategyStrategic PartnershipsVenture CapitalAnalyticsBusiness StrategyStart-upsCompetitive AnalysisDue DiligenceFinancial Analysis

About

15+ years building data-driven teams obsessed with product + privacy. Focus Areas: Privacy, Cybersecurity, AI/ML Blockchain, Fintech, Govtech. Always excited to support fellow founders! DM me!

Experience

15 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

15 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Reality defender (yc w22)

Co-Founder/CEO

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · New York, New York, United States

Reality Defender helps organizations identify deepfaked audio, video, images and text.

EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementCybersecurityAI/ML

Xoogler.co

Member and Past NYC Lead

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Helping ex-Googlers (Xooglers) launch successful startups & Googlers/Xooglers to invest in them (angel.co/xooglers/syndicate). The Xoogler Syndicate now has $2M+ in backing for each Xoogler startup with backing from over 5,000 Xoogler members and 600 investors.
Visit Xoogler.co for more information and sign up to our newsletter and Slack channel.

Covertix (acquired 2018)

CEO

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · New York City Metropolitan Area

Smart protection for corporate data no matter where files are copied, downloaded, sent or stolen – forever.
Integrated platform provides complete data classification, encryption, monitoring and governance no matter where files travel inside or outside an organization.
Customized cyber protection modules support regulatory compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, NYCRR500, PCI, FERC and other emerging standards.

CybersecurityData ProtectionRegulatory Compliance

Goldman sachs

Vice President

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area

IP commercialization, principal investments, and strategic initiatives. Focus Areas: Cyber Security, Blockchain/DLT, Consumer Fintech, Big Data, AI/ML, DevOps, Quantum.
Led GS Blockchain/DLT Working Group for prop/consortia opportunities across cyber security, operations, treasury, legal.
Represented GS on various industry investment, technology and standards committees.
Author:
“Blockchain – The New Technology of Trust”
www.gs.com/insights/pages/blockchain/

Investment BankingBlockchainCybersecurity

Placeavote

Co-Founder

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

PlaceAVote is the first blockchain-based e-voting platform that provides real-time polling and sentiments worldwide.
Users can vote on any issue, or “delegate” their vote to a trusted subject matter expert.
Users are securely verified with results published onto the blockchain, providing on-demand data feeds and analytics.

BlockchainE-votingData Analytics