Ben Elowitz

Active Investor

Partner at Next Level Strategic Partners

Santa Monica, California

Ben Elowitz, Partner at Next Level Strategic Partners is an active investor based in Santa Monica, California. This profile covers what Ben Elowitz backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Ben Elowitz serves as Managing Partner at Next Level Strategic Partners. Mr. Elowitz most recently held founding, executive, and board roles at startups including Wetpaint/VGGL, Fatbrain AI, Blue Nile/NILE, Madrona Venture Labs, Dolly/Updater, and Zeitworks, as well as numerous advisory roles with other companies and venture investors. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Keio University. He is an Angel Investor. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a B.A. in Applied Mathematics, both from the University of California, Berkeley, completed in 1994.

Investor type: AngelVCPEFounderVenture Debt
Stages: Early Stage VenturePre SeedSeed
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & Logistics
Location: Santa Monica, California
Typical check: $250K
Past investments: 14

Notable investments

Dolly, Inc.Magnolia Medical TechnologiesConcreitAtlas InformaticsZeitworksUnlock Venture PartnersDOXA TalentTranscripta BioGlowforgeRebootAstonDolly (Logistics)

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