Benjamin Levin

Benjamin Levin is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Level Equity, a private investment firm focused on providing capital to rapidly growing software and technology-driven businesses.12 Here are some key details about Benjamin Levin:

Professional Background

Benjamin Levin has been an investor in rapidly growing private companies since 1997.2 He is known as one of the first institutional investors in numerous category-defining software and technology businesses.2

Prior Experience:: Before co-founding Level Equity, Levin spent over six years at Insight Partners, where he most recently held the position of Managing Director.2

Level Equity

Level Equity, founded by Levin in 2009, is a growth equity firm with the following characteristics:

• Focused on software and technology-driven businesses
• Provides long-term capital across various transaction types
• Has raised $3.0 billion in committed capital
• Has backed over 100 companies since inception
• Maintains offices in New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, and Greenwich, CT12

Education

Benjamin Levin is a graduate of Harvard College.2

Investment Philosophy

Under Levin's leadership, Level Equity focuses on:

• Investing in sub-$25 million, often bootstrapped and founder-owned businesses
• Providing both minority and majority investments
• Offering operational value-add through their NextLevel Operations team1

Levin emphasizes the importance of how investors behave during challenging times, not just during periods of growth, as a key factor in building long-term relationships with entrepreneurs.1