Silicon Valley Bank

Partnering with the most bankable founders to support them in the earliest stages of their careers (pre-seed thru Series A). 🚀

Director of Startup Banking & Founder Success

Various Startups

Advise (and occasionally invest in) todays most backable founders.
Investments include: Substack, Wefunder, Zencastr, Sensate, Reflect, RADai, Atakama, and more..

Advisor / Investor

Techstars

Mentor

Boston TechJam

The Boston TechJam celebrates Bostons startup and innovation economy by bringing together over 100 companies to create truly unique experiences for over 8000 attendees for an afternoon block party that would make the founding fathers proud. I MC the event, help with on-air marketing, and assist in the selection and production of the performers.

Co-Founder, Producer & MC

Wefunder

Wefunder is a platform that allows anyone to invest in their favorite startups. 
While there as the Founder In Residence, I helped founders raise over $40M from their customers and community. 
>> managed multiple teams, introduced new sales processes, and led company-wide sales trailings. 
>> spoke at numerous conferences+webinars to educate both founders and investors on the advancements of the RegCF industry. 
>> lead BD team in investment volume during my tenure

Founder In Residence

Pretty Instant (acquired by Snappr)

Pioneered the first on-demand photography & experiential marketing platform. Invented the "roaming photo booth" category and built the first end-to-end managed logistics and booking platform for enterprise. Partnered with over 2000 forward-thinking brands & non-profits such as NASA, Facebook, Google, OmniCom, City National Bank, American Heart Association, Pixar, and many more. Acquired by Snappr on August 4th, 2021. To learn more, visit https://www.snappr.com/.

Co-founder, Chief Revenue Officer

Applico

Applico empowers the community of industry leaders at large traditional enterprises to fight back against big tech monopolies and win. By working alongside C-suites and Boards as operating partners, Applico helps incumbents build or buy their own platform business to beat big tech at its own game. As a Senior Business Designer, I played a critical role in the successful launch of two transformative projects in the food supply and parking industries. Deal details below:

Senior Business Designer

Entrepreneur In Residence

Y Combinator

Venture (W15)

Presskit.to (acquired by UMG)

The industries first DAM (digital asset management) platform for enterprise media & entertainment companies. Acquired by Universal Music Group.

Founder, CEO

GYK Antler

Worked on multiple new business initiatives and managed the promotions & sponsorships for national brands. On occasion, I am still called on to manage non-traditional marketing campaigns across the country on behalf of this fine agency.

Director, Strategy & Experiential Marketing

Lifelong entrepreneur with a passion for solving big problems and collaborating with amazing people. 

As the Director of Early Stage Startups at Silicon Valley Bank, I partner with today's most bankable founders to support them on their intrepid journeys from pre-seed through Series A. If this is you or you, please reach out! 

Quick snippet of my background: 
— I toured the world as a professional drummer and award-winning artist manager before the age of 25
— I received an RIAA Gold Record for Modest Mouse as a Sony Music Entertainment Marketing Director 
— I transitioned to a tech founder/CEO in 2008 in order to help more people build sustainable careers in the creative industry. We built one of the first digital asset management (DAM) platforms for the creative enterprise used by large orgs like Universal Music Group, renowned institutions like Berklee College of Music, as well as independents from Red Bull athletes to Grammy award winning musicians.
— In an effort to save a Techstars party I was co-producing, we invented a roaming photo booth solution + pro photography platform that went on to backed by Y Combinator and streamlined the visual storytelling needs of countless brands and organizations; from NBCUniversal to NASCAR, NFL to The White House (acquired by Snappr in Aug '21).
— I have produced over 3000 events. 
— At the start of the pandemic I was hand-selected to be on a small team of consultants helping the CEOs of DOT Foods and LAZ Parking solve critical business challenges around the Food Supply Chain and Last Mile Fulfillment / Capacity shortfalls. 
— I was then recruited to Wefunder (worlds #1 Equity Crowdfunding platform) as their Founder In Residence where I partnered with founders to raise ~$40MM from their customers and community alongside major VCs like a16z, Sequoia, YC, and others. I also had the privilege to manage teams, incorporate new sales and onboarding processes, as well as acted as an official evangelist at conferences, seminars, and workshops. 
— I continue to advise and support founders wherever I can add value; either through guidance, fundraising support, introductions, high fives, or as a Techstars mentor. 
— On the personal side, I live with my wife and daughter a 20min. boat ride from downtown Boston and actively volunteer in my community; including on the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Committee, the Clean Energy Climate Action Committee, and work to “keep history alive” as a Revolutionary War reenactor for military ceremonies and US holidays with the Hingham Militia Co | Hingham Historical Society.

🚨CORPORATE 🤝 STARTUP PARTNERSHIPS PANEL ALERT🚨
 
As a startup, establishing a strategic relationship with a large enterprise client can seem like an insurmountable challenge. How do you prove value, cut through and manage bureaucratic layers of decision-makers, instill confidence that your startup won't fail even without the next round of funding, and finally, inspire them to take a chance on you? 
 
Dive into these topics and more at our next #InnovationBoston panel and mixer on Wednesday, October 15th, from 530PM-8PM, brought to you by your friends at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Startup Banking and SwitchPitch. 

🟢 Register today to save your spot: https://lnkd.in/e8M_SZ32
 
The event will be bookended by networking over hors d'oeuvres & refreshments with the main attraction being the panel conversation featuring: 

🔵John J. Kelly Jr. - Head of Generative AI at BAE Systems
🔵JD Geiger - Chief Commercial Office at StackAI
🔵 Michael Goldstein - Founder/CEO of SwitchPitch

Register and attend if this looks relevant to you! The lively and informative nature of these conversations always makes for a fun night out expanding #NetworkAndKnowledge #YesSVB #FounderSuccess
 
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Ben Maitland-Lewis

Director of Startup Banking & Founder Success at Silicon Valley Bank. | Purpose-driven entrepreneur w/ over 20 years in GTM for multi-national brands to my own startups (2x acquired). YC Alum 🤙

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