Ben Slivka
Ben Slivka is a Trustee at Wissner Slivka Foundation. He is a self-employed Angel Investor and Advisor at Atomic Machines, CyrusBio, LumenBio, OneTrack, Stoke Space and TwinStrandBio. He was Co-Founder and Chairman at DreamBox Learning, Inc., which was acquired by Charter School Growth Fund, The Rise Fund and Evergreen Coast Capital. He was Director, Enterprise Resource Planning at Amazon and General Manager, Project Leader, Software Design Engineer (L70/D15) at Microsoft.
Seattle Accounting Software Startup Lockstep Acquired by British Enterprise Software Giant The Sage Group
Seattle-based startup Lockstep, which automates B2B accounting processes and has over 300 customers, will be acquired by British enterprise software company The Sage Group. The 130 Lockstep employees will join Sage while retaining the Lockstep brand, though financial terms were not disclosed.
Seattle Startup Lockstep, Backed by American Express, Launches Free Shared Accounting Inbox Amid Rapid Growth
Seattle startup Lockstep, backed by American Express and led by CEO Peter Horadan, is growing rapidly with 20,000 customers and a rising demand for its accounting automation software. The company just launched Lockstep Inbox, a free shared accounting inbox, aiming to become the 'LinkedIn of accounting' by automating manual financial workflows.
RapL Raises $2.2M to Scale Mobile AI Microlearning Used by Toyota, Casio and Shell
Seattle startup RapL raised $2.2 million to grow its mobile-focused, AI-driven microlearning platform used by companies including Toyota, Casio and Shell to upskill employees with bite-sized, gamified training.
Organizations
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Atomic Machines, CyrusBio, LumenBio, OneTrack, Stoke Space, TwinStrandBio, ... Angel Investor and Advisor 2003–present · current
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Wissner Slivka Foundation Trustee 1997–present · current
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DreamBox Learning, Inc. Co-Founder and Chairman 2006–2010 · past
Education
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Northwestern University MS, Computer Science · 1983–1985
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Northwestern University BS, Computer Science · 1978–1982
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Northwestern University BS, Applied Mathematics · 1978–1982
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Garfield High School, Seattle 1974–1978
