About Ben

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” - Erich Fromm

Ben Wiener is a venture capitalist and author. He founded and manages Jumpspeed Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund, and he has authored two full-length novels, Murder at First Principles and Fever Pitch. His motivation for writing is to "enlighten and entertain." In addition to his novels he has published a number of short stories and humor essays.

Ben devotes much of his energy to investing and reading. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and has invested in a few dozen startups since 2014, in almost all cases providing their very first capital. He is also an obsessive reader, reading as many as 100 books per year. Ben strongly believes his dedication to reading has made him a better investor, writer and person.

Ben grew up in Allentown, PA and graduated (with honors) from Columbia Law School. He clerked on Israel's Supreme Court for Justice Yitzhak Zamir and practiced corporate law in New York City and Tel Aviv. He moved permanently to Israel with his young family and co-founded his first startup in 1999. He worked for a variety of startups and larger companies before founding Jumpspeed Ventures in 2014.

Ben lives, works, invests, runs, reads and writes in Jerusalem, Israel.