Number of Portfolio Companies 5
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Head of Growth
  • Primary Organization 
    Fliplet
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

An investor, engineer and entrepreneur.

Ben is a Managing Director at Coral Reef. He works with and invests in tech entrepreneurs, startups and growth companies. He also works on a number of social impact and art projects such as TradeRelief, Root Matter and Exhibition Collective.

Prior to this Ben held investment director roles at 3i Group plc

and Barclays Private Equity where he managed investments, exits and sat on the board of 10 companies.

In 2008 Ben helped set up and now manages TradeRelief - a charity investing in social enterprises in developing countries.

Ben holds a 1st class Masters in Engineering Science from Oxford University, an Investment Management Certificate from the CFA, and obtained a Chartered Accountancy qualification from ICAS

Number of Investments 5
Ben Wynne-Simmons has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was Angel Round - Vidsy on Sep 1, 2015, when Vidsy raised
£270K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 1, 2015
Vidsy
Angel Round - Vidsy
£270K
Apr 25, 2015
Fliplet
Seed Round - Fliplet
£500K
Nov 6, 2014
SupaPass
Seed Round - SupaPass
£583K
Oct 18, 2014
Reality Games
Pre Seed Round - Reality Games
$46K
Sep 30, 2014
Digime
No
Pre Seed Round - Digime
$450K
Number of Exits 
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Ben Wynne-Simmons has exit - Digime.
  • Digime Digi.me allows consumers to gather their personal data and share it with businesses in a mutually beneficial value exchange.
Number of Past Jobs 6
Ben Wynne-Simmons has had 6 past jobs including Director at Vidsy.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Vidsy
DirectorSep 1, 2015Oct 2018
Coral Reef IO
MDMay 1, 2015Jan 2018
Tantrum XYZ
FounderJan 1, 2016Jul 2017
3i Group
Investment DirectorSep 1, 2014Jun 1, 2015
Barclays Private Equity
Investment DirectorJun 1, 2009Sep 1, 2014
Ernst & Young
Transaction Advisory ExecutiveSep 1, 2005Jun 1, 2009
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 11
Ben Wynne-Simmons holds 11 board and advisor roles including Head of Growth at Fliplet, Mentor at Techstars, and Investor at LabSynapse.
Ben Wynne-Simmons studied at University of Oxford.
Number of News Articles 4
NewsMar 29, 2017
Funding RoundSep 1, 2015
Vidsy raised £270,000 / Angel from Amoi Capital and 6 other investors
NewsApr 27, 2015
Funding RoundApr 25, 2015
Fliplet raised £500,000 / Seed from Angels Den and 3 other investors
Funding RoundNov 6, 2014
SupaPass raised £583,000 / Seed from Angels Den and 7 other investors
Funding RoundOct 18, 2014
Funding RoundSep 30, 2014