Ben Lerer is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who co-founded Lerer Hippeau, one of New York's most active early-stage funds, and serves as its Managing Partner. Ben Lerer's Twitter Score is 53 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of July 2026, ranking #19,120 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Ben Lerer co-founded Thrillist, the men's lifestyle media brand, and later co-founded Group Nine Media, a digital media holding company. He previously served as CEO of Group Nine Media and was formerly a board member at Vox Media.
Ben Lerer has built Lerer Hippeau into a fund with a broad portfolio that spans consumer, enterprise, and crypto-adjacent sectors, including companies in FinTech, DeFi, and Blockchain such as Blockdaemon and Abra. In April 2025, the fund closed its ninth flagship vehicle at $200 million. The firm also took on management of a $125 million Binary Capital fund following that firm's collapse in 2018.
Ben Lerer is active on Twitter with 7,202 posts to date and has been mentioned by 163 accounts a total of 743 times.
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