Ben Blume
Partner at Atomico
Ben Blume
Partner at Atomico
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2013 - Current
Investment Partner at Atomico, focused on enterprise software and solution companies applying technologies including machine intelligence and advanced analytics to major business problems. Atomico lead and board member at Harbor Lab, Dexory, PocketLaw, Pelago, Pactum, Katana, Automation Hero, Hinge Health, Bitmovin, Oden Technologies, Onna (acq. Reveal) and Spacemaker (acq. ADSK) and involved in investments into or have worked closely with CloudNC, Streetbees, Graphcore, Scandit, Beekeeper, Rekki, SmartNews, Uniplaces, EVRYTHNG (acq. DMRC), Gengo (acq. Lionbridge) and Farmdrop.
Board Member
2024
Harbor Lab is the gamechanging solution for the $14 trillion global maritime transport industry that is transforming the way shipping companies manage disbursement accounts. Atomico led a $16m Series A with participation from Notion, Venture Friends, SpeedInvest, theDock, Endeavour Catalyst and TMV.
Board Member
2023
Dexory uses autonomous technology to unlock data and drive insights through all levels of warehouse operations. Atomico led a $19m Series A with participation from Lakestar, Maersk Growth, Kindred and Capnamic, and DTCP led an $80m Series B combining equity and debt with participation from Latitude, Wave-X, Bootstrap and existing investors.
Board Member
2022
PocketLaw is a platform for contract creation and management, empowering businesses to handle legal work with efficiency and ease. Atomico led a €10m Series A with participation from Hanno Renner and Jonas Rieke (Personio), Christian Reber (Pitch), Jeppe Rindom (Pleo), Gloria Baeuerlein, Allison Pickens (Gainsight), and existing investors including Cristina Stenbeck and Susanna Campbell.
Board Member
2021
Pelago is the world's first digital clinic for treating nicotine, alcohol and opioid addictions. Atomico and Kinnevik led an $64m Series B with participation from Octopus Ventures, Triple Point Ventures and Startup Health, and Atomico led a $58m Series C with participation from Eight Roads and many existing investors.
Board Member
2021
Pactum is an AI-based system that helps global companies to automatically offer personalized, commercial negotiations on a massive scale. Atomico led an $11m Series A, 3VC led a further $20m financing round, and Karma Ventures lead a $20m Series B.
Board Member
2021
Katana is developing modern manufacturing and inventory software for SMBs, with a smart auto-booking engine that allows manufacturers to automate their workflows, prioritise orders and see materials availability in real-time. Atomico led a $11m Series A, and Northzone led a $34m Series B.
Board Member
2019
Automation Hero is a platform that meshes robotic process automation (RPA) with artificial intelligence (AI) to help businesses automate repetitive software-based processes. Atomico led a $14.5 million Series A with participation from Baidu Ventures and Cherry Ventures.
Board Member
2019
Hinge Health is pioneering digital care programs for people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions such as back or joint pain. Atomico led an $8m Series A, Insight led a $26m Series B, Bessemer led a $90m Series C, and Coatue and Tiger led a $300m Series D and a $400m Series E.
Board Member
2017
Bitmovin's API based products help developers around the world solve the most complex video problems with cloud native software that runs anywhere. Atomico led a $10m Series A, Highland Europe led a $30m Series B, Swisscom and Climb Ventures led a $25m Series C and EIB led a further €20m financing.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
2008 - 2011
Specialisations
2017 - 2018