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Ben Lang

Building at next play

Tel Aviv District

Overview 

Ben Lang is an experienced angel investor known for his role as the Head of Community at Notion. He has invested in notable companies like Balance, Deel, and Luma, focusing on sectors such as Future of Work and E-commerce, and has a background in growth and community building. Lang's career highlights include his successful investments in various stages and sectors, as well as his leadership in building communities at Notion and other organizations. His expertise in growth, angel investing, and marketing has contributed to his success in the startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

  • Angel Investor

    2020 - Current

    Investor and advisor in early-stage companies: Deel, Masterschool, Kick, SellScale, Gynger, Pocus, Balance, Commsor, Luma, Landa, Equals, and 40+ more. Let's chat, more background at https://benlang.me

  • Building

    2024

    The best way to discover what’s next—curated opportunities, gatherings, and content.

  • Angel Track

    2022

    Member of First Round Capital's Spring 2022 Angel Track  cohort —  a masterclass and community for angel investors and established operators. One of 35 people selected to this cohort from 2,000+ applications.

First Round Angel Track is a community of operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early-stage investors.

  • Head of Community

    2019 - 2023

    Joined Notion as one of the first 15 employees to lead community efforts.

Notion is a workspace platform that offers note-taking, collaboration, task management, wikis, and databases.

Raised $343,199,697.00 from Coatue, Shine Capital and Sequoia Capital.

  • Consultant

    2018 - 2019

    Worked with early-stage companies Notion, atSpoke, InVision, and Fleetsmith. Projects included: special projects for the CEO, growth marketing, customer advocacy, community building, events, and demand gen.

  • Growth

    2017 - 2018

    First marketing hire at Spoke. All things growth, outbound marketing, lead gen, content and community.

atSpoke is a modern internal ticketing system.

Raised $28,000,000.00 from Greylock, Felicis, Accel and Webb Investment Network.

  • Cofounder & CEO

    2014 - 2016

    Cofounded Mapme, a mapping platform for businesses. Built initial product, raised funding, recruited team, led marketing and product.

  • Soldier

    2012 - 2014

    Volunteer in the Israeli military. Served in a top intelligence unit.

  • Incubation Team

    2012 - 2013

    Worked on the lool ventures incubation team, focused on go-to-market and growth. Part time role while serving in the military.

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