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Ben Williamson

Founder of Grit Road Partners

Lincoln, Nebraska

Overview 

Ben Williamson is a Seed stage venture capital investor at Invest Nebraska focusing on Nebraska startups and midwest AgTech startups with Grit Road Partners. He has held various roles within Invest Nebraska and has co-founded Grit Road Partners. Ben has invested in companies like Retail Aware and CompanyCam, among others, contributing to their growth and success.

Work Experience 

  • Principal and General Counsel

    2021 - Current

  • Senior Investment Associate and General Counsel

    2019 - 2020

  • Investment Associate and General Counsel

    2017 - 2018

Invest Nebraska is a venture capital firm providing financial and operational assistance for Nebraska entrepreneurs.

Raised $850,000.00 from U.S. Small Business Administration, Kauffman Foundation and US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation.

  • Managing Director and Co-Founder

    2021

An Ag-Tech fund for the Midwest, by the Midwest

  • Board Observer

    2019

Visibility and risk analysis for security, compliance, and software asset management

Raised $12,530,000.00 from Invest Nebraska, M25, Invest Nebraska, Dundee Venture Capital and Nelnet.

  • Board Treasurer

    2019

  • Board Observer

    2018

CompanyCam instantly organizes job photos for contractors with location and time-stamps.

Raised $38,000,000.00 from Insight Partners, JMI Equity and WndrCo.

  • Board Observer

    2017

Tripeese is a travel website that helps users plan and book trips with their friends at discounted group rates.

Raised $50,000.00 from Eduardo Campos and Kiko Lumack.

  • Board Observer

    2017

LiveBy is a neighborhood discovery company that engages homebuyers through neighborhood matching and hyper-local content.

Raised $1,800,000.00 from Invest Nebraska.

  • Board Observer

    2017

Nobl improves patient satisfaction by making the process of hourly rounding in hospitals more efficient, meaningful, and effective.

Raised $870,280.00 from Nebraska Angel Network.

  • Board Observer

    2017

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