Ben Hemani

Ben is an engineer-turned-investor who is passionate about guiding frontier technology businesses towards massive commercial success and impact in collaboration with equally driven entrepreneurs.While a generalist at heart, Ben particularly loves businesses that utilize AI to enable innovation in the physical world, such as Bison’s investments inCobot, Juvena Therapeutics and Cadstrom.

Prior to co-founding Bison Ventures, Ben worked at Cascade Asset Management Company, which manages the assets of the Gates Foundation and Gates family members. There he focused on venture capital investments across a variety of frontier technologies, including surgical and manufacturing robotics, terrestrial and satellite communications,AI-enabled drug discovery, and alternative proteins.

Ben started his investing career over a decade ago at Braemar Energy Ventures, an early pioneer n climate and sustainability venture capital, where he led investments in category-creating climate tech companies such as ChargePoint (CHPT).

When not debating the merits of the latest innovations in robotics, Ben loves to shuck oysters and boil lobsters — like any good New Englander. His favorite place in the world is New Hampshire.

Ben received a B.E.and a Master of Engineering Management from Dartmouth. He also serves on the Dean’s Council at Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering.