Ben Zhuk

Ben Zhuk has a diverse work experience in the tech industry. Ben started their career in 2004 as the Founder and Creative Director of Antenna, a product design agency. In 2010, they joined Amazon.com as a Product Manager for AWS Marketplace.

Ben then went on to co-found multiple successful startups. In 2011, they co-founded BestVendor, which was later acquired by Intuit in 2013. Ben also co-founded NestEgg Wealth in 2010, which was acquired by Franklin Templeton in 2020.

In 2014, Ben co-founded Pronoun, which was acquired by Macmillan Publishers. Ben served as the Head of Product for Pronoun and later became the VP of Product at Macmillan.

In 2018, Ben co-founded Axis (YC W22). Ben has also worked as an Advisor and Investor for growth stage tech startups since 2017.

Throughout their career, Ben has gained extensive experience in product management, co-founding startups, and advising and investing in the tech industry.

Ben Zhuk completed their education at multiple institutions. From 1997 to 2001, they attended Swarthmore College, where they pursued studies in Philosophy, Neurochemistry, and Machine Learning. Later, from 2009 to 2011, Ben enrolled at Columbia Business School to pursue an MBA.