Ben Levin

Ben is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Level. He is a passionate investor and entrepreneur who loves to partner with founders and managers who are building compelling and complex businesses. Ben has been an investor in rapidly growing private companies since 1997 and one of the first institutional investors in numerous category-defining software and technology businesses, dozens of which have achieved successful exits and several of which have scaled to over $100m in revenues. Ben co-founded Level Equity with a focus on creating an amazing culture and capitalizing on emerging gaps in software growth investing as many top growth equity firms of the era scaled out of this market segment.

At Level, Ben’s investments include Aventri (event management software; acquired by Stova in 2021), BoardEffect (board management software; acquired by Diligent in 2016), Charted (NetSuite AP Automation software & payments) CloudCheckr (cloud management software; acquired by NetApp in 2021), ClubReady (fitness software; acquired by ClubEssential in 2016), CyberFox (cybersecurity software), ECi Software Solutions (ERP software; acquired by Apax Partners in 2017), ECP (assisted living EHR software & payments), Eftsure (fraud prevention software), Foxen (multifamily real estate software & insurance), Fusion Risk Management (GRC software; recapitalized by Catalyst Investors in 2016, Vista Equity Partners in 2019, and Great Hill Partners in 2023), Headversity (mental health software), HVR (data integration software; acquired by Fivetran in 2021), Instaclustr (opensource database software; acquired by NetApp in 2022), Longboard Media (vertical advertising network; acquired by BazaarVoice in 2012), Lytho (workflow and DAM software for creative and marketing teams), MemberClicks (association management software; acquired by Personify in 2020), Movista (retail workforce management software), Mytonomy (patient engagement platform), Net Health (physical therapy & wound care EHR software), OnPhase (vertical AP automation software & payments) Planet DDS (dental EHR software & payments; recapitalized by Aquiline Capital Partners in 2022), Projector (PSA software; acquired by BigTime Software in 2022), PURE Property Management (SFR property management), SevenFifty (alcohol ecommerce software; acquired by Provi in 2022), Ready Education (higher education student engagement software), simPRO (field service software; recapitalized by K1 Capital in 2021), SiteHawk (chemical data management software; acquired by Sphera in 2019), Stack (construction takeoff & estimation software), TeamDynamix (ITSM & ITAM software; acquired by K1 Capital in 2017; repurchased in 2022), TripleSeat Software (hospitality event management software & payments; recapitalized by Vista Equity Partners in 2020 and General Atlantic in 2023), TrueComp (workforce analytics software), Upshop (grocery store software), Vanilla Forums (community forum software; acquired by Higher Logic in 2021), Vacasa (vacation rental property management software & services; acquired by Casago in 2025) and Wombat (cybersecurity software; acquired by Proofpoint in 2018).

Prior to co-founding Level in 2009, Ben spent six years at Insight Partners. Previously, Ben held positions with Mentmore Holdings Corporation, the private investment arm of a New York City-based family office, and in the mergers and acquisitions division of Salomon Brothers. Ben was born in New York City, grew up in rural Massachusetts and currently lives in Westchester, NY with his wife and two children. Ben is a graduate of Harvard College.