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Benji Gross
Mid-level investment professional specializing in climate tech and technology investing
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Founder-turned-investor with a rare blend of startup building, technology investment banking, and growth-stage climate tech investing. Built and pivoted Bizi through direct customer discovery, then advised tech companies at Citi and led 30+ diligences at Carbon Direct Capital, including helping drive a $20M investment in optical AI chip company Neurophos.
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Key Strengths
- founded and built an impact-driven startup from scratch at Northwestern
- owned end-to-end product and GTM execution for Bizi
- validated product-market fit through 250+ small business interviews
- onboarded hundreds of local businesses and secured Chamber of Commerce partnerships
- won non-dilutive funding through university grants and pitch competitions
- 3 years of technology investment banking at Citi across M&A, financings, and IPOs
- managed complex multi-workstream processes involving 50+ buyers
- strong financial and valuation modeling in high-pressure environments
- led diligence on 30+ climate tech investment opportunities
- ability to identify key diligence questions early and prioritize efficiently
- data-driven decision-making even when it meant recommending against a self-sourced deal
- bridges deep technical concepts and commercial investment theses
- co-led diligence resulting in a $20M Series A investment in Neurophos alongside a Microsoft fund
- experience supporting portfolio companies on strategic and operational priorities
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