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Ben Porterfield portfolio
Ben Porterfield has 3 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 1 investment in the last 12 months.
About this page
It is an angel investor. Its most recent investment on record is Luminal's $5.3M Seed round in November 2025, alongside Saga Ventures, Paul Graham, Y Combinator and 4 others. By category, its portfolio leans toward AI infrastructure and compute (1) and HR and recruiting (1). It has co-invested with Y Combinator, Felicis and Liquid 2 Ventures.
What Ben Porterfield invests in
- AI infrastructure and compute · 1 · 33%
- HR and recruiting · 1 · 33%
- Robotics and hardware · 1 · 33%
- Developer tools and cloud · 1 · 33%
- Legal and compliance · 1 · 33%
- Insurance · 1 · 33%
Ben Porterfield recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed · $5.3M | Saga Ventures, Paul Graham, Y Combinator +4 | ||
| Seed · $1.8M | Jonathan Cran, Travis McPeak, Kima Ventures +3 | ||
| Seed · $4.4M | Parker Conrad, Harry Stebbings, SciFi VC +2 |
How Ben Porterfield invests
| Stage | Deals | Capital in rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 3 100% | $11.5M |
Ben Porterfield portfolio companies
| Company | Round with Ben Porterfield | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
AI infrastructure and compute |
Seed · $5.3M | $30.3M | Nov 12, 2026 Series A |
Robotics and hardware |
Seed · $1.8M | $16.4M | Mar 10, 2026 Series A |
Legal and compliance |
Seed · $4.4M | $161.4M | Oct 26, 2023 Series B+ |
Most frequent co-investors
YY Combinator1 shared round · last Nov 18, 2025FFelicis1 shared round · last Nov 18, 2025
LLiquid 2 Ventures1 shared round · last Nov 18, 2025
GGuillermo Rauch1 shared round · last Nov 18, 2025
PPalm Drive Capital1 shared round · last Nov 18, 2025
PPaul Graham1 shared round · last Nov 18, 2025
SSaga Ventures1 shared round · last Nov 18, 2025
KKima Ventures1 shared round · last Jul 24, 2023
PPioneer Fund1 shared round · last Jul 24, 2023TTravis McPeak1 shared round · last Jul 24, 2023
SSolomon Hykes1 shared round · last Jul 24, 2023
JJonathan Cran1 shared round · last Jul 24, 2023
Similar investors
Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (AI infrastructure and compute).
How this is counted
Share is of the 3 rounds on Recent Funding that name Ben Porterfield. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Ben Porterfield, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/ben-porterfield (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.