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    Ben Jacobs

    Head of Ventures, Mars Petcare

    Los Angeles

    Ben serves as Head of Ventures for Mars Petcare, helping accelerate startups from the global leader in petcare. His efforts include the $100M Companion Fund and Leap Venture Studio for early stage companies. Ben joined Mars via the acquisition of Whistle, which he co-founded and was CEO from start until 2018. Whistle catalyzed a connected devices category and today leads the industry with its Whistle 3 pet tracker & activity monitor. Prior to founding Whistle, Ben served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and investment professional with DCM Ventures evaluating startups from seed to growth stages and as a management consultant at Bain & Company, where he worked across technology, private equity and consumer goods. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Yale University.

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