Ben Wiener is the Managing Partner of Jumpspeed Ventures, an early-stage VC that invests exclusively in Jerusalem-based companies. Ben is a pioneer of the Jerusalem startup scene, being there from its earliest days to seeing it grow into the ecosystem it is today. All the while he has continued to stay involved at an acute level.

In this episode of Builders of Jerusalem, Ben takes listeners on his path to being a premier early-stage Israeli investor and giving insights into why Jerusalem is so unique as an ecosystem. More so, he is excited about what the future holds.

Ben represents the best of the city, working day in and day out to help it grow into the city it is and can be.

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Builders of Jerusalem is a podcast that introduces listeners to the top makers, shakers, and dreamers of Jerusalem - all working towards the common goal of building the city as a capital of tech, innovation, and culture.

Host Troy Fritzhand, known as Osher in Hebrew, is the Startups Lead at Made in JLM, an organization that oversees the startup and hi-tech ecosystem in Jerusalem. He is also on staff at the Jerusalem Post where he writes about tech, culture, and the state.

He moved to Israel in the summer of 2022.