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Benjamin Ling Joins Khosla Ventures

By TechTaffy Desk

Benjamin Ling, a former Google, Facebook and YouTube is joining Khosla Ventures. Most recently Mr. Ling was chief operating officer at Badoo, where he oversaw product, engineering, marketing, operations, business development and corporate development.

While serving in executive roles, he also developed a track record of angel investing in technology companies, such as Fab.com, Palantir, Square, PracticeFusion and Quora. Mr. Ling holds advisory positions in Pinterest and Pulse.

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