# Ben Bear

> Ben Bear is a seed investor in San Francisco backing Travel and GovTech. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwbear/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/benwbear?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benwbear

Ben Bear is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on Travel and GovTech. Ben Bear is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TurboHome. Ben previously worked at Spin as a Chief Executive Officer. Ben Bear attended Northwestern University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| GovTech | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Libation Labs | Libation Labs is revolutionizing the wine industry with cutting-edge technology. Founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $600K | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2022 | https://www.libationlabs.io/ |
| Automotus | The Automotus team is on a mission to transform urban mobility by helping cities, airports, fleets, and small businesses manage the unprecedented rise in congestion and emissions from commercial vehicle traffic. We’ve developed first-of-its-kind computer vision technology that helps our customers make smarter policy decisions using comprehensive,real-time curb activity data; fully automate payment for commercial vehicle (un)loading and parking; automate enforcement of curbside violations; make accessible real-time curb availability data for drivers; and incentivize adoption of electric vehicles. From cities to residents and small businesses, our solutions are meant to benefit everyone by making our communities safer, healthier, and more efficient places to live and move. Our technology supports cities across the US and in Europe, including the nation’s first zero-emissions delivery zones in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. | $1.2M | Seed | Feb 01, 2021 | https://www.automotus.co |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hyper](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyper-406a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyper Startup Studio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyper-apps) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quake Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quake-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Bear invest in?

Ben Bear invests primarily in Travel, GovTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ben Bear?

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### When did Ben Bear last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Bear closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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