# Ben Black

> Ben Black is a funding round investor at U.S. International Development Finance Corp backing Real Estate. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [U.S. International Development Finance Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/u-s-international-development-finance-corp)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-black-507702101
- Website: https://x.com/DFC_CEO

Ben Black is a funding round investor at U.S. International Development Finance Corp in New York focused on Real Estate and Property Management. Ben Black is based out of Washington, District of Columbia and is the CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corp. Ben previously worked at Fortinbras Enterprises as a Founder and Managing Partner. Ben Black attended the University of Pennsylvania.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 1 | 100% |
| Property Management | 1 | 100% |
| Real Estate Investment | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peninsula Real Estate | Peninsula Real Estate Management provides real estate services. They provide property investment services that identify trends, opportunities, and challenges in the real estate market. For inquiries, telephone and email contact are used. |  |  | Jun 23, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About U.S. International Development Finance Corp

VC Fund · Washington, United States

U.S. International Development Finance Corp is America’s development bank.

5 contacts available at U.S. International Development Finance Corp.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Black | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-black-2 |
| Denise Kutsch | Associate Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denise-kutsch |
| Geoffrey Tan | Managing Director, Asia Pacific | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoffrey-tan |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corp | Regional Managing Director in South Asia Region | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-rao-3616 |
| James Polan | Vice-President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-polan-7562 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Black invest in?

Ben Black invests primarily in Real Estate, Property Management and Real Estate Investment startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ben Black last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Black closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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