# Ben Dahl

> Ben Dahl is a Series A investor at Run Ventures (Salt Lake City) backing Software and SaaS. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Run Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/run-ventures-a16f)
- Location: Salt Lake City, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-dahl-7949
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bendahl1

Ben Dahl is a Series A investor at Run Ventures in Salt Lake City focused on Software and SaaS. Ben Dahl is based out of Salt Lake City, Utah and is the General Partner and Co-Founder of Run Ventures. Ben previously worked at Signal Peak Ventures as a General Partner. Ben Dahl attended Columbia Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 44% |
| SaaS | 2 | 22% |
| FinTech | 2 | 22% |
| Big Data | 2 | 22% |
| Analytics | 2 | 22% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 56% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Series C | 1 | 11% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Redo | Redo develops a free return automation application for brand owners. It turns refunds into exchanges or store credit. It also automates the return process to operate under preferences and helps clients transform their returns center into a profit center. Its package protection simplifies claims management with an all-in-one customer portal, makingit easy to offer, track, and resolve claims. | $24M | Series A | Aug 20, 2024 |  |
| Monarx | Monarx is an advanced malware detection and remediation solution for web hosters. Web environments are secured with Monarx. Without the need for signatures, their cloud-delivered server security offers continuous, real-time harmful script detection and proactive prevention. Also, they provide a free hunting and repair engine for web shells andbackdoors. The technology reduces the attack surface by hardening servers and apps and offering actionable intelligence about online security posture based on actual best practices. Monarx is setting the standard for post-exploit exploit prevention that is not signature-based. | $6.1M | Series A | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Everee | Everee is a full-service payroll platform that allows employees to pick their pay dates. This platform has all standard features of a payroll system, plus innovative experiences to save time. It has a simple manager verification to avoid costly mistakes, automatic payroll runs, and easy file exports.It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered inSalt Lake City, Utah. | $10M | Series A | Apr 16, 2020 |  |
| Keen | Keen is the embedded analytics API that makes shipping custom user-facing analytics easy and seamless. It develops tools and infrastructure to help developers deliver in-product analytics to their customers. Its platform can handle all aspects of event data management, from collection to application. Keen enables users to stream, store, query, andpresent data all in one place and get a competitive advantage over the competition. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. | $14.7M | Series B | Jun 29, 2016 |  |
| Gem | Gem empowers individuals to take full control of their wealth, to benefit from the value of their own data, and to experience the collective power of the decentralization movement spreading globally today. Gem has been powering this movement through its cryptocurrency wallets and blockchain platform since 2013. Our seasoned team of cryptocurrencysoftware architects and blockchain engineers are building apps for the next generation of consumers, offering easier and more secure ways to participate in the rapidly evolving digital marketplace. | $7.6M | Series A | Jan 06, 2016 |  |
| Keen | Keen is the embedded analytics API that makes shipping custom user-facing analytics easy and seamless. It develops tools and infrastructure to help developers deliver in-product analytics to their customers. Its platform can handle all aspects of event data management, from collection to application. Keen enables users to stream, store, query, andpresent data all in one place and get a competitive advantage over the competition. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. | $11.3M | Series A | Jul 01, 2014 |  |
| Integral Ad Science | Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a global leader in digital media quality. IAS makes every impression count, ensuring that ads are viewable by real people, in safe and suitable environments, activating contextual targeting, and driving supply path optimization. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital mediaquality for the world's leading brands, publishers, and platforms. We do this through data-driven technologies with actionable real-time signals and insight. | $30M | Series D | Jan 02, 2014 |  |
| Keen | Keen is the embedded analytics API that makes shipping custom user-facing analytics easy and seamless. It develops tools and infrastructure to help developers deliver in-product analytics to their customers. Its platform can handle all aspects of event data management, from collection to application. Keen enables users to stream, store, query, andpresent data all in one place and get a competitive advantage over the competition. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 23, 2013 |  |
| Integral Ad Science | Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a global leader in digital media quality. IAS makes every impression count, ensuring that ads are viewable by real people, in safe and suitable environments, activating contextual targeting, and driving supply path optimization. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital mediaquality for the world's leading brands, publishers, and platforms. We do this through data-driven technologies with actionable real-time signals and insight. | $10M | Series C | Apr 18, 2012 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amplify Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Rincon Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rincon-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Atlas Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kickstart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kickstart-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pelion Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pelion-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rainfall Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rainfall-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Run Ventures

VC Fund

Run Ventures organization assists aspirational entrepreneurs in starting businesses in groundbreaking fields like artificial intelligence.

3 contacts available at Run Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brandon Tidwell | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-tidwell |
| Travis Heath | CFO & Administrative Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/travis-heath |
| Ben Dahl | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-dahl |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Dahl invest in?

Ben Dahl invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ben Dahl last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Dahl closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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