# Benjamin Darnell

> Benjamin Darnell is a seed investor backing Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-darnell-33121b162

Benjamin Darnell is a seed investor in New York focused on Software and Information Technology. Benjamin Darnell is based out of New York, New York and is the Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Cockroach Labs. Benjamin previously worked at Google. Benjamin Darnell attended the North Carolina State University.

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Correlated | Correlated helps sales teams convert more free trials and expand revenue. | $8.3M | Seed | Aug 04, 2021 | https://getcorrelated.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Apollo Projects](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apollo-project) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GoingVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goingvc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harrison Metal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harrison-metal-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NextView Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextview-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Benjamin Darnell invest in?

Benjamin Darnell invests primarily in Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Benjamin Darnell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benjamin Darnell closed in Aug 2021. 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.

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