# Ben lin

> Ben lin is a seed investor at Great Oaks Venture Capital backing CRM. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/great-oaks-venture-capital)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Nov 2026

Ben lin is a seed investor at Great Oaks Venture Capital focused on CRM and Charity. Ben lin

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ben lin: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/ben-lin-98b3?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CRM | 1 | 100% |
| Charity | 1 | 100% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 100% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GiveGab | GiveGab provides services for fundraising professionals to raise money online. Designed for cause-based organizations, community foundations, and education institutions, GiveGab offers a complete suite of products and services. The company was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Ithaca, New York. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 27, 2013 | http://www.givegab.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-franklin-technology-partners-of-northeast-pennsylvania) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cayuga Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cayuga-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Excell Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excell-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rand Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rand-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Great Oaks Venture Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Great Oaks is an early-stage venture investment firm that invests in seed and series a investments in tech-based startups. It was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York.

5 contacts available at Great Oaks Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Boszhardt Jr. | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-boszhardt |
| Andrew Boszhardt Jr. | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-boszhardt-iii |
| Ben lin | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-lin-98b3 |
| Celine Kwok | CFO and Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celine-kwok |
| Ian Mukherjee | Technology Analyst, Entrepreneur-In-Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-mukherjee |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben lin invest in?

Ben lin invests primarily in CRM, Charity and Non Profit 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 Ben lin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben lin closed in Mar 2013. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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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