# Ben Long

> Ben Long is a private equity investor at Inflexion (London) backing Pet and Dietary Supplements. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Inflexion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inflexion-private-equity)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-long-35270412/

Ben Long is a private equity investor at Inflexion in London focused on Pet and Dietary Supplements. Ben Long - Partner @ Inflexion

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 100% |
| Dietary Supplements | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lintbells | Lintbells is a producer of nutritional supplements for pets.Lintbells is now the leading pet supplements company in the UK, including two key brands: YuMOVE, the number one joint mobility supplement for dogs and cats, and YuMEGA, the UK’s number one supplement for skin and coat. |  | Private Equity | Jan 08, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Inflexion

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Inflexion was founded by John Hartz and Simon Turner in 1999 with a spirit of restless ambition which endures today. Like the businesses they back, they have also grown. Today they provide capital from £10m–£200m for a minority or majority stake in high growth businesses across all sectors. With over 85 professionals, they are proud to have one ofthe largest mid-market teams, meaning they can truly work closely with the businesses they back.

5 contacts available at Inflexion.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Mainwaring | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-mainwaring |
| Andrew Veville | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-veville |
| Ben Long | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-long-052f |
| Ben Meyer | Partner and Head of North America | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-meyer-8ae2 |
| Charles Thompson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-thompson-3aa5 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Long invest in?

Ben Long invests primarily in Pet and Dietary Supplements startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ben Long last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Long closed in Jan 2018. 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?

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