# Ben Sampson

> Ben Sampson is a Series A investor at 40 North Ventures backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [40 North Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/40-north-ventures)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-sampson-57055b21
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/benmsampson
- Website: https://x.com/benmsampson

Ben Sampson is a Series A investor at 40 North Ventures in Boston focused on Software and Training. Ben Sampson is the Principal at 40 North Ventures.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Industrial | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Skill Assessment | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HighByte | HighByte is an industrial software development company in Portland, Maine building solutions that address the data architecture and integration challenges created by Industry 4.0. We’ve developed the first DataOps solution purpose-built to meet the unique requirements of industrial assets, products, processes, and systems at the Edge. | $12M | Series A | Apr 23, 2024 |  |
| Poka | Poka is a Web and mobile app that gives factory workers the power to capture, consume and share critical information in real-time on the plant floor, leading to improved productivity. By creating a standardized multimedia knowledge base of procedures, training content and solutions related to each workstation and machine, Poka helps reduceproduction downtime, improve quality and safety, and facilitate communication across factories, departments and shifts.Poka has become a catalyst for digital transformation among industrial leaders including 12 of the largest manufacturers based on IndustryWeek’s Global 1000 rank. | $24.8M | Series B | Jun 07, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ApexMed Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apexmed-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [La Caisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exposition Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exposition-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Leclerc family — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [McRock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mcrock-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bosch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-bosch-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 40 North Ventures

VC Fund · Campbell, United States

40 North Ventures is 40 North’s early-to-growth stage venture capital fund focused on technologies in the industrial sector that enable businesses to be more data-driven, agile, consumer-centric and environmentally sustainable.

2 contacts available at 40 North Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marianne Wu | Managing Director | — |
| Ben Sampson | Principal | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Sampson invest in?

Ben Sampson invests primarily in Software, Training and Industrial startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ben Sampson?

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### When did Ben Sampson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Sampson closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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