# Ben Sheridan

> Ben Sheridan is a Series A investor at Dearborn Supply (Cleveland) backing Software and Gift Card. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dearborn Supply](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dearborn-supply)
- Location: Cleveland, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bensheridan1/

Ben Sheridan is a Series A investor at Dearborn Supply in Cleveland focused on Software and Gift Card. Ben Sheridan is the President of Dearborn Supply. Ben attended Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SparkBase | SparkBase is a gift card and loyalty platform that allows businesses to recognize and reward customers where ever and whenever they engage with their brandThe company's real-time, API-driven loyalty engine uniquely positions SparkBase to integrate with the payment and marketing tools businesses already use to interact with customers,including: payment gateways, POS systems, e-commerce shopping carts, CRMs, email service providers, marketing databases and social media outlets. SparkBase is currently integrated with more than 40 POS systems, multiple payment gateways, and ExactTarget, one of the leading email providers. SparkBase combines best-in-class, proprietary technology with nearly a decade of experience in the loyalty industry. Thousands of businesses in the US and internationally trust SparkBase to power their gift cards and loyalty program and more than 100 resellers choose SparkBase as their preferred loyalty provider. | $3M | Series A | Jun 08, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [North Coast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-coast-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ohio TechAngels Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ohio-techangels-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dearborn Supply

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Dearborn Supply.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Sheridan | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-sheridan |
| Ben Sheridan | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-sheridan-772f |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Sheridan invest in?

Ben Sheridan invests primarily in Software, Gift Card and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A 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.

### When did Ben Sheridan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Sheridan closed in Jun 2011. 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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