# Benjamin Lizana

> Benjamin Lizana is a Series A investor at SoftBank Group backing Gaming and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SoftBank Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-group-international)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-lizana-07a28095/

Benjamin Lizana is an investor at SoftBank Group International. He attended Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile from 2013 to 2014.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| eSports | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Community Gaming | CommunityGaming.io combines social gaming, match automation, and blockchain payment technology to make it easy to organize and compete in esports tournaments. Their solution uses automated software and blockchain payment tech to produce fair, transparent, automated results without the complexity normally associated with blockchain solutions. Ourevent platform is a network of thousands of gamers, dozens of venues, and brands who we've proudly brought together across over 200 live and online esports competitions. | $16M | Series A | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Betterfly | Betterfly is a purpose-driven wellbeing and insurance platform that empowers organizations and employees to improve their health and wellbeing while making an impact in their communities. Its unique approach to employee wellbeing rewards good habits with life insurance coverage that grows every day and converts every healthy activity into acharitable donation.It was founded in 2018 and is based in Santiago, Chile. | $60M | Series B | Jun 16, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beacon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beacon-78b0) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [YZi Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binance-labs-b05e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoinFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SoftBank Group

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

SoftBank Group International specializes in the fields of investment management and financial services.SoftBank Group is comprised of the holding company SoftBank Group Corp. (TOKYO: 9984) and its global portfolio of companies, which includes advanced telecommunications, Internet services, AI, smart robotics, IoT, and clean energy technology,providers.

4 contacts available at SoftBank Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Lizana | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-lizana |
| Daniela Llobet | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniela-llobet |
| Victoria Bertasoli | Latam Operations Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victoria-bertasoli |
| Jan Geldmacher | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-geldmacher |

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## FAQ

### What does Benjamin Lizana invest in?

Benjamin Lizana invests primarily in Gaming, FinTech and eSports startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Chile. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Benjamin Lizana last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benjamin Lizana closed in Apr 2022. 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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