Lerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer on the rise of the NY Venture scene, building and scaling a firm, and building moats at the seed stage.

Ben Lerer is a Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau. He is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Thrillist, which was acquired by Vox Media in 2022. He chairs the Board of Directors for Urban Upbound and is an Associate Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS).

Lerer holds a BS from the University of Pennsylvania.