Ben duPont
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| Born | Benjamin Franklin du Pont[1] January 14, 1964 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Tufts University (BS) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Founder of yet2Ventures and yet2.com |
Benjamin Franklin duPont is an American businessman known for founding the companies yet2.com and yet2Ventures. He is a member of the Du Pont family. He co-founded and is a partner at Chartline Capital Partners.[2]
Biography
[edit]Benjamin Franklin duPont was born in 1964; his father was the politician Pierre S. du Pont IV. He graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1986.[3]
Career
[edit]In 1986 duPont began working for the DuPont corporation, a company the du Ponts founded in 1802. He held a number of management positions in the company over 13 years. In 1999, he left DuPont to cofound yet2.com with Phillip Stern,[4] a U.S. patent distribution firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts. DuPont became the company's president. After a year of development the firm had raised $24 million in financing and was described by Forbes magazine as a "quasi-clearinghouse for technology developed by corporations" where both inventors and companies can post their patents for sale or lease to other firms.[5]
In December 2002, yet2.com was acquired by Scipher,[6] but the next year duPont reacquired it from Scipher and became its executive director.[7]
DuPont has been director of Vianix, Speakman, Longwood Gardens Inc., Gigsky, Inc, and Bessemer Trust Delaware.[7] In 2015, he co-founded Zip Code Wilmington.[4][8][9]
Personal life
[edit]In August 2001, Ben married Laura Leigh Lemole, a jewelry designer.[3] They have two children.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Ben DuPont". Chartline Capital Partners. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ a b "Weddings; Laura Lemole, Benjamin du Pont". The New York Times. August 5, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Bradley, Michael (April 26, 2016). "Du-ing Well by Du-ing Good". delawaretoday.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ Om Malik (February 7, 2000). "Technology's clearinghouse: Yet2.com". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ Patricia Resende (December 16, 2002). "Cambridge IP exchange site sold to U.K. company". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "Fairbridge Venture Partners Executive Profile: Benjamin F. DuPont". Businessweek. Retrieved January 23, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Attend a bootcamp, get a job". delawareonline. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Del. employer-backed school quickly trains needed programmers". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Fairbridge Partners Profile: Benjamin F. duPont". Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
