Ben duPont

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Ben duPont
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Born
Benjamin Franklin du Pont [1]

(1964-01-14) January 14, 1964 (age 61)
Nationality American
Alma mater Tufts University (BS)
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forFounder 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]

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Biography

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

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

In August 2001, Ben married Laura Leigh Lemole, a jewelry designer. [3] They have two children. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch . Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ben DuPont". Chartline Capital Partners. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  3. 1 2 "Weddings; Laura Lemole, Benjamin du Pont". The New York Times . August 5, 2001. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Bradley, Michael (April 26, 2016). "Du-ing Well by Du-ing Good". delawaretoday.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. ↑ Om Malik (February 7, 2000). "Technology's clearinghouse: Yet2.com". Forbes Magazine . Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ Patricia Resende (December 16, 2002). "Cambridge IP exchange site sold to U.K. company". Boston Business Journal . Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Fairbridge Venture Partners Executive Profile: Benjamin F. DuPont". Businessweek . Retrieved January 23, 2013.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Attend a bootcamp, get a job". delawareonline. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  9. ↑ "Del. employer-backed school quickly trains needed programmers". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  10. ↑ "Fairbridge Partners Profile: Benjamin F. duPont". Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
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