Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AIAerospaceMedtechDefenseSpaceRobotics
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
Bling Capital is a San Francisco pre-seed and seed firm founded by Ben Ling, a former Khosla Ventures general partner who has backed 19 unicorn companies. The team includes general partners Kyle Lui (ex-DCM) and Eric Theis (ex-Flexport engineer), plus partner Charlie Pinto, who leads on AI, frontier tech, defense tech, enterprise and consumer hardware. The firm runs a 100-plus-member Product Counc...
Notable Investments
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PalantirI
InstacartR
RipplingL
LyftS
SquareG
GustoA
AirtableG
GitLabW
WebflowM
Merlin LabsH
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