Speaker Bio
Benoit Wirz is a partner at Brighteye which he helped launch in 2017. He has invested in edtech startups in Europe and North America since 2011, including: Ornikar, IronHack, YouSchool, ZenEducate, Nearpod and Newsela.
Prior to Brighteye, Ben ran the Knight Enterprise Fund investing in early-stage media and edtech companies as part of the Knight Foundation. Previously, as a principal with US Global, he invested in and developed businesses in energy, manufacturing and tech.
Before working with startups, Ben was a journalist with Asahi Shimbun and an investment banker with Jefferies & Company.
Education: MBA from INSEAD and a BA and MA from Stanford University.