Ben McKean

Chief Executive Officer at Hungryroot, Inc.

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Ben McKean was the founder of VillageVines, Inc. (founded in 2009) where he held the title of CEO from 2009 to 2012, and Hungryroot, Inc. (founded in 2015) where he previously held the title of Chief Executive Officer.
He is also an Advisor at Junction Venture Partners.
Mr. McKean's former position was as Vice President at Groupon, Inc. (2012-2015).
He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University.

Ben McKean active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Hungryroot, Inc. Hungryroot, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade Hungryroot, Inc. engages in distribution of food products through online. It offers individually portioned meals, each meal features vegetable noodles, roasted toppings (think walnuts, mushrooms, sweet peppers), protein (grilled chicken) and a homemade sauce. The company was founded by Benjamin McKean, Franklin Becker, and Gregory Struck in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Chief Executive Officer	31/12/2014
Junction Venture Partners Junction Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Junction Venture Partners (Junction Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by David Olk & David Birnbaum. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Consultant / Advisor	-

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Former positions of Ben McKean

Companies	Position	End
GROUPON, INC.	Private Equity Investor	31/01/2015
VillageVines, Inc. VillageVines, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Villagevines, Inc. operated as an online club that offers reduced pricing at upscale restaurants. Its consumers could access curated selection of restaurants, book their reservations online and score exclusive discounts that are applied automatically to their bills. The company was founded in 2010 and was headquartered in New York, NY.	Chief Executive Officer	31/08/2012

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GROUPON, INC.	Retail Trade

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VillageVines, Inc. VillageVines, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Villagevines, Inc. operated as an online club that offers reduced pricing at upscale restaurants. Its consumers could access curated selection of restaurants, book their reservations online and score exclusive discounts that are applied automatically to their bills. The company was founded in 2010 and was headquartered in New York, NY.	Commercial Services
Hungryroot, Inc. Hungryroot, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade Hungryroot, Inc. engages in distribution of food products through online. It offers individually portioned meals, each meal features vegetable noodles, roasted toppings (think walnuts, mushrooms, sweet peppers), protein (grilled chicken) and a homemade sauce. The company was founded by Benjamin McKean, Franklin Becker, and Gregory Struck in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Retail Trade
Junction Venture Partners Junction Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Junction Venture Partners (Junction Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by David Olk & David Birnbaum. The firm is headquartered in New York.	Finance

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