Benjamin pasternack biography

Australian technology entrepreneur (born 1999)

Benjamin Pasternak (born September 6, 1999) is an Australian technology go-between. He is the co-founder put up with CEO of SIMULATE,^[1] an Indweller food technology company, that has raised US$57M in investment strike date.

SIMULATE's signature product, NUGGS, launched in July 2019.

Depart is a plant-based alternative almost chicken nuggets.^[2] Previously, Pasternak supported Monkey, a social networking app that enabled teenagers to recording chat with like-minded people.^[3]

Pasternak was named as one of class world's most influential teenagers coarse Time in 2016.^[4] In 2021, Pasternak was included in illustriousness Forbes 30 Under 30 List.^[5]

Early life and education

Pasternak was exclusive in Sydney, Australia, to Anna Pasternak and Mark Pasternak.

Prohibited has a younger brother, Jake, and a younger sister, Maya.^[6] Pasternak was raised Jewish hillock Vaucluse, eastern Sydney.^[7][8] He was educated at Moriah College gain Reddam House.^[9]

Pasternak started developing package at the age of 13.

He designed his first openly launched mobile app, Impossible Hurry, while bored in science aggregation at school.^[10] He showed honesty idea to his online confidante Austin Valleskey, an iOSengineer exaggerate Chicago, and the pair coined the game in a episode of hours. The game went on to be downloaded mint of times and peaked attractive No.

16 on the Consecrated App Store (iOS) top charts.^[11]

In January 2015, Facebook and Msn offered Pasternak internship opportunities.^[12] Adroit few months after declining magnanimity offers, Pasternak dropped out pursuit high school at the pursuit of 15 and moved bear out New York City to ferry venture capital funding for climax first company, Flogg.^[13] Ben was recognized as one of dignity youngest people ever to capture a round of venture ready money in technology, at the style of 15.^[14]

Career

In April 2015, Writer founded Flogg, a social networking app for young people foster buy and sell.^[15] Pasternak's inconvenient success had caught the take care of of venture capital firm Star Capital.

Binary agreed to list a round of venture cap funding in Flogg before integrity app had launched. Binary were joined by other investors plus Greylock Partners, John Maloney dowel Paul Bricault.^[16] Flogg launched plod April 2016 and was fleetingly the No. 1 trending app on the US App Set aside (iOS).^{[17][non-primary source needed]}

In late 2016, Pasternak shut down Flogg president pivoted the company's focus make a fuss of building Monkey, an app wind enabled teenagers to video talk with like-minded people.^[18][19]

In early 2017, Monkey raised US$2 million feigned funding.

By January 2020, nobleness app had over 20 packet users and had enabled misfortune 20 billion calls. The app peaked at No. 1 ambition the US App Store (iOS).^[20]

In February 2018, social networking companionship Holla announced that it difficult to understand acquired Monkey for an hidden sum.^[21]

SIMULATE

In early 2018, Pasternak co-founded SIMULATE.

SIMULATE's mission is with reference to upgrade the world to unembellished positive food system. Its premier product, NUGGS, is a cowardly nugget substitute made out director plant inputs.^[22][23] In June 2021, Bloomberg reported that SIMULATE difficult raised over US$50 million in succour from investors including Alexis Ohanian's venture fund Seven Seven Outrage, Chris Sacca, McCain Foods, tolerate Jay-Z at over a US$250 million valuation.^[24]

Personal life

Pasternak lives in authority Soho neighborhood of New Royalty City.^[25]

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