Ben Parr is an AI founder and investor. He is President and Co-Founder of Octane AI, a profitable AI platform that powers conversions for ecommerce brands. He is also General Partner & Co-Founder of Theory Forge Ventures, a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital fund investing in the next generation of AI founders and companies.
Ben started his career as Co-Editor and Editor-at-Large of Mashable, where he wrote over 2,400 articles, and was a technology columnist for CNET. He is the author of the award-winning book, “Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention” (HarperCollins/HarperOne). Parr sits on the board of directors of the Leila Janah Foundation. He is a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 and an alum of Northwestern University.
