Benedict Evans

Independent technology analyst and writer focused on mobile, consumer tech and platform ecosystems; former venture-capital and strategy professional; author of a widely-read weekly newsletter and public speaker.

Total Events

Career Span

23 years

Peak Net Worth

$300,000

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Life & Career Timeline

2001

Relocated / lives in New York (as of Substack profile)

Substack profile states Benedict Evans lives in New York (date not specified; profile accessed in 2024).

1/1/2001Net Worth: $300,000Source

Confidence

90%

2001

Entered industry as a sell-side equity analyst

Began career as a sell-side equity analyst for investment banks (exact employer(s) and date not specified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

85%

2001

Worked in investment banking

Worked in investment banking roles early in his career (dates and firms not given).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

80%

2001

Strategy & business development roles

Moved from sell-side analysis into strategy and business development roles (specific employers and dates not specified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

80%

2001

Worked at Orange

Held a role at Orange (telecoms) as part of a sequence of roles in telco/media (dates and exact role not specified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

70%

2001

Worked at NBC Universal

Worked at NBC Universal in a strategy/analysis capacity (exact role and dates not specified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

70%

2001

Moved into strategy consulting

Worked in strategy consulting at some point in career prior to venture work (no firm or date specified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

70%

2001

Joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) in venture capital

Worked in venture capital at Andreessen Horowitz in Silicon Valley (referred to as his most recent VC role before becoming independent). Date not specified in provided sources.

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

75%

2001

Worked with Mosaic Ventures

Worked with or engaged at Mosaic Ventures (exact role and dates not specified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

60%

2001

Worked with Entrepreneur First

Worked with or engaged at Entrepreneur First (exact role and dates not specified in sources).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

60%

2001

Became an independent analyst

Left institutional VC/employment to become an independent technology analyst and writer; described as 'now an independent analyst' in speaker profile.

1/1/2001Net Worth: $80,000Source

Confidence

70%

2001

Based in London as independent analyst

Profile says he is (or was) based in London as an independent analyst (date unspecified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

80%

2001

Listed as keynote/featured speaker by agencies

Featured on speaking agency pages (e.g., Chartwell/Chartwell Speakers) as an available keynote speaker on mobile, digital media and technology (date of listing not specified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

90%

2001

Maintains ben-evans.com blog

Publishes essays and long-form notes on tech topics on his ben-evans.com site (ongoing; posts include technical/policy commentary such as 'Notes on AI Bias').

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

95%

2001

Studied History at the University of Cambridge

Graduated from the University of Cambridge where he studied history (date not specified in sources).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

75%

2001

Newsletter readership reported at ~150,000

Speaker profile (Chartwell) cites a weekly newsletter with 150,000 subscribers (date of snapshot not given).

1/1/2001Net Worth: $250,000Source

Confidence

90%

2001

Delivered 'The End of the Beginning' talk/video

Listed video/talk titled 'The End of the Beginning' on his speaker/video materials (date unspecified).

1/1/2001Source

Confidence

70%

2001