Benjamin Ellis

Managing robots. Leading people. Transforming organisations. Helping people work together with technology. CEO @SocialOptic

📍 Camberley, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 26 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2016
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Investor and Advisor
Aug 2016
Eagle Genomics applies network science to biology. We are revealing the impact of the microbiome on humans, animals and the environment to secure a sustainable future for our food, water, soil and the health of our planet. Our mission is to deliver insight from the microbiome to profoundly change our understanding of wellness and even our fundamental assumptions about life on earth. Our platform transforms scientists’ journey to insights, unifying constellations of complex, multi-dimensional data (the data fabric) to explore and extract signals and networks of relationship, otherwise not detectable by humans alone. This is the frontier of science today and nowhere are the opportunities and challenges more significant than in the burgeoning field of the microbiome.
Investor and Advisor
Aug 2000
Speed-Trap is now Celebrus Technologies – get our latest white papers, best practices and case studies here: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2165377. Alternatively you can interact with us and other members of the Celebrus Technologies LinkedIn Group here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3913792&trk=hb_side_g
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2018
UK Managing Director; Head of Customer Development.
Jun 2018
A seamless Platform enabling compliance with all Privacy regulations around the world – for GDPR, LGPD, CCPA, POPIA and more. We take a unique approach to compliance: our technology does not require a copy of your business’ data sets, nor does it interrupt existing data flows, making it the fastest and most secure way of implementing Privacy across your organisation. Above and beyond simple compliance, our flexible technology future-proofs businesses for regulatory change and enables a truly customer-centric approach to Privacy as a Service (PaaS). Trunomi’s flexible Platform handles use cases including: Data Retention Data Matching Data Tracing Cookie Consent Consent & Permissions Data Lifecycle Management …and more Trunomi is built for high-performance at scale and is system-, data- and process agnostic – there is no company big or small we cannot work with. To find out how we can help your business tackle Privacy, get in touch at info@trunomi.com.
2016
Investor and Advisor
Aug 2016
Eagle Genomics applies network science to biology. We are revealing the impact of the microbiome on humans, animals and the environment to secure a sustainable future for our food, water, soil and the health of our planet. Our mission is to deliver insight from the microbiome to profoundly change our understanding of wellness and even our fundamental assumptions about life on earth. Our platform transforms scientists’ journey to insights, unifying constellations of complex, multi-dimensional data (the data fabric) to explore and extract signals and networks of relationship, otherwise not detectable by humans alone. This is the frontier of science today and nowhere are the opportunities and challenges more significant than in the burgeoning field of the microbiome.
2012
Associate Director
Oct 2012
We deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights. Our expert guidance and tools enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization’s mission-critical priorities. Our unrivaled combination of business and technology insights steers clients toward the right decisions on the issues that matter most. As a $6.5 billion company, with over 20,000 associates, and a member of the S&P 500, we are an objective partner with 13,000+ client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories — across every major function, geography, industry and market sector — and boast 45+ years of experience providing insights and expert guidance to client enterprises worldwide. To learn more about how we guide the leaders who shape the world, visit gartner.com. Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) Community guidelines: https://gtnr.it/3tceMrU Hot Topics Across the C-Suite LinkedIn Newsletter: https://gtnr.it/4c56S97
2010
CEO, Co-founder
Oct 2010
Headquartered in the UK, at the heart of the M3/M4 technology corridor, SocialOptic has been supporting decision making across government, education and the private sector for over a decade. Back in 2008, our founders had become frustrated with only having the choice between spreadsheets or huge, cumbersome software tools with outdated methodologies to manage their planning, collaboration and decision-making. Out of that frustration, MilestonePlanner was born, with its visual, intuitive approach it has transformed the way we do business. Fast-forward to today and SocialOptic tools are enabling data-driven collaboration, communication and decision-making in business, government, and education around the world. From employee engagement to compliance and risk assessment to lead generation to critical decision-making, SocialOptic solutions are underpinning best practice in teams worldwide.
2007
Co-founder, Managing Director and Principal Consultant
Sep 2007
Providing Social Software consulting, training and implementation for some of the world's largest and most successful businesses, as well as some of the smallest and fastest growing, since 2007. From wikis and blogs, to Twitter and YouTube, we help businesses make sense of modern communication technology.
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