Ben Pasternak Biography
Benjamin Pasternak (born on September 6 1999) is an Australian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the social media company Monkey, which was acquired by Holla Inc. in December 2017.
He was born in Sydney, to Anna Pasternak and Mark Pasternak. Ben Pasternak grew up in Vaucluse, New South Wales and raised Jewish. Ben has two younger siblings named Jake and Maya.
Ben began his career while still in high school in Sydney creating two viral iOS games, Impossible Rush and Impossible Dial. He is recognized as the youngest person to receive a round of venture capital in technology, at just 15 years of age.
Fortune Magazine described Benjamin as a young innovator who is changing the world. Ben Pasternak was included in Crain’s New York Business Magazine ’20 Under 20′ list as a teen who cares about the world and wants to make his mark on it. He was also named one of TIME Magazine’s Most Influential Teens
Ben Pasternak Age
He is 19 years old as of 2018.
Ben Pasternak Height
His height is yet to be established
Ben Pasternak Net Worth
His Net worth is over $4.5 million. The wealth has come from various apps that he has developed
Ben Early Life And Education
He was educated at Moriah College and Reddam House in Bondi, New South Wales. He dropped out of high school in tenth grade.
Ben completed his first app, Impossible Rush while bored in science class at school. Impossible Rush and his second app Impossible Dial got millions of downloads and were both the No. 1 trending app in multiple countries.
Ben Pasternak Girlfriend| Relationship
There is no information that gives hint to Ben being in a relationship.
Ben Pasternak Apps| Games
He has developed several apps including :
- Impossible Rush
- Impossible Dial
- Flog
- Monkey
Ben Pasternak Youtube| Channel
Ben Pasternak Instagram
This is his instagram profile.
Ben Pasternak Twitter
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Ben Pasternak Interview
Today, Pasternak lives in New York, runs his $2 million company which includes a seven-member team of mostly teenagers and young people in their early 20s.
The oldest member of the team is probably the COO, Michael Landsberger, who is 30.
“I think technically he’s in charge of me,” Landsberger tells ABC. “It’s interesting. Every day brings something new and very unexpected. But Ben’s got a great insight into the teenage mind. He brings a lot to the table that I could never hope to replicate.”
Landsberger said Pasternak’s age doesn’t come into play and the young entrepreneur is comfortable with who he is.
“People who know him in a business setting feel the same way,” he said. “They only pressure upon him is the pressure to succeed in the company, like anybody else who starts one.”
Naturally, Pasternak is compared to Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, but he shies away from the comparison.
“He’s too smart,” Pasternak said of the comparison during an interview with ABC News.
The team’s next venture is Monkey – a randomized video-chat program for teenagers. The app aimed to ‘fill the loneliness void in teenagers’ by helping them make internet friends around the world, who they can then talk to on Snapchat.
Monkey’s name is derived from the three wise monkeys, and as such prides itself on being a ‘safe space’ with a strict code of conduct.