Ben Patterson serves as both Managing Partner at Ten VC and General Partner at Elementum Ventures, giving him an active perspective across pre-seed/seed investing and deep-tech funding that shapes how he evaluates very early technical teams. He advises other investors including 1517 Fund and serves as a partner at 10k Investments (the Coors family venture arm), while maintaining an unusually open-door approach where founders can contact him directly rather than requiring introductions. Ben Patterson serves as both Managing Partner at Ten VC and General Partner at Elementum Ventures, giving him an active perspective across pre-seed/seed investing and deep-tech funding that shapes how he evaluates very early technical teams. He advises other investors including 1517 Fund and serves as a partner at 10k Investments (the Coors family venture arm), while maintaining an unusually open-door approach where founders can contact him directly rather than requiring introductions.