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Auren Hoffman 📚

General Partner at Flex Capital

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Overview

Hoffman is a General Partner at Flex Capital [1][3] and CEO of NQB8 [2][4]. Hoffman previously served as CEO of SafeGraph from April 2016 to December 2024, followed by a role as Chairperson from January to October 2025 [8][9]. Hoffman also held the position of CEO at LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP) [2]. Hoffman is Chairman and co-founder of Dialog, a position held since March 2006 [2][5]. Hoffman holds a B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from UC Berkeley [2][11] and serves as an angel investor in over 300 technology companies [2]. Hoffman co-founded Aerdos in April 2026 and EliotNest in January 2025 [6][7].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Auren is CEO of NQB8. General Partner at Flex Capital. host: Summation podcast Fmr CEO, SafeGraph. Fmr CEO, LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP). He is the Chairman and co-founder of Dialog. Non-employee cofounder: Windfall Data Auren is an angel investor in over 300 technology companies. He holds a B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the UC Berkeley.

Career history

  1. General PartnerJan 2018 to presentFlex Capital
  2. CEOApr 2016 to presentNQB8
  3. ChairmanMar 2006 to presentDialog
  4. Co-FounderApr 2026 to presentAerdos
  5. Co-FounderJan 2025 to presentEliotNest
  6. ChairpersonJan 2025 to Oct 2025SafeGraph
  7. CEOApr 2016 to Dec 2024SafeGraph
  8. Board MemberOct 2019 to Jun 2022Datavant

Education

  1. BSE, Industrial Engineering and Operations ResearchUniversity of California, Berkeley

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