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Benjamin Cogan

Co-founder @ Agora, Beanstalk · Ex-Hubble

Co-founder of Agora, a DTC e-commerce aggregator ($32M raised). Co-founder of Beanstalk, the conference for the top 1,500 consumer brands. Co-founded Hubble Contacts ($72M raised, hundreds of millions in revenue). Advisor at Mockingbird Strollers. Based in New York.

2 articlesNew York

Venture Capital Is Shrinking. Here’s What That Means For You.

The fundraising collapse, the zombie VC problem, and what founders should do about it.

Benjamin Cogan•May 5, 2026

E-Commerce

The Iran war hits e-commerce three times

The Iran war is obviously bad for e-commerce. Why? It’s oil, but not just in the way you’d think. Higher oil prices hit e-commerce through shipping costs, then through production and input costs, and then through weaker demand and a worse r

Benjamin Cogan•Mar 30, 2026