Benjamin SternFounder

United States - San Francisco, California

Founder of Tenkara - AI ops for American manufacturers. We build the intelligent tooling manufacturers need to compete and win.



Previously: I founded Nohbo (B-Corp) freshman year of high school, wanting to combat the destructive impact of single-use plastics. We invented water soluble pods for personal care applications, and built it into an incredible company: Went on Shark Tank, closed a deal with Mark Cuban, raised $11MM, inked 7-figure sales contracts, and filed 8 patents (4 issued).



To make the business work, I started two manufacturing facilities from scratch. We made our own products, and to keep the lights on, incubated dozens of other brands.



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