ThinkFISH (Ben Padnos)

Capital & Customer Acquisition for Startups and Funds

Agency Overview

ThinkFISH, led by founder Ben Padnos and based in Manhattan Beach, California, specializes in helping startups, funds, and real-estate ventures accelerate growth through two core services: capital-raising and B2B lead generation. Their model offers “done-for-you” fundraising (including investor outreach, pitch optimization, due diligence portals) and precision lead generation (ICP targeting, outreach automation, booked meetings) for ambitious companies.

Core Services

• Fundraising & Investor Outreach – Connect startups and real-estate funds with investors and streamline the funding process.
• Go-To-Market / Lead Generation – B2B outbound and demand-gen campaigns to generate qualified meetings and pipeline.
• Targeting, Precision Outreach & Automation – Profiling ideal prospects, multi-channel outreach, automation workflows.

Highlights

• More than $70 M+ capital raised for clients.
• Thousands of qualified meetings generated through systematic outreach.
• Known for servicing startups, real-estate funds, and high‐growth tech companies.

Founder Insight

Ben Padnos is an entrepreneur and investor whose career dates back to early internet and digital-marketing ventures—including roles at Yahoo! and founding multiple startups. He leads ThinkFISH with a focus on systematic growth: turning capital raising and customer acquisition into repeatable, high-performance systems rather than ad-hoc campaigns.

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