Ben Pasternak

Ben Pasternak
Ben Pasternak at Heureka Conference in Berlin, June 2016
Born (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 25)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationReddam House, Moriah College
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-founder & CEO of SIMULATE
Parents
  • Mark Pasternak (father)
  • Anna Pasternak (mother)

Benjamin Pasternak (born September 6, 1999) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of SIMULATE,[1] an American food technology company, that has raised US$57M in investment to date. SIMULATE's signature product, NUGGS, launched in July 2019. It is a plant-based alternative to chicken nuggets.[2] Previously, Pasternak founded Monkey, a social networking app that enabled teenagers to video chat with like-minded people.[3]

Pasternak was named as one of the world's most influential teenagers by Time in 2016.[4] In 2021, Pasternak was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 List.[5]

  1. ^ "Ben Pasternak Biography | Booking Info for Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ Berenstein, Nadia. "Can This 19-Year-Old Tech Whiz Make Nuggets — And An Animal-Free Lifestyle — Go Viral With NUGGS?". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ Bethea, Charles (9 January 2017). "Meet Monkey's Teen-Age Founders". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016". Time. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2021". Forbes. Retrieved 29 May 2021.