Founder Profile
Ben Uretsky
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Ben Uretsky?
Ben Uretsky is a founder of DigitalOcean, which was founded in 2011 with Moisey Uretsky, Jeff Carr, Mitch Wainer and Alec Hartman.
- Company founded
- DigitalOcean
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- Moisey Uretsky, Jeff Carr, Mitch Wainer and Alec Hartman
Background
Ran managed hosting company ServerStack with his brother Moisey before DigitalOcean.
Founding Story
Ben Uretsky co-founded DigitalOcean in 2011 and served as its CEO until 2018, leading it through Techstars, early venture rounds including the 2015 Series B, and global data center expansion. He previously co-founded ServerStack with his brother Moisey. Mark Templeton succeeded him as CEO in 2018.
Education: Stuyvesant High School.
Uretsky served as chief executive of DigitalOcean. Ben Uretsky was born in 1983.