Ben Ward

CEO & Co-Founder, StudyStash

Ben Ward is the CEO and Co-founder of StudyStash (acquired by Kortext), an AI-powered adaptive learning platform.

After graduating, Ben established StudyStash in the UK and then took it quickly to the USA, based initially out of NYC. He scaled the company across 160+ institutions on three continents, including LSU, CSU and the California Colleges Consortia, whilst establishing an Advisory Board comprising senior executives from leading UK Universities including UCL, Oxford and Imperial College.

Ben now lives in San Francisco, where he continues to build the business as it scales across the USA and beyond.

Ben Ward, CEO and co-founder of StudyStash

Recent articles

AI Study Tool Makes Two Degree Apprentices Multimillionaires The Times · 2026 Built Before ChatGPT, Sold in 13 Months The Business Desk · 2026 StudyStash Acquired by Kortext After Rapid Global Expansion Tech.eu · 2026 StudyStash 'Sold for Eight Figures' a Year After Founders Graduated BusinessCloud · 2026 AI Study Platform Acquired Just a Year After the Founders Graduated Insider Media · 2026 Kortext Buys AI Study Platform StudyStash a Year After Founders Graduated Dealroom · 2026 UK: Kortext Acquires StudyStash EducationInvestor Global · 2026 Kortext Acquires Birmingham AI Study Startup, Used at 160+ Institutions The Cap Table · 2026 Age Is No Barrier to Entrepreneurial Success BusinessCloud · 2026 Two Birmingham Graduates Turn University Side Project Into AI Startup Acquisition EdTech Innovation Hub · 2026

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