2x founder
Benjamin Martindale
Co-founder & CEO @ Donkey (YC S26) | Factory-direct supply for US importers
2025Founder· Nexus Xcel
Founder · since 2025Company
Nexus Xcel
Role
Founder
Stage
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Raised
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no public source
Based
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role
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Experience
Career
2025Donkey (YC S26)
Co-founderCo-founder & Chief Executive Officer · San Francisco Bay Area · 2025 – Present
2025Nexus Xcel
FounderFounder · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2025
Bio
Prev founded Prelude OS: 31 paying Chinese factory customers cold-acquired in 39 days on the ground in Guangzhou; cash-flow positive. Advised heavy-equipment giants Sany and Sinoboom on overseas expansion. Featured on Mango TV, China's largest media station: factory-floor interview segments and a named 13-minute personal profile. Ran a Toronto marketing company: $4M closed for construction clients in 6 months. Fluent Mandarin. Finance at Rotman Commerce, UofT; dropped a credit short.