Benchmark
San Francisco, California
Benchmark invests in and works alongside entrepreneurs building startups into transformational companies. They focus on early-stage venture investing in mobile, marketplaces, social, and infrastructure and enterprise software. Founded in 1995, the firm has offices in Woodside and San Francisco, California. The firm has been recognized for itscommitment to open source and is noted for creating the first equal ownership and compensation structure for its partners. The six equal general partners who take board seats and a hands-on approach to every entrepreneur and company they back, with no junior investment staff. Current general partners are Matt Cohler, Peter Fenton, Bill Gurley, Mitch Lasky, Eric Vishria, and Scott Belsky. Benchmark has had 37 exits since beginning of 2011; 14 IPOs and 23 M&As representing a total market value of more than $60 billion. Benchmark’s current portfolio of early-stage venture investments includes private market leaders such as Uber, Snapchat, Tinder, Stitch Fix, Elastic and Cyanogen; recent IPOs and acquisitions such as Twitter, Instagram, Yelp, League of Legends, Jasper, OpenTable, New Relic, Hortonworks, GrubHub, Zendesk and Zillow; and franchise companies from Juniper to eBay to Red Hat.
Founded:1995
Firm Location:San Francisco, California • Detroit, Michigan • Redwood City, California • Palo Alto, California • South San Francisco, California • Cupertino, California • Menlo Park, California • Atherton • San Francisco Bay Area
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Benchmark Team
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Woodside (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Local Services (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Local Services (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in New York (NY), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Local Services (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Local Services (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Woodside (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Cupertino (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Detroit (MI)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Pre-seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Pre-seed), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists)
Investors in Woodside (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in Toronto (Ontario), Investors in Vancouver (WA), Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Seattle (WA)
Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series A), Investors in Gig Economy (Series A), Investors in GovTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series B), Investors in Gig Economy (Series B), Investors in GovTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in British Columbia (Other Lists), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in Seattle / Portland (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)