Investing Profile

Sarah Tavel(161)

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General Partner at Benchmark

sarahtavel.medium.comSan Francisco, California
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46 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), Satya Patel (Homebrew), and 43 other investors on Signal.

Networks Sarah is a member of
Harvard University Network
150 CONNECTIONS
Bessemer Venture Partners Network
36 CONNECTIONS
Greylock Partners Network
17 CONNECTIONS
Greylock Partners Network
17 CONNECTIONS
Benchmark Capital Network
13 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Benchmark General Partner
Investment Range
$50K - $30.0M
Sweet Spot
$10.0M
Investments On Record
12
Current Fund Size
$38.1M

Sarah Tavel is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Sarah Tavel's Investments On Record (7)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Knightley
Pre Seed RoundJul 2021$1.5M
$1.5M
Co-investors: Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Brianne Kimmel (Work Life Ventures)
Chainalysis
Series EJun 2021$100M
Series CNov 2020$100M
Series BFeb 2019$30M
Series AApr 2018$16M
$360.6M
Co-investors: Philippe Botteri (Accel), Sigal Mandelker (Ribbit Capital), Jenny Fielding (Techstars), Ash Egan (Acrylic), Kris Fredrickson (Coatue), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures)
TTYL
Series AMay 2021$20M
$20M
Supergreat
Series ADec 2020$6.5M
$6.5M
Co-investors: Ben Rubin (Sequoia Capital), Miles Grimshaw (Benchmark), Scooter Braun (TQ Ventures), Schuster Tanger (TQ Ventures), Jenny Fielding (Techstars)
Hipcamp
Series BJul 2019$25M
Series AJun 2018$9.5M
Series ANov 2017$9.5M
$50M
Co-investors: Tripp Jones (Uncork Capital), Andrew Chen (Andreessen Horowitz), Caterina Fake (Yes VC), Kevin Moore (KRM Interests LLC), Jay Adelson, Dave Morin, Gregg Brockway, Sam Shank
Wealthfront
Series EJan 2018$75M
$197M
Co-investors: Ben Horowitz (Andreessen Horowitz), Bruce Dunlevie (Benchmark), Jeff Jordan (Andreessen Horowitz), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Jeremy Philips (Spark Capital), Mitch Lasky (Benchmark), Matt Cohler (Benchmark), Chamath Palihapitiya (Social Capital), Mike Volpi (Index Ventures), Kevin Rose (True Ventures), Hunter Walk (Homebrew), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Adam Nash (Daffy), Ali Rosenthal (Leadout Capital), Andy Dunn (Red Swan Ventures), Matt Mullenweg (Audrey Capital), Sebastien de Halleux (Graph Ventures), Mike Jones (Science), Lee Fixel (Addition), Peter Pham, Marissa Mayer, Tim Ferriss, Mark Pincus
Gixo
Seed RoundMay 2017
$3.7M
Co-investors: Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Damon Cronkey (XSeed Capital)

most interested in

I focus on consumer marketplaces and transactional businesses, particularly those that provide a 10x experience to consumers and save them money.

not interested in

Businesses that would basically be the same w/o software.

Sarah Tavel's Experience

General Partner Benchmark Capital2017 - Present
Partner Greylock Partners2015 - 2017
General Partner Greylock Partners2015 - 2017
Product Manager Pinterest2012 - 2015
Vice President Bessemer Venture Partners2006 - 2012
Consultant The Kerdan Group2005 - 2006

Sarah Tavel's Education

Harvard University A.B. Philosophy (cum laude)
Stuyvesant High School