Investing Profile

Sarah Tavel(253)

VCProduct Operator
General Partner at Benchmark Capital
sarahtavel.comSan Francisco, California
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63 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Satya Patel (Homebrew), Aileen Lee (Cowboy Ventures), and 60 other investors on Signal.

Networks Sarah is a member of
Harvard University Network
402 CONNECTIONS
Bessemer Venture Partners Network
75 CONNECTIONS
Greylock Partners Network
41 CONNECTIONS
Greylock Network
34 CONNECTIONS
Benchmark Network
24 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Benchmark Capital General Partner
Investment Range
$4.0M - $30.0M
Sweet Spot
$12.0M
Investments On Record
17

Sarah Tavel is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Sarah Tavel's Investments On Record (11)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Eigen
SeedApr 2026$15M
$15M
Co-investors: Akshay Kothari
Agentio
Series BNov 2025$40M
Series ANov 2024$12M
$56M
Co-investors: Eurie Kim (Forerunner Ventures), Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Ryan Hrabak (Craft Ventures), Jeff Ragovin (Ragovin Ventures)
11x AI
Series ASep 2024$24M
$24M
Co-investors: Scott Belsky (A24)
Poparazzi
Series AJun 2022$15M
$15M
Co-investors: Ryan Hoover (Weekend Fund)
Supergreat
Series BDec 2021$20M
Series ADec 2020$7M
$30M
Co-investors: Miles Grimshaw (Thrive Capital), Ben Rubin (Sequoia Capital), Andrew Marks (TQ Ventures)
Chainalysis
Series EJun 2021$100M
Series CNov 2020$100M
Series BFeb 2019$30M
Series AApr 2018$16M
$430M
Co-investors: Amit Kumar (Accel), Kevin Spain (Emergence Capital), Philippe Botteri (Accel Partners), Kris Fredrickson (Verified Capital), Maia Heymann (Converge Venture Partners), Ash Egan (Archetype), Ashton Kutcher (Sound Ventures)
TTYL
Series AMay 2021$20M
$20M
Hipcamp
Series BJul 2019$25M
Series ANov 2017$10M
$41M
Co-investors: Tripp Jones (Uncork Capital), Andrew Chen (Andreessen Horowitz), Jay Adelson (Center Electric), Dave Morin (Offline Ventures), Sam Shank (Nuitée), Caterina Fake (Yes VC), Rick Johanson (In/Visible Ventures), Kevin Moore (KRM Interests LLC), Gregg Brockway

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
General Partner BenchmarkPresent
Partner BenchmarkPresent
General Partner GreylockPresent
Consultant Kerdan GroupPresent
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