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Benchmark (venture capital)

Benchmark (venture capital)

Benchmark is an American venture capital firm invests in social, mobile, local and cloud companies.

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Benchmark Capital is an early investor in Uber Technologies Inc., Snap Inc. and WeWork Cos.

Founded in 1995, Benchmark is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm prefers to invest in the software, communication, security, semiconductor, mobile, social, cloud computing, consumer service, financial services, internet retail, online service, infrastructure service, system software and optical device sectors.

Benchmark invests in and works alongside entrepreneurs building startups into transformational companies.

The firm has been committed to open source and created an 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. General partners include 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 mergers and acquisitions representing a total market value of more than $60 billion.

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benchmark.com
Is a
Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm
Company
Company
Organization
Organization
Investor
Investor

Company attributes

Industry
Investment
Investment
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Cannabis industry
Cannabis
Cannabis
Location
United States
United States
California
California
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
San Francisco
San Francisco
B2X
B2B
B2B
Founder
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andy rachleff
Kevin Harvey (venture capitalist)
Kevin Harvey (venture capitalist)
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Bob Kagle
Bruce Dunlevie
Bruce Dunlevie
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles.../11133-01
Legal classification
Limited liability company
Limited liability company
Full Address
2965 Woodside Road Woodside, California 94062
988 Market Street San Francisco, California 94102
Investors
DAG Ventures
DAG Ventures
Founded Date
1995
Total Funding Amount (USD)
21,663,227
Latest Funding Round Date
October 7, 2011
Competitors
Index Ventures
Index Ventures
Nortech
Nortech
Moonrock Capital
Moonrock Capital
3
Key People
Chetan Puttagunta
Chetan Puttagunta
Eric Vishria
Eric Vishria
Sarah Tavel
Sarah Tavel
Mitch Lasky
Mitch Lasky
Peter Fenton (venture capitalist)
Peter Fenton (venture capitalist)
Matt Cohler
Matt Cohler
Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley
Latest Funding Type
Series B round
Series B round
Patents Assigned (Count)
1
Wellfound ID
benchmark-capital

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Company Operating Status
Active
Country
United States
United States
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California
Partner
Sam Pullara
Sam Pullara
4
Peter Fenton (venture capitalist)
Peter Fenton (venture capitalist)
5
Bruce Dunlevie
Bruce Dunlevie
6
Miles Grimshaw
Miles Grimshaw
7
Chetan Puttagunta
Chetan Puttagunta
8
Matt Cohler
Matt Cohler
9
Mitch Lasky
Mitch Lasky
10
Sarah Tavel
Sarah Tavel
11
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Wikidata ID
Q3534309

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