Benchmark
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Overview
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 its commitment to open source and is noted for creating the first equal ownership and compensation structure for its partners. The five 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 Chetan Puttagunta, Sarah Tavel, Victor Lazarte, Peter Fenton, and Eric Vishria. 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, Amplitude, Confluent, GrubHub, Zendesk and Zillow; and franchise companies from Juniper to eBay to Red Hat.
Highlights
Founded
1995
Industry
Venture Capital
Employees
11-50
Investment
690
Lead Investment
230
Exits
190
Stages
Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Location
United States, North America
Contact Information
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Profile Resume
Benchmark, established in 1995 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity investments across Developer Tools, 3D Technology, Financial Services, Finance, Mobile, Venture Capital, Mortgage, FinTech, Marketplace, Personal Finance. The organization boasts a portfolio of 688 investments, with an average round size of $48.6M and 190 successful exits. Their recent investments include Gizmoz, DoCoMo Capital, Columbia Capital, Prosper Marketplace, Accel. The highest investment round they participated in was $2076.3B. Among their most notable exits are Gizmoz and DoCoMo Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
Benchmark has made 690 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 17, 2024, when Leya raised $25.0M.
Benchmark has made 98 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jul 07, 2024, when Fireworks AI raised $52.0M.
investments
690
Diversity investments
98
Lead investments
230
Number of exits
190
Investments
690
| Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | HeyGen | Software | 60.0M |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Pomerium | Information Technology | 13.8M |
| Jul 07, 2024 | Fireworks AI | Software | 52.0M |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Leya | Software | 25.0M |
Exits
190
Funding Timeline
Funding rounds
690
Investors
0
Funds
6
Funding Rounds
690
Benchmark has raised 690 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 17, 2024 from a Series A - Leya round.
| Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | Series A - HeyGen | - | 60.0M | - |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Series A - Pomerium | - | 13.8M | - |
| Jul 07, 2024 | Series B - Fireworks AI | - | 52.0M | - |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Series A - Leya | - | 25.0M | - |
Investors
0
There is no funding round available on this profile
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
| Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
| May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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