Bill Gurley

Bill Gurley

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General Partner

Bio

Bill Gurley has served as a general partner at Benchmark since 1999. Gurley led the firm’s Series A investment in Uber (IPO 2019), and currently sits on the boards of Instawork, Good Eggs, HackerOne, Nextdoor, Solv, Stitch Health, and Stitch Fix, among others. Recent exits include Vessel (acquired by Verizon), DogVacay (recently combined with Rover), Brighter (acquired by Cigna), and Stitch Fix’s IPO. Before entering the venture capital business, Gurley spent four years on Wall Street as a top-ranked research analyst, including three years at CS First Boston. Gurley also maintains a blog on the evolution and economics of high technology businesses called Above the Crowd.

Bill Gurley studied at Millsaps College, University of Central Florida, and McCombs School of Business - The University of Texas at Austin.

Location

San Francisco, California, United States, North America

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Primary Organization

Benchmark

Benchmark

Founded

1995

Investment

688

Lead investment

230

Exits

190

Employees

11-50

Industry

Venture Capital, Finance, Angel Investment

Jobs history

4

Mothership

Investor

Invalid date - Current

Impact

Board Member

2020 - Current

Stitch Health

Member of the Board of Directors

2017 - Current

Marco Polo

Member Board Of Directors

2016 - Current

Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Bill Gurley is the General Partner at Benchmark, based in United States, North America. With a background in Venture Capital, Bill Gurley has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Bill Gurley studied BS Computer Engineering @ University of Central Florida. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Number of investment

1

Number of exits

0

Personal investment

0

There is no personal investment available on this profile

Partner investment

21

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2022
Mothership Mothership
Venture Round - Mothership
Mothership Benchmark
76.0M
Nov 14, 2022
Impact Impact
Series B - Impact
Impact Benchmark
15.0M
Jan 17, 2023
Nextdoor Nextdoor
Post-IPO Equity - Nextdoor
Nextdoor Benchmark
18.6M
May 18, 2023
Instawork Instawork
Series D - Instawork
Instawork Benchmark
60.0M

Exits

0

There is no exit available on this Profile

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