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Benchmark

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Benchmark focuses on early-stage venture investing in mobile, marketplaces, social, infrastructure, and enterprise software.

Investor Profile

Benchmark has made 701 investments, with 17 in the past 12 months and 34% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (27%)
  • Series B (26%)
  • Series C (18%)
  • Series D (9%)
  • Series Unknown (9%)
  • Seed (4%)
  • Series E (4%)
  • Series F (2%)
  • Private Equity (1%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (88%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Israel (3%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Philippines (1%)
  • Sweden (1%)
  • China (1%)
  • Switzerland (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Enterprise Software
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Saas
  • E-commerce
  • Cloud Computing
  • Mobile
  • Analytics
  • Social Media
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Benchmark frequently co-invest with?

TC
North America, California, United States, Portola Valley
Co-Investments: 27
Kleiner Perkins
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 22
Google Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 21
New Enterprise Associates
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 29
Index Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 51
DAG Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 72
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 33
Accel
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 50
Redpoint
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 23
Greylock
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 50

Which angels does Benchmark often collaborate with?

CS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
JS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
MB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 8
RH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
Dave Duffield
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 3
MM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
AD
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 3
HP
North America, Washington, United States, Bellevue
Shared Deals: 3
Vivi Nevo
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv
Shared Deals: 3
EG
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5

What are some of recent deals done by Benchmark?

The Open Network Foundation

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

The Open Network Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in Switzerland in 2023.

BlockchainPayments
Initial Coin OfferingMar 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $400,000,000
Mercor

San Francisco, California, United States

Mercor is an AI-based hiring platform designed to improve the recruitment process for both job seekers and companies.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningRecruitingSoftware
Series BFeb 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
Numeral

San Francisco, California, United States

Numeral puts sales tax on autopilot for leading e-commerce and SaaS businesses.

FinTechInformation TechnologySoftware
Series AFeb 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Anysphere

San Francisco, California, United States

Anysphere builds Artificial Intelligence tools and assistants to help humans.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
Series BDec 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $105,000,000
Decart

San Francisco, California, United States

Decart is an AI research lab that focuses on creating foundational generative interactive models that are accessible in real time.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIIT Infrastructure
Series ADec 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $32,000,000
New Lantern

San Francisco, California, United States

New Lantern develops AI-powered medical imaging software designed to assist radiologists by automating repetitive tasks in their workflow.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareSaaSSoftware
Series ANov 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $19,000,000
Agentio

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Agentio is an advertising platform that connects marketers with creators to facilitate the buying and selling of sponsored content.

Advertising PlatformsContent CreatorsSoftware
Series ANov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,000,000

Towns is an on-chain messaging platform co-founded by the creator of Houseparty and Meerkat.

Series AOct 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $25,500,000
Mercor

San Francisco, California, United States

Mercor is an AI-based hiring platform designed to improve the recruitment process for both job seekers and companies.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningRecruitingSoftware
Series ASep 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
11x

San Francisco, California, United States

11x develops autonomous digital workers to help organizations optimize their processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware
Series ASep 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $24,000,000