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Benchmark Capital

Benchmark Capital

San Francisco, Californiabenchmark.com

Overview

Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in sectors including social, mobile, local, cloud, consumer technology, and enterprise software.

Year Founded

1995

AUM

$4.8B

Portfolio Companies

182

Investments

Benchmark Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Open WebUIJul 2026Series BCo-investor
OllamaJul 2026Series BCo-investor
fomoJun 2026Series BCo-investor
FomoJun 2026Series BCo-investor
FomoJun 2026Series BCo-investor

Key People

Alex Balkanski

General Partner

Bill Gurley

General Partner

Chetan Puttagunta

General Partner

Kevin Harvey

General Partner

Peter Fenton

General Partner

Victor Lazarte

General Partner

An-Yen Hu

Operating Partner And General Counsel

Arad Naveh

Partner

Matt Cohler

Partner

Mitch Lasky

Partner

Daniel Slutzky

Operating Partner And CFO

Alexander Bruehl

Co-Investor Contentful

Bala C.

Investor

Rachel Park

Investor

Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded1995
AUM$4.8B

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