Benchmark Employee Directory
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
Benchmark is an early-stage venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in San Francisco and Woodside, California. The firm invests in AI, open-source, marketplaces, infrastructure, and enterprise software, partnering with founders to advance startups into scalable, enduring companies. It operates with equal general partners who take board seats and maintain a hands-on approach for every investment, avoiding a junior staff model. Benchmark's portfolio comprises early-stage AI-native startups as well as stakes in public technology companies and select large enterprises, illustrating a broad ecosystem footprint. In the venture capital landscape, the firm is characterized by its partner-led, involvement-focused stance and its breadth of geographic and industry engagement within the technology sector.