Benchmark is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology founders. Its partners invest as a flat, equal partnership, sharing economics rather than operating a hierarchy, and the firm concentrates on a small number of companies at a time. It has built its reputation on long-held positions in consumer internet, marketplaces, enterprise software, and open-source infrastructure.
Benchmark works with founders from early rounds and often takes board seats, and the firm's partners are known for direct operational involvement rather than passive capital. Its portfolio has included category-defining consumer and enterprise businesses across several technology cycles. The firm invests from offices in California and remains an active, independently owned partnership.
Benchmark - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Total Investments317
Portfolio Companies139
Current Portfolio Count102
Total Portfolio Exits23
Top Investment Stages
Series A87 (31.1%)
Series B82 (29.3%)
Series C57 (20.4%)
Series D36 (12.9%)
Series E18 (6.4%)
Stage Mix
Series A 31%Series B 29%Series C 20%Series D 13%Series E 6%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
Benchmark - Classification
- Also Known As
- Benchmark Capital Advisors LLC
- Geographic Exposure
- Americas
- NAICS
- 520000Finance and Insurance
- 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
- 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
- SIC
- 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
- 6790Miscellaneous Investing
- 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 6 more industry codes
- NAICS
- 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
- 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
- 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
- SIC
- 6000Depository Institutions
- 6720Investment Offices
- 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end
