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Benchmark

Operating Status: Operating

Benchmark is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology founders through a flat, equal partnership.

Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Founded
1995
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Investments

Numeral
Numeral
Series C

Total Raised

$157.5M

Rounds

5

Series C$100MSeptember 2026
Series A$18MMarch 2025
Deep Cogito
Deep Cogito
Series A

Total Raised

$43M

Rounds

1

Series A$43MAugust 2026
Instinct
Instinct
Series B

Total Raised

$325M

Rounds

3

Series B$250MAugust 2026
Ollama
Ollama
Series B

Total Raised

$65.1M

Rounds

2

Series B$65MJuly 2026
Sierra
Sierra
Series E

Total Raised

$1.6B

Rounds

4

Series E$950MMay 2026
Series C$350MSeptember 2025
Series B$175MOctober 2024
Series A$110MFebruary 2024
Eigen
Eigen
Seed

Total Raised

$15M

Rounds

1

Seed$15MApril 2026
Legora
Legora
Series D

Total Raised

$550.5M

Rounds

2

Series D$550MMarch 2026
fomo
fomo
Series B

Total Raised

$92M

Rounds

2

Series A$17MNovember 2025
LangChain
LangChain
Series B

Total Raised

$160M

Rounds

3

Series B$125MOctober 2025
Seed$10MMarch 2023
Exa
Exa
Series B

Total Raised

$107.5M

Rounds

3

Series B$85MSeptember 2025
Bezi
Bezi
Series A

Total Raised

$13M

Rounds

2

Series A$13MNovember 2023
MindsDB
MindsDB
Seed

Total Raised

$54.5M

Rounds

6

Seed$5MAugust 2023
Seed$25MJune 2023
Seed$16.5MFebruary 2023
Instawork
Instawork
Series D

Total Raised

$148M

Rounds

6

Series D$60MMay 2023
Nextdoor
Nextdoor
Public

Total Raised

$736.5M

Rounds

14

Post IPO Equity$18.6MJanuary 2023
Levelpath
Levelpath
Series A

Total Raised

$44.5M

Rounds

2

Seed$14.5MJanuary 2023
Impact
Impact
Series B

Total Raised

$15M

Rounds

2

Series B$15MNovember 2022
Fireworks AI
Fireworks AI
Series C

Total Raised

$327M

Rounds

3

Series A$25MOctober 2022
Poparazzi
Poparazzi
Series A

Total Raised

$15M

Rounds

3

Series A$15MJune 2022