Benchmark
Also known as Benchmark Capital
Silicon Valley venture capital firm with equal partners; early backer of eBay and Uber.
At a glance
What it owns
Holds stakes in Uber.
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Bob Kagle, Bruce Dunlevie and 3 others
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- Benchmark is an American venture capital firm founded in 1995 by five partners.
- Its partners share ownership and pay equally, with no senior or junior tiers.
- It usually leads a company's first institutional round and takes a board seat.
- Its best-known investments include eBay (1997) and Uber (2011).
Key facts
- Founded
- 19951
- Founders
- Bob Kagle, Bruce Dunlevie, Andy Rachleff, Kevin Harvey and Val Vaden1
- Structure
- Equal ownership and compensation for all partners1
- Notable investments
- $6.7 million for 22.1% of eBay in 1997; $12 million for 11% of Uber in 20111
- Exits include
- Amplitude, Asana, Confluent, eBay, Elastic, New Relic, Nextdoor, Red Hat, Snap, Stitch Fix, Uber1
What it owns
Invested in
- UberOrganization
$12 million for an 11% stake in 2011 · since 2011 source on Uber
Before
Invested in until 14 Aug 2026
Cursor (in the $105M Series B) source on Cursor
People
Before
People until 2020
Bill Gurley (general partner, 1999 to 2020) 2
Links
Sources
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