Bill Gurley
Venture capitalist; general partner at Benchmark from 1999 to 2020, early Uber investor.
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- Bill Gurley is an American venture capitalist.
- He was a general partner at Benchmark from 1999 until he stepped back in 2020.
- He is best known for an early investment in Uber in 2011.
- Before venture he was a Wall Street analyst and led coverage of the Amazon.com IPO.
- He writes the blog Above the Crowd.
Key facts
- Born
- 10 May 1966, Dickinson, Texas1
- Benchmark
- General partner, 1999 to 20201
- Known for
- Early investment in Uber, 20111
- Before
- Hummer Winblad partner; research analyst at CS First Boston, lead analyst on the Amazon.com IPO; design engineer at Compaq1
- Education
- B.S., University of Florida, 1989; MBA, University of Texas McCombs, 19931
Roles
Before
Part of until 2020
Benchmark (general partner, 1999 to 2020) source on Benchmark
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