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• @jaltma Jack Altman on x

  I'm really excited to share that I'm joining Benchmark. The past two years as a full time investor have been the most rewarding of my career. I really love venture capital, which is not something I ever imagined I'd say when I was kid, but here we are. I love new ideas and

• @benchmark @benchmark on x

  We are thrilled to share that @jaltma is joining Benchmark as our newest General Partner. The Benchmark partnership is built on a shared commitment to the craft of venture capital, where our work is defined by the depth of service and commitment to the founders we work with. We

• @ericnewcomer Eric Newcomer on x

  Six months ago in Newcomer: “To really succeed in this era Benchmark needs to figure out how to land the type of general partner who could start their own fund in the prime of their career.” Seems like they're doing it.

• @everettrandle Everett Randle on x

  Hang this one in the Louvre

• @bryce Bryce Roberts on x

  Have been saying this for so long that I've been feeling like a broken record- Shrinking and consolidating The VC board is being completely reset. Better know which game you're playing...

• @pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x

  Interesting that Benchmark is picking up 3 junior folks from Alt- something they haven't done a lot of Seems like a win-win

• @seanwdoolan Sean Doolan on x

  Been saying intra venture M&A is coming... and now it's really happening. We got approached w/ an attractive offer late last year (and respectfully turned down). There will be more of this to come!

• @eladgil Elad Gil on x

  Big congrats to one of my favorite folks in tech

• @mark_goldberg_ Mark Goldberg on x

  @jaltma is one of the best people in venture — kind, brilliant, humble. Well played team @benchmark! A wonderful match. cc @chetanp @ericvishria @EverettRandle

• @chrisfralic Chris Fralic on x

  Congrats all around. This interview was a clever part of the interview process - reminded me I once pitched the entire Benchmark team when we were raising money at Del icio us - they were taller then but remain legendary. [video]

• @maxaltman Max Altman on x

  Super proud of what Jack has accomplished and can't wait to see what he does at Benchmark!

• @grosen Greg Rosen on x

  A generational investor joins a generational firm. There's no one better to work with than @jaltma! If there was a way to track founder NPS across the market, Jack would be top of the leaderboard.

• @jaltma Jack Altman on x

  @snowmaker thank you!! the podcast is going bigger and better than ever before

• @sama Sam Altman on x

  Happy for my brother. An absolute triumph for Benchmark.

• @dropalltables Kevin Patrick Mahaffey on x

  Jack is a legend—he's a dream series A investor having built both a successful startup and a successful venture firm.

• @everettrandle Everett Randle on x

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• @brettberson Brett Berson on x

  There are so many people who keep doing what they are doing without asking the important questions of what they want, how they can take advantage of their talents, and where they should do it. I'm absolutely thrilled that Jack found the kind of investing he wants to pursue, took

• @curiousjorge65 Miles Dieffenbach on x

  I'm sure the LPs are happy, and this is why VC as an asset class exists for most LPs, upside skew. If I want a 15% net IRR, I can get that in a much better risk adjusted vehicle than a $5b+ VC fund that will take 15+ years to liquidate. Congrats to Benchmark, the model works!

• @pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x

  👀 Benchmark 2020 fund at ~10x (Legora, Mercor, Sierra) Benchmark 2024 fund at ~3x (Manus, Cursor) Honestly wild that some folks had counted them out

• @trace_cohen Trace Cohen on x

  Best performing 2020 fund?

• @cashflow_cowboy @cashflow_cowboy on x

  Rumors of the boutique model's demise have been greatly exaggerated

• @corinnemriley Corinne Marie Riley on x

  picturing the TBPN guys scrambling to make the ‘traded’ graphic rn

• @wesleyytian Wesley Tian on x

  Damn everyone is acquihiring now, even VC firms 😂

• @corinnemriley Corinne Marie Riley on x

  .@jaltma is one of the greats in just a few years of full-time investing - excited to see what he accomplishes in the next part of his journey at Benchmark! Congrats all around

• @harjtaggar Harj Taggar on x

  Wow, huge get for Benchmark. Congrats @jaltma!

• @spatialjlo Jacob Loewenstein on x

  Insanely proud of @jaltma who is just the smartest and most caring investor i've ever met. big move and big win for @benchmark 🫶

• @dylan_reider Dylan Reider on x

  Huge get for Benchmark. @jaltma is an incredible investor Also, bringing his team from @_altcapital with him - class act

• @arnavsahu341 Arnav Sahu on x

  Jack is one of the best investors. Great addition to the Benchmark team 🫡

• @saammotamedi Saam Motamedi on x

  Jack is one of the truly great people in our ecosystem. He has exceptional taste as an investor, is a relentless supporter and advocate of founders, and brings humor to everything he does. Excited for founders who will get to work with him at Benchmark!

• @atkurland Alex Kurland on x

  Wow what a move by @benchmark. Of all the uniquely amazing people I've worked with, @jaltma is top of my list (also the best human). Win for Benchmark. Loss for everyone that competes with Benchmark.

• @sajithw Sajith Wickramasekara on x

  Easy to be excited when people you respect and admire join forces. Congrats @jaltma and @ericvishria!

• @chrisfhoward Chris Howard on x

  A generational investor joins a generational firm. There are investors who talk about helping founders, and then there's Jack. He's the best. Proud of you @jaltma. Legendary chapter ahead.

• @max Max Mullen on x

  So proud of you Jack! You show up for people in a way that's rare — @benchmark and the founders you back are so lucky to have you