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Benchmark

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54 articles accelerating

Benchmark has appeared in 54 articles since 2015-04. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 10 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Uber, Kalanick, SoftBank, Travis Kalanick.

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54
mentions
Velocity
+400.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+4.000
velocity change
Sources
14
publications

Coverage Timeline

2017-11-13
Recode 1 related

Sources: even with truce between Benchmark and Kalanick, the deal hinged on the success of SoftBank's tender offer for Uber's secondary shares

& peace! https://www.recode.net/...

2017-08-06
The Information

Sources: SoftBank discussed deal with Benchmark to buy Uber shares from existing shareholders at $40B-$45B valuation, and invest an additional $1B at $70B

The Information : Tweets: @cityofthetown , @mikeisaac , and @jessicalessin Tweets: Tom Dotan / @cityofthetown : Softbank maybe investing in Uber is the latest thing stressing out the board. Also this...

2017-08-05
The Information

Sources: SoftBank discussed deal with Benchmark to buy Uber shares from existing shareholders at $40B-$45B valuation, and invest an additional $1B at $70B

Three weeks ago, Benchmark partners Matt Cohler and Peter Fenton flew into Sun Valley, Idaho for a private meeting with Masayoshi Son of SoftBank … Tweets: @cityofthetown , @mikeisaac , and @jessicale...

2017-07-16
Bloomberg 4 related

Sources: Benchmark, other Uber shareholders have discussed selling some shares to SoftBank; Benchmark initiated the effort to sell stock before the CEO's ouster

Uber Technologies Inc. shareholders and its board, led by early backer Benchmark, have discussed selling some of their shares …

2017-07-15
Bloomberg 4 related

Sources: Benchmark, other Uber shareholders have discussed selling some shares to SoftBank; Benchmark initiated the effort to sell stock before the CEO's ouster

Uber Technologies Inc. shareholders and its board, led by early backer Benchmark, have discussed selling some of their shares …

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Quarterly Coverage

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Benchmark has appeared in 152 Techmeme articles since August 2015. The biggest stories include Travis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO, sources say after pressure from Benchmark, First... and Shervin Pishevar and two other Uber investors demand that Benchmark, which sued Travis.... Frequently covered alongside Google, Travis Kalanick, Kalanick, SoftBank, and Uber. Coverage has shifted toward funding themes and away from consumer, competition.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise -29pts; developer -14pts; consumer +19pts
2024Q3developer +67pts; consumer +33pts; funding +67pts
2024Q4safety +17pts; developer -67pts; consumer -17pts

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