Benchmark

Sources: Benchmark raised $2B across two new funds, including a $1.25B fund for late-stage bets, its first growth fund after decades of focusing on new startups

After a late-stage bet on Cerebras delivered big returns, Benchmark decided to raise its first-ever growth fund

AI sales automation startup Monaco raised a $50M Series B led by Benchmark, bringing its total funding to $85M after raising a $25M Series A in February 2026

Gumloop, which helps companies deploy reliable AI agents that handle complex, multi-step tasks, raised a $50M Series B led by Benchmark

Gumloop, which helps companies deploy reliable AI agents that handle complex, multi-step tasks, raised a $50M Series B led by Benchmark

When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI.

Source: Benchmark's 2020 fund is now worth 10x+ and 2024 fund is 3x what investors put in, based on cash distributions and the paper value of its investments

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Source: Benchmark's 2020 fund is now worth 10x+ and 2024 fund is 3x what investors put in, based on cash distributions and the paper value of its investments

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Source: Benchmark raised $225M in special funds to invest in Cerebras' ~$1B Series H, led by Tiger Global; Benchmark led Cerebras' $27M Series A in 2016

Source: Benchmark raised $225M in special funds to invest in Cerebras' ~$1B Series H, led by Tiger Global; Benchmark led Cerebras' $27M Series A in 2016

AI chipmaker Cerebras raised a ~$1B Series H led by Tiger Global at a $23B valuation, up from $8.1B in September 2025; Benchmark, Fidelity, and AMD invested too

AI chipmaker Cerebras raised a ~$1B Series H led by Tiger Global at a $23B valuation, up from $8.1B in September 2025; Benchmark, Fidelity, and AMD invested too

AI chip provider Cerebras Systems Inc. has raised about $1 billion in a new funding round, bolstering the company's efforts to compete with Nvidia Corp.