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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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Coverage Timeline

2026-02-18
The Information 2 related

Benchmark hires Jack Altman, the founder of Alt Capital and Lattice, as its fifth general partner; three Alt Capital team members will join him at Benchmark

Benchmark on Tuesday said it had hired Jack Altman, the founder of early-stage firm Alt Capital and HR software company Lattice, as its fifth general partner.

2026-02-17
The Information

Benchmark hires Jack Altman, the founder of Alt Capital and Lattice, as its fifth general partner; three Alt Capital team members will join him at Benchmark

Benchmark on Tuesday said it had hired Jack Altman, the founder of early-stage firm Alt Capital and HR software company Lattice, as its fifth general partner.

2025-10-21
The Information

Everett Randle, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins, joins VC firm Benchmark as general partner, following a slew of personnel departures at Benchmark

Natasha Mascarenhas / The Information : X: @km , @danprimack , @everettrandle , @scottbelsky , @everettrandle , @zebulgar , and @benchmark X: Kanyi Maqubela / @km : @EverettRandle @benchmark much con...

2024-12-14
New York Times 2 related

A look at opposing VC models of Benchmark, which maintains its traditional small-scale approach, and Andreessen Horowitz, which pursues aggressive expansion

Three decades ago, five men formed a venture capital firm on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley with a simple pitch: Small is beautiful.

2020-04-23
Wall Street Journal 4 related

Sources: Bill Gurley will not be a partner in Benchmark's 10th venture fund but will continue to work with companies he led earlier investments in

Lead investor won't be involved in new fund for first time since he joined firm in 1999  —  Bill Gurley—one of the most prominent …

2019-07-25
CNBC 6 related

Filings: Arianna Huffington and Benchmark's Matt Cohler are resigning from Uber's board of directors; Uber's first employee, Ryan Graves, left the board in May

Lauren Feiner / CNBC :

2017-08-25
Recode 5 related

Sources: Uber CEO search has devolved into bitter, personal struggle between Kalanick, who wants to retain control, and Benchmark, with others caught in between

Kara Swisher / Recode :

2017-08-13
Axios 23 related

Shervin Pishevar and two other Uber investors demand that Benchmark, which sued Travis Kalanick for fraud, give up its Uber board seat and sell its Uber shares

A group of Uber investors has asked that venture capital firm Benchmark step down from the company's board of directors, Axios has learned.

2017-08-12
Axios 39 related

Shervin Pishevar and two other Uber investors demand that Benchmark, which sued Travis Kalanick for fraud, give up its Uber board seat and sell its Uber shares

A group of Uber investors has asked that venture capital firm Benchmark step down from the company's board of directors, Axios has learned.

2017-06-22
New York Times 16 related

Uber's crisis was a failure of oversight and shows founders should be constrained by lieutenants, mentors, and a forceful board of directors

Lost Today, hoping to be Found! Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Even after forcing Travis Kalanick out as Uber CEO, investors sing his praises Mike Isaac / New York Times : Trav...

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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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