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Office Locations:
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140 New Montgomery
San Francisco, CA 94105
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Communications & Networking
Financial Services
Information Technology
Software & Internet
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Founded in 1995, Benchmark has invested in more than 250 startups. The firm's investments range in size from as little as $100,000 to as much as $10 or $15 million. Typically, Benchmark invests $3 to $5 million initially and expects to invest $5 to $15 million over the life of a company. Benchmark focuses its investments on early stage opportunities in enterprise software and services, communications & security, semiconductors, mobile computing, consumer services and financial services. The firm maintains an additional office in San Francisco.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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