Benchmark is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in AI, open-source, marketplaces, infrastructure and enterprise software. Based in San Francisco and Woodside, Benchmark works alongside entrepreneurs building startups into transformational companies.
Benchmark's $425 million fund is comprised of equal general partners who take board seats and a hands-on approach to every entrepreneur and company we back, with no junior investment staff.
Benchmark’s current portfolio of early-stage venture investments includes AI-native companies such as Cerebras, Cursor, DeepCogito, Fireworks AI, Greptile, HeyGen, LangChain, Legora, Manus AI, Reducto and Sema4.ai; public companies such as Asana, Amplitude, Confluent, Elastic, New Relic, Nextdoor, Stitch Fix, Snap, and Uber; and Fortune 500 companies from Juniper to eBay to Red Hat.
Catalyst Investors is a growth equity firm that invests in high-growth technology companies. Founded in 1999 and investing its sixth fund, Catalyst employs a proactive, research-based approach to recognize burgeoning market trends and partners with world-class management teams and companies to capitalize on those trends and create long-term value.
Global Strategies is a Group M Company specializing in Enterprise Search Marketing programs for Fortune 500 companies. With global reach and experience, Global Strategies not only has the experience but coverage to help execute SEM programs globally. Current and past clients include, Thomson Reuters, Purina, DuPont, IBM, Intel, Ford, Adobe and several others.