Benchmark
Venture CapitalSan Francisco, CA
•$1M – $15M• Invests mostly in Series ABenchmark is an early-stage venture capital firm in San Francisco backing visionary founders across AI, SaaS, and consumer tech.
Backed Startups (7)
In directoryCerebras Systems
• AI HardwareWafer-scale AI supercomputing platform for instantaneous inference and training
$715M · Series F
Fireworks AI
• AI InferenceThe fastest generative AI production inference engine for developers and enterprises
$77M · Series B
HeyGen
• AI VideoGenerative AI video platform converting text to studio-quality video with custom avatars
$60M · Series A
LangChain
• AI InfrastructureOpen-source framework & developer platform for building LLM applications
$35M · Series A
Mercor
• AI RecruitmentAI-powered global talent sourcing and automated technical interview platform
$32M · Series A
Sierra AI
• Enterprise AIConversational AI platform for enterprise customer experience founded by Bret Taylor
$285M · Series B
Stytch
• AuthDeveloper platform for passwordless authentication, passkeys, and fraud prevention
$126M · Series B