Benchmark capital
| Benchmark capital | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited Liability Company |
| founding | 1995 |
| Seat | Menlo Park |
| Branch | Venture capital |
| Website | http://www.benchmark.com |
Benchmark Capital is a Founded in 1995, venture capital - private equity firm based in Menlo Park and San Francisco , State of California , USA .
In 1997, the company invested $ 6.7 million in the eBay auction house , which became the best investment in Silicon Valley history. Two years later, those shares were worth $ 5 billion.
The company manages approximately $ 3 billion. The portfolio includes early-stage investments in over 250 companies, including AOL , ResearchGate , Asana, Uber , Dropbox , eBay , Facebook , Instagram , MySQL , HP Palm , Quora , Linden Lab and Twitter .
executive Director
The current managing partners are Matt Cohler, Bruce Dunlevie, Peter Fenton, Bill Gurley, Kevin Harvey, and Mitch Lasky.