| Website | benchmark.com |
| Phone | (650) 854-8180 |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 1/95 |
Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments. The firm’s initial investments typically sit in the $3 million to $5 million range, and over the lifetime of a relationship the firm will often invest $5 million to $15 million in a portfolio company. Investments are generally directed towards technology driven companies in the areas of enterprise software and services, communications and security, semiconductors, mobile computing, consumer services, and financial services in the US and Europe.
Benchmark Capital was founded in 1995 and is based in Menlo Park, California with additional offices in London, United Kingdom and Herzliya Pituach, Israel
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Engine Yard | 10/09 | Series C | $19M | 6 |
| 9/09 | Series D | $100M | 6 | |
| Clicker | 9/09 | Series A | $8M | 3 |
| Riot Games | 9/09 | Series C | $8M | 3 |
| Fanbase | 8/09 | Series A | $5M | 1 |
| Polyvore | 8/09 | Series B | $5.6M | 3 |
| Zendesk | 8/09 | Series B | $6M | 2 |
| Mint.com | 8/09 | Series C | $14M | 6 |
| Panaya | 8/09 | Series B | $5M | 2 |
| BOKU | 6/09 | Series A | $13M | 3 |
| GreenRoad Technologies | 5/09 | Series D | $15M | 5 |
| Eucalyptus Systems | 4/09 | Series A | $5.5M | 1 |
| Marin Software | 4/09 | Series C | $13M | 3 |
| Direct2Silicon | 4/09 | Series B | $9M | 2 |
| D2S | 4/09 | Series B | $9M | 4 |
| Cotendo | 3/09 | Series B | $7M | 2 |
| Direct2Silicon | 3/09 | Unattributed | $7.19M | 3 |
| 2/09 | Series C | $35M | 6 | |
| CTERA Networks | 1/09 | Series B | 1 | |
| RightScale | 12/08 | Series B | $13M | 2 |
| Finjan | 11/08 | Unattributed | $22M | 4 |
| New Relic | 11/08 | Series B | $6M | 2 |
| Zuora | 10/08 | Series B | $15M | 4 |
| Glassdoor | 10/08 | Series B | $6.5M | 2 |
| Gigya | 10/08 | Series C | $11M | 4 |
| Terracotta | 9/08 | Unattributed | $10M | 4 |
| MBA Polymers | 9/08 | Series F | $20M | 4 |
| Friendster | 8/08 | Series D | $20M | 3 |
| GreenRoad Technologies | 7/08 | Series C | $14.5M | 4 |
| Engine Yard | 7/08 | Series B | $15M | 3 |
| Riot Games | 7/08 | Series B | $7M | 2 |
| Xeround | 7/08 | Series B | $16M | 4 |
| CTERA Networks | 7/08 | Series A | 1 | |
| Odysii | 6/08 | Series A | $20M | 2 |
| Lithium Technologies | 6/08 | Series B | $12M | 3 |
| SpringSource | 6/08 | Series B | $15M | 2 |
| oDesk | 6/08 | Series C | $15M | 4 |
| Grockit | 5/08 | Series B | $8M | 2 |
| G.ho.st | 5/08 | Series A | $3M | 1 |
| Mu Dynamics | 5/08 | Series C | $10M | 3 |
| RightScale | 4/08 | Series A | $4.5M | 1 |
| Move Networks | 4/08 | Series C | $46M | 7 |
| Marin Software | 4/08 | Series B | $7.25M | 1 |
| New Relic | 4/08 | Series A | $3.5M | 1 |
| TuneWiki | 4/08 | Series A | $3M | 1 |
| Glassdoor | 3/08 | Series A | $3M | 1 |
| Gizmoz | 3/08 | Series B | $6.5M | 4 |
| Zuora | 3/08 | Series A | $6.5M | 2 |
| Gigya | 3/08 | Series B | $9.5M | 3 |
| Mint.com | 3/08 | Series B | $12M | 6 |
| FriendFeed | 2/08 | Series A | $5M | 3 |
| HipLogic | 2/08 | Series A | $4.5M | 1 |
| Coverity | 2/08 | Series A | $22M | 2 |
| Silver Peak | 1/08 | Series D | $21M | 6 |
| Metaweb Technologies | 1/08 | Series B | $42M | 4 |
| Engine Yard | 1/08 | Series A | $3.5M | 1 |
| Conduit | 1/08 | Series B | $8M | 1 |
| NorthStar Systems International | 11/07 | Seed | $11.5M | 3 |
| Vivox | 11/07 | Series B | $7.8M | 3 |
| BroadLight | 9/07 | Series E | $12M | 9 |
| Metacafe | 8/07 | Series C | $30M | 4 |
| Hyperic | 6/07 | Series B | $6.1M | 2 |
| Grockit | 6/07 | Series A | $2.3M | 1 |
| SpringSource | 6/07 | Series A | $10M | 1 |
| Prosper | 6/07 | Series C | $20M | 5 |
| Interface21 | 5/07 | Series A | $10M | 1 |
| Gizmoz | 5/07 | Series A | $6.3M | 2 |
| Pure Digital Technologies | 5/07 | Series E | $40M | 4 |
| Avvo | 4/07 | Series B | $10M | 2 |
| Digital Fuel | 3/07 | Series E | $5M | 4 |
| Zopa | 3/07 | Series C | $12.9M | 3 |
| Gaia | 3/07 | Series B | $12M | 3 |
| LiveOps | 2/07 | Series C | $28M | 2 |
| ScanSafe | 2/07 | Series B | $15M | 2 |
| Gigya | 2/07 | Series A | $3M | 2 |
| Clarizen | 2007 | Series A | $7M | 2 |
| Moondo | 2007 | Series A | $6M | 2 |
| Liquid Air Lab | 10/06 | Series B | $10M | 2 |
| Yelp | 10/06 | Series C | $10M | 1 |
| oDesk | 9/06 | Series B | $8M | 3 |
| Rebtel | 9/06 | Series A | $20M | 2 |
| Seeking Alpha | 9/06 | Series A | 1 | |
| Friendster | 8/06 | Series C | $10M | 4 |
| Metacafe | 7/06 | Series B | $15M | 2 |
| Mu Dynamics | 6/06 | Series B | $10M | 3 |
| Gaia | 6/06 | Series A | $8.93M | 2 |
| Nanosolar | 6/06 | Series C | $75M | 8 |
| Hyperic | 5/06 | Series A | $3.8M | 2 |
| Zimbra | 4/06 | Series C | $14.5M | 9 |
| Icera Semiconductor Technology | 3/06 | Series C | $40M | 2 |
| Zopa | 3/06 | Series B | $15M | 3 |
| Metaweb Technologies | 3/06 | Series A | $15M | 3 |
| Linden Lab | 3/06 | Series B | $11M | 7 |
| Prosper | 2/06 | Series B | $12.5M | 4 |
| WeeWorld | 2006 | Series B | $15.5M | 2 |
| Zillow | 10/05 | Series A | $32M | 2 |
| Vudu | 6/05 | Series A | $21M | 5 |
| Nanosolar | 5/05 | Series B | $20M | 4 |
| Prosper | 4/05 | Series A | $7.5M | 2 |
| Saw-You | 3/05 | Series A | $1.5M | 1 |
| Mu Dynamics | 2005 | Series A | $4M | 2 |
| Linden Lab | 10/04 | Series A | $8M | 5 |
| Pure Digital Technologies | 2004 | Unattributed | $28M | 4 |
| Friendster | 10/03 | Series B | $13M | 4 |
| MySQL | 6/03 | Series B | $19.5M | 2 |
| OpenTable | 10/00 | Series C | $36M | 6 |
| Opsware | 6/00 | Series B | $120M | 5 |
| OpenTable | 1/00 | Series B | $10M | 4 |
| Pentaho | Series C | $12M | 3 | |
| Sentrigo | Series A | 1 | ||
| Sentrigo | Series B | 2 | ||
| Polyvore | Series A | $2.5M | 2 |
