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2480 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA, 94025
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Herzliya, 46725, ISR

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Benchmark Capital

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 an additional office in Herzliya Pituach, Israel. In 2007, London-based Benchmark Europe became an independent firm, named Balderton Capital.

Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
Eucalyptus Systems 7/10Series B$20M3
Metacafe 6/10Debt$5M4
Marin Software 6/10Series D$11.2M5
Gaikai 5/10Series B$10M3
Grockit 5/10Series C$7M3
Cotendo 5/10Series C$12M3
Stitcher 4/10Series B$6M2
Quora 3/10Series A$11M1
Wix 3/10Series C$10M3
Avvo 3/10Series C$10M3
Scale Computing 3/10Series B$9M4
Clicker 2/10Series B$11M3
TuneWiki 2/10Series B$7M6
Prosper 2/10Unattributed$2M5
Vivox 2/10Series C$6.8M4
BOKU 1/10Series C$25M4
Gaikai 1/10Series A$5.04M1
Skybox Security 12/09Series D$2M6
Clarizen 12/09Series C$8M3
HipLogic 12/09Series B$7M4
Lithium Technologies 12/09Series C$23M5
Seeking Alpha 12/09Series B$7M3
Asana 11/09Series A$9M2
Gizmoz 11/09Series C$5.3M2
Engine Yard 10/09Series C$19M6
Twitter 9/09Series D$100M6
Clicker 9/09Series A$8M3
Riot Games 9/09Series C$8M3
Fanbase 8/09Series A$5M1
Polyvore 8/09Series B$5.6M3
Zendesk 8/09Series B$6M2
Mint.com 8/09Series C$14M6
Panaya 8/09Series B$5M2
BOKU 6/09Series A$13M3
GreenRoad Technologies 5/09Series D$15M5
Eucalyptus Systems 4/09Series A$5.5M1
Marin Software 4/09Series C$13M3
Direct2Silicon 4/09Series B$9M2
D2S 4/09Series B$9M4
Cotendo 3/09Series B$7M2
Direct2Silicon 3/09Unattributed$7.19M3
Twitter 2/09Series C$35M6
CTERA Networks 1/09Series B1
RightScale 12/08Series B$13M2
Finjan 11/08Unattributed$22M4
New Relic 11/08Series B$6M2
Zuora 10/08Series B$15M4
Glassdoor 10/08Series B$6.5M2
Gigya 10/08Series C$11M4
Terracotta 9/08Unattributed$10M4
MBA Polymers 9/08Series F$20M4
Friendster 8/08Series D$20M3
GreenRoad Technologies 7/08Series C$17.5M4
Engine Yard 7/08Series B$15M3
Riot Games 7/08Series B$7M2
Xeround 7/08Series B$16M4
CTERA Networks 7/08Series A1
SpringSource 6/08Series B$15M2
Odysii 6/08Series A$20M2
oDesk 6/08Series C$15M4
Lithium Technologies 6/08Series B$12M3
Grockit 5/08Series B$8M2
G.ho.st 5/08Series A$3M1
Mu Dynamics 5/08Series C$10M3
RightScale 4/08Series A$4.5M1
Move Networks 4/08Series C$46M7
Marin Software 4/08Series B$7.25M1
TuneWiki 4/08Series A$3M1
New Relic 4/08Series A$3.5M1
Glassdoor 3/08Series A$3M1
Gizmoz 3/08Series B$6.5M4
Zuora 3/08Series A$6.5M2
Gigya 3/08Series B$9.5M3
Mint.com 3/08Series B$12M6
maniaTV 3/08Series C$9.5M5
Proofpoint 2/08Unattributed$28M8
FriendFeed 2/08Series A$5M3
Pentaho 2/08Series C$12M3
HipLogic 2/08Series A$4.5M1
Coverity 2/08Series A$22M2
Metaweb Technologies 1/08Series B$42M4
Silver Peak Systems 1/08Series D$21M6
Sentrigo 2008Series B2
conduit 1/08Series B$8M1
Engine Yard 1/08Series A$3.5M1
Polyvore 12/07Series A$2.5M2
NorthStar Systems International 11/07Seed$11.5M3
Vivox 11/07Series B$7.8M3
Vollee 9/07Series B$7.5M2
BroadLight 9/07Series E$12M9
Qlusters 8/07Series C$10.4M5
Metacafe 8/07Series C$30M4
Xoomsys 6/07Series B$8M3
SpringSource 6/07Series A$10M1
Hyperic 6/07Series B$6.1M2
Prosper 6/07Series C$20M5
Grockit 6/07Series A$2.3M1
Power Challenge Sweden 5/07Series A$8M1
Interface21 5/07Series A$10M1
Sentrigo 5/07Series A$3.5M1
Gizmoz 5/07Series A$6.3M2
Pure Digital Technologies 5/07Series E$40M4
Vudu 4/07Series B$15M2
Avvo 4/07Series B$10M2
Digital Fuel Technologies 3/07Series E$5M5
Digital Fuel 3/07Series E$5M4
Zopa 3/07Series C$12.9M3
Gaia 3/07Series B$12M3
LiveOps 2/07Series C$28M4
Zlango 2/07Unattributed$12M2
ScanSafe 2/07Series B$15M2
Gigya 2/07Series A$3M2
Moondo 2007Series A$6M2
Funtactix 2007Series A$6M2
Red 5 Studios 12/06Unattributed$18.5M2
Clarizen 12/06Series A$7M2
Newport Media 11/06Series C$30M6
uShip 10/06Series B$5M2
Liquid Air Lab 10/06Series B$10M2
Resolute Networks 10/06Unattributed$10M6
Elecsnet 10/06Unattributed$2M1
Yelp 10/06Series C$10M1
oDesk 9/06Series B$8M3
Seeking Alpha 9/06Series A2
Rebtel 9/06Series A$20M2
Vontu 8/06Series D$10M4
Carrier IQ 8/06Series A$10M3
Friendster 8/06Series C$10M4
Metacafe 7/06Series B$15M2
Mu Dynamics 6/06Series B$10M3
BridgeCo 6/06Series D$23M7
Gaia 6/06Series A$8.93M2
Nanosolar 6/06Series C$75M8
Friendster 5/06Unattributed$3.1M2
Hyperic 5/06Series A$3.8M2
Panaya 4/06Series A$5M2
RMI Corporation 4/06Unattributed$20M5
Zimbra 4/06Series C$14.5M9
Skybox Security 3/06Series D$8.8M6
Proofpoint 3/06Series E$20M7
Icera 3/06Series C$40M2
Zopa 3/06Series B$15M3
Linden Lab 3/06Series B$11M7
Metaweb Technologies 3/06Series A$15M3
Terracotta 2/06Series B$13.5M6
Newport Media 2/06Series B$25M5
Finjan 2/06Unattributed$10M3
Ambarella 2/06Series C$15.4M3
Prosper 2/06Series B$12.5M4
Silver Peak Systems 1/06Series B$13M4
WeeWorld 2006Series B$15.5M2
Zillow 10/05Series A$32M2
Silver Peak Systems 9/05Series A$12.5M2
CollabNet 9/05Series B$9.5M5
RaySat 6/05Series B$27M3
Vudu 6/05Series A$21M5
Entrisphere 5/05Series C$75M8
Nanosolar 5/05Series B$20M4
Prosper 4/05Series A$7.5M2
Good Technology 3/05Series E$95M5
Saw-You 3/05Series A$1.5M1
Resolute Networks 2/05Unattributed$5M6
Blue Lane Technologies 2/05Series B$13.4M2
Mu Dynamics 2005Series A$4M2
Linden Lab 10/04Series A$8M5
Blazent 5/04Series C$10M4
Pure Digital Technologies 2004Unattributed$28M4
Friendster 10/03Series B$13M4
MySQL 6/03Series B$19.5M2
Blazent 3/03Series B$9.2M5
CollabNet 10/02Unattributed$11M3
Blazent 2002Series A$4.2M2
OpenTable 10/00Series C$36M6
Opsware 6/00Series B$120M5
OpenTable 1/00Series B$10M4
Opsware 11/99Series A$21M1

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  1. Eucalyptus raises $20M for hybrid cloud computing (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  2. Metacafe lands $5 million for curated movie site (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  3. Marin Raises Another $11.2 Million For Search Engine Management Software (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  4. Rustic Canyon Partners, Benchmark Capital, Triplepoint Capital and Mystery Investor Funding $10M+ of the Gaikai Series B (prnewswire.com) [edit]
  5. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  6. Cotendo Closes $12 Million Investment Round (freshnews.com) [edit]
  7. Benchmark Helps Web Talk Radio Startup Stitcher Turn Up The Volume By $6 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. Quora Has The Magic: Benchmark Invests at $86 Million Valuation (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  9. Wix Raises $10 Million For Flash Website And Widget Builder (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  10. Online attorney rating service Avvo scores $10 million (techflash.com) [edit]
  11. Benchmark, Others Store $9 Million In Scale Computing (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  12. Clicker Raises Another $11 Million To Become The TV Guide Of Online Video, SEC (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  13. Social Music Player TuneWiki Raises Funding From Motorola Ventures, Others (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  14. Prosper Marketplace Announces $2 Million in Bridge Financing as Bankruptcy Fears Loom (americanbankingnews.com) [edit]
  15. Vivox Raises $6.8 Million from IDG Ventures and Existing Investors (freshnews.com) [edit]
  16. BOKU Raises $25M in Series C Equity Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
  17. SEC D (sec.gov) [edit]
  18. Skybox closes $2M to produce risk management software (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  19. Work Management Software Maker Clarizen Raises $8 Million More (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  20. HipLogic Raises $7 Million To Bring Smartphone Intelligence to Mass Market Phones (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  21. Lithium Technologies Raises $18M in Series C Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
  22. Silicon Alley Insider (businessinsider.com) [edit]
  23. Facebook Co-Founder Dustin Moskovitz Raises $9 million For New Collaboration Startup, Asana (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  24. TechCrunch [edit]
  25. Engine Yard Website (engineyard.com) [edit]
  26. Twitter (blog.twitter.com) []
  27. Clicker Raises $8M, Launches Video Search Engine (socaltech.com) [edit]
  28. Reuters (reuters.com) [edit]
  29. All-Sports Directory Fanbase Launches With $5 Million In Funding (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  30. Polyvore Looks Stylin’ In This New $5.6 Million Round Of Funding (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  31. New Products Announced as Peter Fenton joins Board (PR) (blog.zendesk.com) [edit]
  32. Personal Finance Startup Mint Raises $14 Million (techcrunch.com) []
  33. Panaya Secures $5 Million in Series B Funding (panayainc.com) [edit]
  34. Citation Needed [add]
  35. GreenRoad raises $15M for safe driving technology (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  36. Eucalyptus Systems raises $5.5M for a hybrid approach to cloud computing (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  37. Marin Software Closes $13 Million Series C Financing (prweb.com) [edit]
  38. Direct2Silicon nabs $9M to lower cost of chip production (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  39. Citation Needed [add]
  40. CDN Upstart Cotendo Launches, Gets More Cash (businessinsider.com) [edit]
  41. System-on-a-chip software co. Direct2Silicon takes $7.2M (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  42. Twitter Raises $35 Million Series C From Benchmark and IVP, Others (techcrunch.com) []
  43. Capital Report Index [edit]
  44. Expanding RightScale with $13M new funding (blog.rightscale.com) [edit]
  45. Finjan Raises $22 Million in Investment Round (finjan.com) [edit]
  46. New Relic Raises $6 Million For Rails Performance Monitoring (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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  48. VentureBeat (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  49. Gigya Raises $11 Million For Two-Pronged Widget Strategy (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  50. Terracotta raises $10M for Java tools (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  51. Citation Needed [add]
  52. techcrunch.com []
  53. GreenRoad Technologies raises $3M for fuel economy and driver safety technology (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  54. Engine Yard takes $15mill Series B Round from NEA, Amazon and Benchmark (brainspl.at) [edit]
  55. Riot Games Secures $7 Million From Benchmark Capital And FirstMark Capital (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  56. Investors Circle Xeround. (dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com) [edit]
  57. CTERA’s CloudPlug takes a hybrid approach to storage (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  58. SpringSource Announces $15mln Series B Round of Financing (springsource.com) [edit]
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  61. techcrunchit.com [edit]
  62. Stealth educational startup Grockit raises $8M more (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  63. venturebeat.com [edit]
  64. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  65. RightScale Raises $4.5 Million from Benchmark Capital (rightscale.com) [edit]
  66. Online video services company Move Networks raises $46 million (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  67. Search Engine Marketing Firms Continue to Raise Funding - Kenshoo and Marin Software (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
  68. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  69. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  70. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  71. Gizmoz Raises $6.5 Million (uk.reuters.com) [edit]
  72. Sociable (sociableblog.com) [edit]
  73. Widget Distribution, Tracking Service Gigya Raises $9.5 Million (dmwmedia.com) [edit]
  74. Citation Needed []
  75. Funding Source [edit]
  76. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  77. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) []
  78. Pentaho raises $12M for open source “business intelligence” software (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  79. company press release (numobiq.com) [edit]
  80. Coverity raises $22M to get the flaws out of your code (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  81. MetaWeb Gets $42 Million Second Round For Online Database (paidcontent.org) [edit]
  82. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  83. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  84. pehub.com [edit]
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  86. SEC D (sec.gov) [edit]
  87. Citation Needed [add]
  88. Vivox, voice chat for virtual worlds, raises $7.8M (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  89. Mobile Funding: 2 More Deals (metue.com) [edit]
  90. BroadLight, optical communications co, raises $12M more. (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  91. Qlusters Raises Third Round (linux.sys-con.com) [edit]
  92. home.businesswire.com [edit]
  93. Xoomsys Raises $8 Million in Series B Venture Capital Funding (vcgate.com) [edit]
  94. Why Did We Raise $10mln (blog.springsource.com) [edit]
  95. Open source system management software Hyperic raises $6.1M (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  96. Citation Needed [add]
  97. Grockit raises $2.3M for online test preparation (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  98. Benchmark Capital Invests $8 Million in Power Challenge, the Leading Online Sports Games Company (corporate.powerchallenge.com) [edit]
  99. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  100. Sentrigo Raises $3.5 Million in First Round - Woburn, MA. (nevcfunding.blogspot.com) [edit]
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  102. AllThingsD (kara.allthingsd.com) [edit]
  103. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  104. seattlepi.nwsource.com [edit]
  105. Digital Fuel receives a $5 million investment (dealipedia.com) [edit]
  106. Digital Fuel, a service level agreement co., raises $5M mor (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  107. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  108. Citation Needed [add]
  109. Benchmark backs LiveOps $28M round (benchmark.com) [edit]
  110. Zlango Update: BenchMark and Accel Invest $12 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  111. ScanSafe VentureBeat Profile (venturebeatprofiles.com) [edit]
  112. Citation Needed [add]
  113. Citation Needed [add]
  114. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  115. Red 5 Studios gets $18.5 million in VC funding (news.cnet.com) [edit]
  116. Clarizen Secures $7 Million in First-Round Funding Co-Led by Benchmark Capital and Carmel Ventures (clarizen.com) [edit]
  117. Newport Media Closes $30 million Series C Financing (newportmediainc.com) [edit]
  118. UShip Inks $5M Round For Shipping & Moving Marketplace (benchmark.com) [edit]
  119. Spodradio, a radio and podcast “hub,” gets $10M from Benchmark (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  120. Resolute Networks Raises $10 Million (resolutenetworks.com) [edit]
  121. Mint Capital announces investment agreement with Benchmark Capital Europe for further development of Elecsnet (mintcap.ru) [edit]
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  123. odesk.com [edit]
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  126. Cap Funding Report [edit]
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  128. news.com []
  129. benchmark.com [edit]
  130. Mu Security Lands $10M (lightreading.com) [edit]
  131. BridgeCo Raises $23M in Latest Venture Finance Round (thefreelibrary.com) [edit]
  132. Citation Needed [add]
  133. nanosolar.com [edit]
  134. Friendster raises $3.1 million; Good man Siegelman stepped in (siliconbeat.com) []
  135. http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2006/06/27/hyperic-raises-funding-part-2/ (blogs.the451group.com) [edit]
  136. Panaya Raises $5 Million in First Round Financing From Benchmark Capital and Gemini Israel Funds (panayainc.com) [edit]
  137. Raza Microelectronics, Inc. Secures $20 Million in Strategic Venture Funding (rmicorp.com) [edit]
  138. zimbra.com [edit]
  139. Skybox Secutrity (skyboxsecurity.com) [edit]
  140. Proofpoint Closes $20 Million Financing Round (proofpoint.com) [edit]
  141. Icera adds a further $40M in funding (icerasemi.com) [edit]
  142. thealarmclock.com [edit]
  143. 'Second Life' scores $11 million in funding (news.com) [edit]
  144. Citation Needed [add]
  145. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  146. Newport Media Closes $25 Million Funding Round Led By Oak Investment Partners (ezinfofind.com) [edit]
  147. Finjan Raises $10 Million in Investment Round (finjan.com) [edit]
  148. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  149. Citation Needed [add]
  150. Silver Peak Secures $13 Million in Series B Financing (silver-peak.com) [edit]
  151. TechCrunch UK (uk.techcrunch.com) []
  152. techcrunch.com [edit]
  153. Silver Peak Gets $12.5M (lightreading.com) [edit]
  154. CollabNet receives $9.5 million in private financing (open.collab.net) [edit]
  155. Mobile satellite antennae co RaySat raises $27m (investorshub.advfn.com) [edit]
  156. paidcontent.org [edit]
  157. Entrisphere Scores $75M Round (lightreading.com) [edit]
  158. nanosolar.com [edit]
  159. Citation Needed [add]
  160. Cap Funding report [edit]
  161. Citation Needed [add]
  162. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  163. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  164. Mu Security Lands $10M (lightreading.com) [edit]
  165. Second Life Boosted with $8 Million in New Financing; Linden Lab and Benchmark Capital Aim for the Metaverse (allbusiness.com) [edit]
  166. Blazent adds $10M in funding (sanjose.bizjournals.com) [edit]
  167. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  168. Citation Needed []
  169. mysql.com [edit]
  170. Cohesiant bonds with $9.2M funding round (sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com) [edit]
  171. SEC D (sec.gov) [edit]
  172. SEC D Amended (sec.gov) [edit]
  173. opentable.com [edit]
  174. Red Herring (redherring.com) [edit]
  175. opentable.com [edit]
  176. The Case for the Fat Startup (bhorowitz.com) [edit]
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