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  2. Benchmark is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Bob Kagle, Bruce Dunlevie, Andy Rachleff, Kevin Harvey, and Val Vaden. [1] Investments. The firm's most successful investment was a 1997 investment of $6.7 million in eBay for 22.1% of the company. [2] .

  3. Dec 6, 2023 · Benchmark Capital. Why Benchmark Capital invested in eBay, Uber, and Riot Games. Justin Pryor. Dec 06, 2023. There are a few companies that define a decade of startup investing. In the 1990s, it was eBay. In the 2010s, it was Uber.

  4. Apr 11, 2018 · 7 min read. Apr 11, 2018. Listen. Share. eBoys by Randall Stross is a classic. It chronicles the early days of one of the finest venture funds ever: Benchmark. Below are some of the excerpts I found most valuable. “When Benchmark invested $6.7mm in eBay in 1997, the auction company’s valuation was put at $20 million.

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  5. When we created Benchmark, we created a new kind of venture firm--one that's based on teamwork, superior service to entrepreneurs and an intense dedication to building technology companies of lasting value. Key Dates: 1995: Benchmark is founded. 1997: Benchmark invests $6.7 million in eBay.

  6. If you are curious about Benchmark Capital, the venture capital firm that on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Travis Kalanick, the recently departed CEO of ride-hailing firm Uber — one of...

  7. Benchmark is a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage capital investment. It is focused on social, mobile, local and cloud companies in the areas of enterprise software and services, communications and security, semiconductors, mobile, social and cloud computing, consumer services, financial services, e-commerce, online services ...

  8. Apr 23, 2020 · The 8 Insights. 1. Patience: It takes 5+ years to know whether you’re good. “The industry held that it took five years before anyone could tell whether a new venture capitalist was going to be ...

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