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Benchmark (venture capital firm)
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<p>Benchmark is a <a href="/facts/Venture_capital/yeH3m7zo">venture capital</a> firm founded in 1995 by <a href="/facts/Bob_Kagle/E7FwveYN">Bob Kagle</a>, Bruce Dunlevie, <a href="/facts/Andy_Rachleff/67cX4AHM">Andy Rachleff</a>, <a href="/facts/Kevin_Harvey_(venture_capitalist)/w0AN8AMn">Kevin Harvey</a>, and Val Vaden. The firm is known for its equal partnership structure and focus on early-stage investing, typically leading the first institutional round of funding while taking a board seat with each company it invests in. </p>