Get to Know Us

Lead Investor (Series A). Benchmark believes that great entrepreneurs change the world for the better. The venture capital firm focuses on early-stage companies in the areas of mobile, social and cloud computing. Benchmark is comprised of six equal general partners who take a hands-on approach to every business decision. Benchmark’s portfolio includes companies like Twitter, Dropbox, Asana, and Uber; recent exits such as Bytemobile, Gaikai, Demandforce, Instagram, OpenTable, Yelp, and Zillow; and market leaders like eBay, Juniper Networks, MySQL, and Red Hat.

Lead Investor (Series B). Tenaya Capital is a leading venture capital firm with $1.5 billion under management. The firm invests in high-growth technology companies in the enterprise software, consumer internet, IT infrastructure, communications and electronics sectors. Tenaya Capital is currently investing out of Tenaya Capital VII. The firm has offices in Portola Valley, CA and Wellesley, MA.

Lead Investor (Series C). Sozo Ventures was formed in 2011 to invest in and support IT ventures with their global expansion. Sozo invests in category leaders in advanced data technologies, ecommerce, enterprise cloud, fintech, IOT and healthcare IT, among other emerging sectors.

Amador Capital is a private equity firm that makes minority and control investments in rapidly growing capital efficient businesses. Based in San Francisco, Amador was founded in 2016 by a spinoff team with experience executing transactions in the software industry under a variety of structures since 2000.

Formation 8 is a leading venture capital firm that provides capital and strategic support for technology and energy technology companies. Formation 8 combines deep operating and investing experience to partner with the best entrepreneurs and transform important global industries. The firm is based in San Francisco and has offices in Palo Alto, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore.

Grassy Creek, LLC is an investment firm with offices in London, Amsterdam, Crested Butte, New York and the Bay Area. Primary business lines are Asset Management, Property Management and Technology Ventures.

Industry Ventures is a leading investment firm focused on the venture capital market. The firm invests directly in venture backed companies through secondaries and co-investments as well as indirectly through LP interest secondaries and primary commitments to early stage venture funds. Founded in 2000, the firm manages over $2 billion of institutional capital and is headquartered in San Francisco with an office in Washington, DC.

Northgate Capital is a global venture capital manager focused on selective company and fund-level investments in the innovative technologies space. Founded in 2000, investors have committed over $4.5b to Northgate to deploy in private investments across both direct and fund-of-funds business lines as of 2Q15. Access, insight, and efficiency are the ingredients Northgate employs to seek outperformance, along with prudent diligence and an eye toward timing. With offices around the globe, Northgate helps institutional investors worldwide seek alpha through experienced venture investing.

Tao Capital Partners invests in technology, alternative energy, healthcare, and real estate businesses that a have sustainable positive impact. Technology investments include Tesla, SolarCity, SpaceX, Uber, DeepMind, Ploom, Aquion, Proterra and Crossbar. Tao is an active investor with the ability to support companies through various stages of their lifecycle.