Benchmark
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Signals
4 stories (+0%)
Media momentum
As of 19 Oct 2026 · Visible stories in the last 30 days, compared with the 30 days before.
4 sources
Source diversity
As of 19 Oct 2026 · Distinct publications behind this entity's visible coverage.
3 investments
Investment activity
As of 19 Oct 2026 · Source-backed invests-in relationships tracked from this investor.
Aug 2026 → Oct 2026
Coverage span
As of 19 Oct 2026 · First to most recent month of TLDRocket coverage of this entity.
Management
updated 2 Oct 2026- Bill Gurley General Partner
- Eric Vishria General Partner
- Mitch Lasky Partner
- Sarah Tavel General Partner
- Daniel Slutzky Operating Partner And CFO
- Matt Mochary Advisor
- Amie Fineberg Executive Assistant
- Matt Cohler Partner
Portfolio
Latest developments
Q4 2026
Benchmark invests in Hone Funding
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco announced its AI-focused session lineup, interactive roundtables, and breakout agenda for October 13–15 Conference announcement
- Hone: Austrian Founder Moritz Stephan Raises $60 Million for A.I. Agents
- The final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Q3 2026
TechCrunch announced Startup Battlefield 200 and a Benchmark-led VC discussion for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Conference announcement
Instinct, an AI assistant startup, raised a $250 million Series B at a $2.5 billion valuation Funding
- AI agent Instinct jumps to $10B valuation with $1B led by Sequoia, Benchmark and Coatue
- Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
- AI agent Instinct seeks $1B at $10B valuation in talks with Sequoia, Benchmark
- Consumer-focused AI assistant startup Instinct reportedly raising $250M
- Noah Shinn’s Instinct goes from $100M to $2.5B in weeks: 23-year-old’s AI assistant just raised $250M Series B
- Deep Cogito raises $43M to develop self-improving AI models
Relationships
Investment & ownership
- Invests in Instinct · 4 sources
- Instinct invests in this investor · 2 sources
- Invests in Deep Cogito · 1 source
- Invests in Hone · 1 source
Products & technology
- Deploys TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 · 1 source