Benchmark β 2020 Investments
4 investments dated 2020 Β· listed companies and verified rows first Β· show all
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Co-founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)Humam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)Ben Shanken(VP of Product)
Board seatMitch LaskyΒ· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAccelAccess IndustriesAcquire FiAcrew CapitalAppWorks VenturesArcane Group+36 more
Engageli provides a virtual classroom platform designed for online learning that combines live and asynchronous instruction in a social, table-based environment.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Dan Avida(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inDaphne Koller(Co-founder)inSerge Plotkin(Co-founder)inJamie Nacht Farrell(Co-founder)Gideon Avida(Founding contributor (attributed by secondary databases))inJoe Peter(Founding contributor (attributed by secondary databases))
Board seatAlex BalkanskiΒ· per SEC Form D Β· $14.5M raise Β· filed Mar 2021
Co-investorsBRM CapitalCorner VenturesEducapitalGood FriendsMaveronEmerge Education
Cambly connects language learners with tutors for online English instruction.
EdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Sameer Shariff(Founder)inKevin Law(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer / learning leader)
Co-investors500 GlobalAUTHENTIC VENTURESBessemer Venture PartnersChapter OneHaystackMONASHEES+4 more
Supergreat operated an online community platform focused on beauty and product reviews; the service has since wound down and directs its community to Whatnot.
ConsumerE-commerceSocial
Co-investorsShrug CapitalTq Ventures LlcGreenoaksK5 GlobalShopifyShrug+1 more
Rows marked βSEC filingβ are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D β public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.