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Benchmark — 2021 Investments

18 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Amplitudeamplitude.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMPLSeries A · Jun 2021

Amplitude provides an AI analytics platform that helps companies understand customer behavior and make data-driven product decisions.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Spenser Skates(CEO)inCurtis Liu(CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inAndrew Casey(Chief Financial Officer)inNathaniel Crook(Chief Commercial Officer)inBilal Mahmood(Head of Product)in

Board seatEric Vishria· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesSequoia Capital91 VenturesArtisanal VenturesBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)+21 more

Townstowns.comin𝕏Crypto token on Base/Ethereum; traded on Coinbase, Binance and others: TOWNSJan 2021

Towns is an open messaging protocol built on Base that enables private group communications and decentralized finance applications.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3FintechSocialNew York, US

Ben Rubin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inBrian Meek(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)inPatrick Fives(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoCoinbase VenturesFramework VenturesSignia Venture Partners8-Bit CapitalAndreessen Horowitz

Click Houseclickhouse.comin𝕏Series A · Sep 2021 · $50M✓ verified

ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Aaron Katz(Founder)inAlexey Milovidov(Founder)inYury Izrailevsky(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesAltimeter Capital515 Ventures+22 more

AcuityMDinSeed · May 2021 · $7M

Targeting platform for medical device companies that uncovers new opportunities and tracks existing users.

HealthtechBoston, US

Michael Monovoukas(CEO and Co-Founder)inRobert Coe(CTO and Co-Founder)Lee Smith(Co-Founder and VP of Customer Experience)

BoardLogan Bartlett(Director / Redpoint investor)in

Board seatEric Vishria· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAjax HealthArtisanal VenturesAtreides ManagementICONIQ GrowthRedpoint VenturesStepstone Group

Airbyteairbyte.comin𝕏Series A · May 2021 · $26M

Airbyte provides a context layer for agents and pipelines, enabling data connectivity and integration solutions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Michel Tricot(CEO)inJean Lafleur(COO)inJean (John) Lafleur(Founder)inJohn Lafleur(Founder)Brian Cannon(Lead Recruiter)Ron Miguel(Senior Recruiter)

Board seatChetan Puttagunta· per SEC Form D

Co-investors8VCAccelCoatue ManagementFlex Capital PartnersKima VenturesRebel Fund+11 more

Chainalysischainalysis.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2021 · $16M

Chainalysis provides investigative services and training programs for cryptocurrency compliance and risk mitigation.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Jonathan Levin(Founder)inMichael Gronager(Founder)inJan Møller(Founder)inRakib Azad(Executive Officer)in

BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)in

Board seatSarah Tavel· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelAdditionAlbionVCArchetypeBlackstoneBNY Mellon+36 more

Commerce Layercommercelayer.ioin𝕏Jun 2021 · $6M

Commerce Layer provides API infrastructure for enterprise ecommerce, offering 400+ API endpoints, real-time webhooks, and a composable, multi-market architecture.

Developer ToolsE-commerceSaaSPrato, IT

Massimo Scardellato(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer / Co-CEO)inFilippo Conforti(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer / Co-CEO)inBarbara Rybka(Chief Customer Officer / early adviser)Seth Bindernagel(Vice President of Marketing)inKia Saedi(Vice President of Sales)in

Board seatEric Vishria· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementMango CapitalSV Angel

Ninetailedninetailed.ioin𝕏Jul 2021acquired by Contentful · Aug 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Ninetailed offers a personalization platform that enables web teams to create and deliver tailored content experiences without developer support.

AdTechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSBerlin, DE

Sascha Konietzke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paolo Negri(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andy Kaiser(Founder)Alexander Braunreuther(Founder)Steve Sloan(Executive Officer, Director)Margo M Smith(Executive Officer)

Board seatEric Vishria· per SEC Form D · $175M raise · filed Aug 2021

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalCherry VenturesFirst MomentumGaia VenturesGrand VenturesHeavybit+12 more

Benchlingbenchling.comin𝕏Series B · Apr 2021 · $200M

Benchling provides a cloud-based R&D platform for life sciences, combining a collaborative electronic lab notebook, structured scientific data modeling, automated workflows, and AI tools.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sajith Wickramasekara(CEO)inAshutosh Singhal(Founder)Ashu Singhal(Founder)inCheng Kang(Founder)Cornelius Chen(Founder)Cory Liin

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzArtisanal VenturesBalaji SrinivasanDraper AssociatesEnsemble Labs+31 more

Cockroach Labscockroachlabs.comin𝕏Dec 2021

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database designed for enterprise applications that require high availability and global scalability.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Spencer Kimball(Founder)inPeter Mattis(Founder)inBen Darnell(Founder)

Co-investorsBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementFirstMark CapitalG SquaredGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-Tel+13 more

Manticoremanticore.aiin𝕏Mar 2021 · $100M

ManticoreAI (ShieldProbe) is an AI-driven penetration testing platform that combines autonomous assessment with CREST-certified human validation to find web and network vulnerabilities, apply middleware-level mitigations in under 30ms, draft code fixes, and re-test on every commit.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Saeid Atabaki(Founder)in

Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresCorrelation VenturesSoftBank Group

Popshop Livepopshoplive.cominSeries A · Jul 2021 · $20M

Popshoplive is a creator commerce platform that lets individuals launch an online store at no upfront cost, choosing from a large product catalog and selling through live streams, shoppable social videos, and automated Instagram comment/DM responses.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces

Danielle Li(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesColor CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcProgressionTq Ventures LlcFloodgate

SentiLinksentilink.comin𝕏Jul 2021

SentiLink provides fraud detection and identity verification products and data solutions for financial institutions and businesses.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Max(Co-founder)Maxwell Blumenfeld(Founder)inNaftali Harris(Founder)inMax Blumenfeld(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCraft VenturesFelicis VenturesFifth Down CapitalFlexcap VenturesNew York Life Ventures+30 more

Singularity 6singularity6.comin𝕏Series B · Jul 2021 · $30M

Singularity 6 is a game development studio that creates online multiplayer games designed to deliver meaningful social experiences and player community belonging.

Gaming

Anthony Leung(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFunPlusTRANSCENDAnthos CapitalLondon Venture Partners

Soraresorare.comSep 2021 · $680M

Sorare operates a fantasy football game built around officially licensed digital player cards.

Nicolas Julia(Founder)inAdrien Montfort(Founder)inNicolas Julia Adrien Montfort(Founder)

Co-investors20VC4M HoldingAccelAirAngelsBessemer Venture PartnersConsenSys Mesh+23 more

Stytchstytch.comNov 2021 · $90M

Stytch provides an identity and authentication platform for applications and AI agents, offering authentication, authorization, security, and fraud protection features.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Reed McGinley-Stempel(Founder)inJulianna Lamb(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundChapter OneCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesContraryThrive+1 more

Tiger Datatigerdata.comin𝕏Mar 2021 · $12.4M

Tiger Data, creators of TimescaleDB, builds a Postgres-based time-series database for fast ingest, efficient storage, and real-time analytics at scale.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTNew York, US

Ajay Kulkarni(Founder)inMikeinMichael J. Freedman(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inRahil Sondhi(Founder of acquired PopSQL; joined Timescale in 2024)inKerri Damm(Chief Financial Officer)inRamon Guiu(Vice President, Product)in

PartnerPeter Fenton· quoted

Co-investorsIcon VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Redpoint VenturesTiger Global ManagementTwo Sigma Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Huddle Labs

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.