Benchmark — 2021 Investments
18 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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.
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