Bill Gurley

General Partner at Benchmark

Austin, TX

Writes $1M – $15M checks · typically $8M

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About

Bill Gurley spent over two decades as a general partner at Benchmark, where his board seats included Uber, GrubHub, Zillow, and Stitch Fix. A former Wall Street research analyst, he is known for his long-form blog Above the Crowd and for public warnings about late-stage valuations and market structure. He stepped back from active investing at Benchmark in 2020 and now co-hosts the BG2 podcast with Brad Gerstner.

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Bill Gurley @bgurley

I’ve never met Leo, and from all I can gather he was an exceptional student. Well above top 1%. Probably > 1/10,000. That said I don’t think he was a “student of finance.” I asked ChatGPT to name the top 25 investing books of all time. And then asked what percentage of those https://t.co/vp2WkiAHKD

Aug 1, 2026 · ♥ 1342 · ⇄ 59

Bill Gurley @bgurley

Please stop referring to your own models in the third person when talking about model bad behavior. Humans write the software; humans built the prompts; and they work for your company. “Our” model is doing illegal things. “Our” model is risky. “We” now have liability. https://t.co/wtZyH8Dmg6

Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 6792 · ⇄ 519

Bill Gurley @bgurley

Great summary of where we are on Covid origins from @KatherineEban. Useful detail for all. https://t.co/1RzaxdYFzz

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 85 · ⇄ 6

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSocial

Beyond investing

Education: Earned an MBA from the University of Texas in 1993. Holds a BS in computer science from the University of Florida, earned in 1989.
Boards: Serves on the advisory board of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.
Awards: Is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Was named to the Institutional Investor All-American Research Team in both 1995 and 1996.
Hobbies: Has a habit of reading biographies, which inspired his book.
More: Wrote a book titled Runnin' Down a Dream about finding a fulfilling dream job, drawing on six years of research into career satisfaction.

From Bill's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

P3 InstituteFounder and Presidentcurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
The Runnin' Down a Dream FoundationFoundercurrent2026 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Crown CurrencyAuthor: Runnin' Down a Dreamcurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
BenchmarkGeneral Partnercurrent1999 — present
ZillowMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
Solv.Member, Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — present
Marco PoloMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 — present
InstaworkMember, Board of Directorscurrent2016 — present
Santa Fe InstituteMember of the Board of Trusteescurrent2017 — present
HackerOneMember, Board of Directorscurrent2014 — present
Stitch FixMember, Board of Directorscurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Nextdoor.comMember, Board of Directorscurrent2008 — present
ImpactMember, Board of Directors2020 — 2024
Good EggsMember, Board of Directors; Chair, Risk/Audit Committee2018 — 2023
SailthruMember, Board of Directors2013 — 2019
Brighter.comMember, Board of Directors2011 — 2017Santa Monica, CA
Uber TechnologiesMember, Board of Directors2011 — 2017
DogVacayMember, Board of Directors2012 — 2017
Linden LabMember, Board of Directors2004 — 2017San Francisco, CA
GrubHubMember, Board of Directors2010 — 2015