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Chetan Puttagunta

Investor

General Partner at Benchmark · Director; Benchmark General Partner at fomo · Board director at Numeral · Board director at Bezi

San Francisco Bay Area

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

Midas 2026 · #89Midas 2025 · #68Midas 2024 · #74Midas 2023 · #64Midas 2022 · #77Midas 2021 · #82Midas 2020 · #8230 Under 30 2017 · All Star Alumni

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About

Chetan Puttagunta is a venture investor specializing in enterprise and developer tools, an early open-source business-model champion who led early bets on Elastic, MongoDB, Modern Treasury and chairs Elastic’s board.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSocial

Beyond investing

Education
BS Electrical Engineering, Stanford

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Director; Benchmark General Partner at fomo

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In turn, Chetan can intro founders to fomo's investors below.

fomo's investors · 27

ArchetypeNew York · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2025BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2026Bryan Pellegrinosince 2025Coinbase VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks · since 2025icebergysince 2025Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026Ivan Soto-Wrightsince 2025Jacob Hornesince 2025Jae Chungsince 2025Jordi Alexandersince 2025Kevin Hartzsince 2026Luca Netzsince 2025Marc Boironsince 2025Mark Pincussince 2026Musha VenturesSeattle · $25K – $500K checks · since 2025Pathlight VenturesOld Bridge · $500K – $5M checksRaj Gokalsince 2025Reinvent CapitalNew York · since 2026Roshun Patelsince 2025Sabrina Hahn FundNew York · since 2025Shiliang Tangsince 2025Union Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checks · since 2026Viktor Buninsince 2025Will Pricesince 2025

Co-founders at fomo

DH
Dax HammanExecutive Officer, Director
SYSe Yong Park
Se Yong ParkCo-Founder
PEPaul Erlanger
Paul ErlangerCo-Founder & CEO
PDPrashan Dharmasena
Prashan DharmasenaCo-Founder

Board director at NumeralYC W23

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YC

Numeral went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — Chetan sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

GP

Numeral's group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Numeral's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Numeral's investors · 12

AirAngelsMiami BeachBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2025Contrarian Thinking CapitalFundersClubSan Francisco · $290K – $5M checks · since 2023Mango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checksMantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksMayfield FundMenlo Park · $500K – $12M checksShaans All AccessSeattleTribe Capital FirstlookSan Francisco · $25K – $75M checks · since 2025Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2023W venturesBerlin · $696K – $64M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Numeral

MDMatt DuVall
Matt DuVallFounder
SRSam Ross
Sam RossFounder

Board director at Bezi

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Bezi's investors · 23

2.12 AngelsTiburon · $100K checks · since 20268VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026Adverb VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026AirAngelsMiami Beach · since 2026Alt CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2023Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2023Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2026Charlie Songhurstsince 2026Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2026Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2023First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2026Fuel CapitalCovina · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026LGFWest Hollywood · since 2026Long Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Bezi

CUCecilia Uhr
Cecilia UhrCo-founder and Chief Product Officer / Founding Designer
JPJulian Park
Julian ParkCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
DBDenys Bastov
Denys BastovCo-founder and technical/security leader

Experience

  1. BenchmarkGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ElasticChairman and Board Membercurrent2014 — presentMountain View, California
  3. Manus AIBoard Member2025Singapore, Singapore
  4. NuvoloInvestor/ Board2015 — 2023Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States
  5. MongoDBInvestor/ Board2012 — 2020New York, New York
  6. Scout RFPInvestor/ Board2015 — 2019San Francisco
  7. AcquiaInvestor/ Board2014 — 2019Greater Boston
  8. MuleSoftInvestor/ Board2013 — 2018San Francisco, California
  9. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)General Partner2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area

Deals · 3

LogikcullBoard seat

via Benchmark · filed Feb 2018 · $25M raise

ElasticBoard seat

via Benchmark · filed Nov 2017

SiteTrakerBoard seat

via Benchmark · filed Jul 2017 · $11M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Benchmark

Alex Balkanski
General Partner at Benchmark
An-Yen Hu
General Partner at Benchmark
Bruce Dunlevie
Benchmark co-founder, long-duration board investor and CarbonDrop chief executive
Eric Vishria
General Partner at Benchmark
Ev Randle
General Partner at Benchmark
George Hu
Venture Partner at Benchmark
J. William Gurley
General Partner at Benchmark
Jack Altman
General Partner at Benchmark

Network9

Alex BalkanskiScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Bruce DunlevieScout
Benchmark co-founder, long-duration board investor and CarbonDrop chief executive
George HuScout
Venture Partner at Benchmark
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Mark PincusScout
Founder at Workplay Ventures
Bill Gurley
General Partner Emeritus at Benchmark
Ann Winblad
Partner Emeritus, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners at Aspenwood
Eric Vishria
General Partner at Benchmark
Ev Randle
General Partner at Benchmark

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Chetan Puttagunta?
Chetan Puttagunta is a venture investor specializing in enterprise and developer tools, an early open-source business-model champion who led early bets on Elastic, MongoDB, Modern Treasury and chairs Elastic’s board.
Where does Chetan Puttagunta work?
Chetan Puttagunta is General Partner at Benchmark and Director; Benchmark General Partner at fomo and Board director at Numeral and Board director at Bezi.
What does Chetan Puttagunta invest in?
Chetan Puttagunta invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Social.
What check size does Chetan Puttagunta write?
Chetan Puttagunta typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What boards does Chetan Puttagunta sit on?
Chetan Puttagunta holds tracked board seats at Canopy Tax, Elastic, Folloze, Heap, Logikcull, Placester, Reltio, Scout RFP, SiteTraker.
What companies has Chetan Puttagunta invested in?
Investments tracked here include Acquia, Airbyte, Bezi, Canopy, Duffel, Elastic, fomo, Forter, Heap, Legora, Levelpath, Logikcull, and 19 more.
Where did Chetan Puttagunta go to school?
Chetan Puttagunta studied at Stanford University (BS, Electrical Engineering).

Same school

Shared employers

Also worked at Manus AI1

Tao ZhangFounder at Manus