Chetan Puttagunta
InvestorGeneral Partner at Benchmark · Board director at Numeral · Board director at Bezi · Former director representing NEA; later Benchmark general partner at SiteTraker
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M – $15M checks · typically $8M
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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.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSocial
Beyond investing
- Education
- BS Electrical Engineering, Stanford
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at NumeralYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Chetan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Numeral's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Chetan can intro founders to Numeral's investors below.
Numeral's investors · 7
BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2025FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2023Mantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checksMayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksUncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks · since 2023W venturesBerlin · $696K – $64M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023
Co-founders at Numeral
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Matt DuVallFounder
SR
Sam RossFounder
Board director at Bezi
Intro paths
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In turn, Chetan can intro founders to Bezi's investors below.
Bezi's investors · 22
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 PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2023Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcNew York · $250K – $750K checks · since 2026Charlie Songhurstsince 2026Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2026Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2023First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M 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
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Co-founders at Bezi
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Cecilia UhrCo-founder and Chief Product Officer / Founding Designer
JP
Julian ParkCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
DB
Denys BastovCo-founder and technical/security leader
Former director representing NEA; later Benchmark general partner at SiteTraker
Intro paths
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In turn, Chetan can intro founders to SiteTraker's investors below.
SiteTraker's investors · 9
BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2017Clearvision VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2021Energize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checks · since 2019Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2021H.I.G. Growth PartnersMiami · since 2021National Grid PartnersLos Gatos · since 2018New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2017NTT DOCOMO VenturesTokyo · since 2022Wells Fargo Strategic CapitalSt. Louis · since 2018
Co-founders at SiteTraker
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Timothy MayCo-founder; former Chief Technology Officer
BC
Brett CuptaCo-founder; former SVP Product
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Steven LiebezeitCo-creator / co-founder
Experience
- BenchmarkGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ElasticChairman and Board Membercurrent2014 — presentMountain View, California
- Manus AIBoard Member2025Singapore, Singapore
- NuvoloInvestor/ Board2015 — 2023Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States
- MongoDBInvestor/ Board2012 — 2020New York, New York
- Scout RFPInvestor/ Board2015 — 2019San Francisco
- AcquiaInvestor/ Board2014 — 2019Greater Boston
- MuleSoftInvestor/ Board2013 — 2018San Francisco, California
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)General Partner2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Deals · 3
Logik SystemsBoard seat
via Benchmark · filed Feb 2018 · $25M raise
Elasticsearch GlobalBoard seat
via Benchmark · filed Nov 2017
SiteTrakerBoard seat
via Benchmark · filed Jul 2017 · $11M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Benchmark
Alex Balkanski
General Partner at Benchmark
Alexander Bruehl
Investor at Point Nine Capital
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
Everett Randle
General Partner at Benchmark
George Hu
Venture Partner at Benchmark
J. William Gurley
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
Everett 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 Board director at Numeral and Board director at Bezi and Former director representing NEA; later Benchmark general partner at SiteTraker.
- 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 Elasticsearch Global, Logik Systems, SiteTraker.
- Where did Chetan Puttagunta go to school?
- Chetan Puttagunta studied at Stanford University (BS, Electrical Engineering).
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