Fundraising Fox

George Hu

Investor

Venture Partner at Benchmark

San Francisco, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

Experience

  1. Fireworks AIPresidentcurrent2026 — present
  2. BenchmarkVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
  3. AirtableMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. World ReliefBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. YelpMember Board Of Directors2019 — 2025San Francisco, CA, United States
  6. Twilio Inc.Chief Operating Officer2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Peer - Feedback at workFounder2014 — 2016San Francisco, CA
  8. Salesforce.comChief Operating Officer2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Salesforce.comEVP Platform and Marketing2010 — 2011
  10. Salesforce.comEVP Marketing and Alliances2008 — 2010
  11. Salesforce.comEVP Products and Marketing2007 — 2008
  12. Salesforce.comChief Marketing Officer2006 — 2007
  13. Salesforce.comSVP Applications2005 — 2006
  14. Salesforce.comVP, Sales Force Automation2004 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Salesforce.comDirector of Product Marketing2003 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Salesforce.comProduct Manager, SMB products2002 — 2003
  17. NorthPoint CommunicationsProduct Manager, Voice over DSL1997 — 2000

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2000 — 2002
  2. Harvard UniversityAB, Economics1992 — 1996

Skills & more

Strategy44Negotiation15Cloud Computing98Analytics70Sales Process52Social Enterprise33Strategic Partnerships44Positioning23Product Management35Start-ups28Investments12CRM16
+12 moreQuantitative AnalyticsSocial CommerceSolution SellingProduct MarketingCustomer Experience ManagementBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyLead GenerationPaaSCompetitive AnalysisSaaSEnterprise Software

From George's professional profile.

Colleagues at Benchmark

Alex Balkanski
General Partner at Benchmark
Arad Naveh
Partner at Benchmark
Bill Gurley
General Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-host
Bob Kagle
General Partner at Benchmark
Bruce Dunlevie
General Partner at Benchmark
Chetan Puttagunta
General Partner at Benchmark
Eric Vishria
General Partner at Benchmark
Everett Randle
General Partner at Benchmark

Network12

Bill GurleyScout
General Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-host
Peter FentonScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Alex BalkanskiScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Arad NavehScout
Partner at Benchmark
Arif JanmohamedScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Bob KagleScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Bruce DunlevieScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Chetan PuttaguntaScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Eric VishriaScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Everett RandleScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Gary BenittScout
Managing Partner at Social Leverage
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark

Investors connected to George in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does George Hu work?
George Hu is Venture Partner at Benchmark.
What check size does George Hu write?
George Hu typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Harvard University1,457

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Airtable29

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersMax GazorInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersSam WerboffHead of Digital Native Enterprise GTM, Anthropic at EMERGENT VENTURESAkshay NathanEngineering Manager at Asymmetric Capital Partners

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Also worked at World Relief3

Elisa YanAnalyst at Runtime VenturesKen GustavsenMSD at i3 — Investing in Innovation AfricaCara WoodVice President of Finance and Operations at Impact Engine

Also worked at Yelp60

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalTony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalVince SollittoVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalHarrison LieberfarbPartner at Canvas Ventures

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Also worked at Twilio Inc.64

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at GreycroftLauren ReederInvestor at Sequoia Capital

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