Fundraising Fox

Miles Grimshaw

Investor

Board director at Benchling

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $1M – $15M checks

30 Under 30 2017 · Venture Capital

Find your path to Miles

11,531 people in our graph share verified history with Miles — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aydin SenkutunlockedMiles: together at Revel (2024–2026)
Miles: together at Revel
Miles: together at Benchling
×7Miles: together at Y Combinator

About

Miles offers an unusual early-stage perspective from a small firm after Yale and childhood living-room e-commerce experience, backing platforms like Benchling and LangChain and favoring application-layer AI over foundation models.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSocial

Board director at BenchlingYC S12

Intro paths

YC

Miles went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Miles can intro founders to Benchling's investors below.

Benchling's investors · 20

Alkeon InnovationNew York · since 2016Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2016Artisanal VenturesTiburon · since 2016Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2016Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2016F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2016Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2016ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2016Jude GomilaLynnwood · since 2016Kicker VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $1M checks · since 2016Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2016Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2016Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2016Original CapitalMiami · since 2016SNR VCSeattle · since 2016Sound VenturesSanta Monica · since 2016Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2016Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2016Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Benchling

SWSajith Wickramasekara
Sajith WickramasekaraFounder/CEO
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Ashutosh SinghalDirector
ASAshu Singhal
Ashu SinghalFounder

Experience

  1. Thrive CapitalPartnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. SocketBoardcurrent2026 — present
  3. XDOFBoardcurrent2026 — present
  4. CursorBoardcurrent2024 — present
  5. Chai DiscoveryBoardcurrent2025 — present
  6. RevelBoardcurrent2024 — present
  7. BenchlingBoardcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. DojiBoardcurrent2025 — present
  9. Lattice HQBoard2017 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  10. LangChainBoard2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  11. GlideBoard2022 — 2024
  12. BenchmarkGeneral Partner2021 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  13. SupergreatBoard2018 — 2023
  14. AirtableBoard2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Monzo BankBoard2017 — 2022London, United Kingdom
  16. CheckBoard2019 — 2021
  17. Segment.comBoard2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  18. MapboxBoard2015 — 2020

Skills & more

Strategy5Team Leadership3Entrepreneurship18Start-ups5Data Analysis4Research5Marketing3Venture Capital3Due Diligence1Fundraising1Volunteer Management2Non-profits1
+2 moreNonprofitsSocial Media

Languages Chinese · English · French

From Miles's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Huddle LabsBoard seat

via Benchmark · filed Jul 2021 · $22.4M raise

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

Network3

Dylan FieldScout
Co-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma
Avery KlemmerScout
Investor at Thrive Capital
Brett GoldsteinScout
Investor at Launch House

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Miles Grimshaw?
Miles offers an unusual early-stage perspective from a small firm after Yale and childhood living-room e-commerce experience, backing platforms like Benchling and LangChain and favoring application-layer AI over foundation models.
Where does Miles Grimshaw work?
Miles Grimshaw is Board director at Benchling.
What does Miles Grimshaw invest in?
Miles Grimshaw invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Social.
What check size does Miles Grimshaw write?
Miles Grimshaw typically writes checks of $1M – $15M.
What boards does Miles Grimshaw sit on?
Miles Grimshaw holds tracked board seats at Huddle Labs.
Where did Miles Grimshaw go to school?
Miles Grimshaw studied at Yale University; Peking University.

Same school

Also attended Yale University948

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Peking University218

Erica WuInvestment Director at Intel CapitalGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesGaby PanVentures Manager at Qualcomm VenturesLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpPeng ChengManaging Partner at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.Jun LiInvestor at Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.

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Shared employers

Also worked at XDOF2

Mikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalPhilipp WuFounder at Xdof

Also worked at Cursor16

Michael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorZach CarloAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesBen LangBuilder, former founder, and community guyBrie WolfsonInvestor at Positive Sum CapitalMari LuukkainenPrincipal at Identity.vcAlex BangashManaging Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform Management

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Also worked at Chai Discovery6

Jordan SegallPartner at Redpoint VenturesAli TamasebGeneral Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)Eva SmorodinaInvestment Team Fellow at Amino CollectiveBrian SolenderInvestor at Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreg YapPartner at Menlo VenturesBlake ByersGeneral Partner at GV (Google Ventures)

Also worked at Revel4

Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisJake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesNina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesAndrei KozyrevPartner at Abstract Ventures