Sarah Tavel

General Partner at Benchmark

San Francisco, CA

Writes $4M – $30M checks · typically $12M

About

Sarah Tavel joined Benchmark in 2017 as the firm's first woman general partner, backing Chainalysis, Hipcamp, and 11x, and transitioned to a venture partner role in 2025 to spend more time exploring AI. Earlier she was a product leader at Pinterest and a partner at Greylock. She writes a widely read newsletter on marketplaces, consumer products, and AI.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSocial

Experience

BenchmarkPartnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Greylock PartnersGeneral Partner2015 — 2017
PinterestProduct Manager2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Bessemer Venture PartnersVice President2006 — 2012menlo park, ca
The Kerdan GroupConsultant2005 — 2006

Education

Harvard UniversityA.B., Philosophy (cum laude)
Stuyvesant High School

Skills & more

Venture Capital49Entrepreneurship41Product Management36Start-ups99Business Strategy19Business Development11Strategic Partnerships43Product Development5Cloud Computing5New Business Development2Competitive Analysis5E-commerce16

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MarketingMarketing StrategyMobile ApplicationsMergers & AcquisitionsMobile DevicesAnalyticsGo-to-market StrategyAngel InvestingSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyInvestments

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