Sarah Tavel
Venture Partner at Benchmark
San Francisco, CA
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.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Sarah TavelThe hierarchy of engagement | Sarah Tavel (Benchmark, Greylock, Pinterest) - YouTube
Lenny's Podcast
Becoming AI Native with Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel - YouTube
OpenLP from Sapphire Partners
The Next AI Wave Will Be Social, Not Solo | Sarah Tavel, Benchmark and ex-Pinterest - YouTube
Every
Benchmark GP Sarah Tavel Says This is What Startups Need to do to Survive | Invested - YouTube
Aleph