Fund details
Focuses on early-stage investments in areas like mobile, marketplaces, social, and enterprise software, aiming to support breakthrough startups from inception.
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Alex Balkanski
General Partner
Alex joined Benchmark after leading two pioneering companies—C-Cube and DiviCom—that established the MPEG standard in consumer electronics and broadcasting. He serves on boards including Ambarella, Infinera, and Newport Media, and previously held board roles at companies acquired by Network Appliance and Ericsson.
Investor scope
Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Target regions
USA
Investment ranges
$500K - $1M
$1M - $3M
$3M - $10M
$10M - $50M
Focus areas
AI
Marketplaces
Consumer
Enterprise
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