Sarah Tavel

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General Partner at BenchmarkSan Francisco, United States

SeedSeries AConsumerMarketplaceSaaS

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Hot

Check Size

$2.0M — $15.0M

Activity Score

92/ 100

Reliability Score

🎯20% of deals in Consumer

💰Avg check: $19.3M

🏗️Primarily invests at Series A stage

Investment Thesis

Previously at Greylock and Pinterest. Focus on marketplace and consumer companies.

Investment Timeline

Discord

$10.9M

Jan 2024

Superhuman

$33.8M

Jun 2022

SpaceX

$17.3M

Sep 2020

Stripe

$3.3M

May 2020

Anduril

$1.9M

Jul 2019

Skillz Spinoff (Aarki Bid)Dead 2023

$1.4M

Sep 2015

ZenefitsDead 2022

$3.0M

Jun 2014

JuiceroDead 2017

$3.3M

Mar 2014

MuncheryDead 2019

$1.0M

May 2013

Better PlaceDead 2013

$116.7M

Jan 2010

Portfolio Breakdown

By Sector

Consumer2 deals · 20%

SaaS1 deal · 10%

Space1 deal · 10%

Fintech1 deal · 10%

Deep Tech1 deal · 10%

AI / ML1 deal · 10%

HR Tech1 deal · 10%

Marketplace1 deal · 10%

Climate Tech1 deal · 10%

By Stage

Series A7 deals · 70%

Seed2 deals · 20%

Series B1 deal · 10%

10 tracked deals9 sectors · 3 stages

Deal Velocity

Avg Deals / Year

0.7

Avg Deal Size

$19.3M

Largest Deal

Better Place

$116.7M

YoY Trend

Accelerating

Deals Per Year

10 total deals tracked2010–2024

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Current Fund Status

Fund Name

Benchmark Fund 1

Reported Size