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Benchmark's partners on investing in a frenzied market
Benchmark announced two billion dollars across two funds this summer, only the second time in its thirty-one-year history it has moved off a far smaller vehicle; partners now call the old way a mistake.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend ShiftPublished
At a glance
- First reported by TechCrunch: “No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 5:11 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: San Francisco.
- BBN covered this story before: San Francisco developer pulls zombie game that let players kill… (October 18).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNow Benchmark: Peter Fenton says holding its core fund at five hundred million dollars for twenty years was probably a tactical error.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwenty years of discipline, and the review says probably. That's the most polite apology I've ever seen.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey've now raised two billion dollars across two funds. Weather's next, and Brock will call that a drizzle.
The story so far
- Polls, data centers and San Francisco's mayor shape the midterms · New York Post
- San Francisco Created a Car-Free Oasis by the Sea—and It’s Driving… · WSJ
- Boat dwellers near San Francisco face an Oct. 15 exit deadline · The New York Times
- SIA flight returns to San Francisco almost 9 hours after departure… · CNA
- San Francisco developer pulls zombie game that let players kill… · Hindustan Times
- Benchmark's partners on investing in a frenzied market (this story)
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