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Benchmark

Venture Capital$5B+ AUM
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Equal partnership VC firm. Known for Uber, Twitter, Snapchat investments.

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👷Worker TreatmentMixedJan 2024

Invested in Uber, supported Travis Kalanick initially then pushed him out. Mixed record on portfolio company labor practices.

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👷Worker TreatmentMixedJan 2024

Benchmark smaller fund, less influence over portfolio layoffs. But Bill Gurley supported Uber Kalanick era.

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🤖AI EthicsMixedJan 2024

Benchmark smaller AI portfolio. Less involved in AI ethics debates. Traditional VC.

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🤝Founder TreatmentOpposedAug 2017

Sued co-founder Travis Kalanick in 2017 for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty after leading effort to force him out as Uber CEO. Sought to remove him from board and rescind his 3 board seats. Kalanick called it "public and personal attack."

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Worker Treatment: Invested in Uber, supported Travis Kalanick initially then pushed him out. Mixed...

Worker Treatment: Benchmark smaller fund, less influence over portfolio layoffs. But Bill Gurley s...

AI Ethics: Benchmark smaller AI portfolio. Less involved in AI ethics debates. Traditional...

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