Lead investor
AI funding rounds led by Benchmark
Latest round October 21, 2026 · Presspool
Benchmark led or co-led 2 funding rounds at 2 AI companies on Presspool's record, announced between September 23, 2025 and October 8, 2026. The most recent: Hone and Greptile. The record also names it as an investor in 3 rounds it did not lead.
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Co-leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hone | $60 million | Seed | October 8, 2026 | Index Ventures |
| Greptile | $25M | Series A | September 23, 2025 | None named |
Rounds by year
| Year | Rounds led | Rounds joined | Total led, in dollars | Round types led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | $60 million | Seed |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | $25 million | Series A |
Rounds it joined without leading
Rounds whose entry on the record names Benchmark as an investor, newest first.
- Legora: $550 million Series E, announced October 21, 2026. Named as an investor. Led by Atreides Management. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for October 18–24, 2026. Sources: Legora, TechCrunch.
- Greptile: $50 million Series B, announced October 19, 2026. Named as an investor. Led by Menlo Ventures. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for October 18–24, 2026. Sources: Greptile blog: Series B and The War on Bugs, RuntimeWire.
- Numeral: $100 million Series C, announced September 23, 2026. Named as an investor. Led by Insight Partners. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 21–26, 2026. Sources: Numeral, The Next Web.
Maps its companies are on
- On the AI coding map in the weekly sample of November 2, 2026: Greptile, named or cited in 7 of 53 answers.
- On the Legal AI map in the weekly sample of November 2, 2026: Legora, named or cited in 26 of 52 answers.
Co-investors
Investors named with Benchmark on the rounds above: Atreides Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, ICONIQ, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Menlo Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.
Each round and its sources
Hone: $60 million Seed
Greptile: $25M Series A
What this page covers
Presspool records the lead investors of each round, as the company's announcement or the confirming outlets name them, and the other investors the round's entry names. This page lists the rounds this investor led on Presspool's record: every weekly AI startup funding roster, and the latest round of each company on a niche map. A round it joined without leading is listed when the round's entry names it, matched only to firms the record names as some round's lead. It is not the investor's full portfolio: rounds its sources did not name it in are not listed.