Bruce Dunlevie

General Partner·Benchmark

San Francisco, CA, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Bruce Dunlevie is a founding general partner of Benchmark Capital, which he helped start in 1995. He has invested mainly in high-tech startups and has served on boards including One Medical, Machinify and Euclid. Before Benchmark, he was a general partner at Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre and founded the personal computer division at Everex Systems.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

One MedicalMachinifyEuclid

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Benchmark CapitalGeneral Partner1995 – Present
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & EyreGeneral Partner
Everex SystemsFounder, Personal Computer Division

Education

Rice UniversityGraduate

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