Arad Naveh
Partner
Benchmark
Benchmark Capital Israel partner and former Cisco Israel investment and M&A lead.
Bio
Professional summary
Chetan Puttagunta is a General Partner at Benchmark. Public sources describe his focus as AI and enterprise software, with additional public profiles emphasizing enterprise software, developer tools, data infrastructure, and open-source business models. Before joining Benchmark in 2018, he spent seven years at New Enterprise Associates and became a General Partner there. His investment and board history is associated with companies including Elastic, MuleSoft, MongoDB, Acquia, Modern Treasury, Airbyte, LangChain, Legora, and others.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
seedSeries ASeries B+
Sector
AIenterprise softwaredeveloper toolsdataopen source software
Thesis
AIEnterprise softwareDeveloper tools and open-source softwareData infrastructure
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
ElasticMuleSoftMongoDBAcquiaModern TreasuryAirbyteLangChainLegoraSentryHeapForter
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a technical enterprise-software wedge, strong developer or data-infrastructure adoption, and evidence of durable open-source or platform economics.
Personalization hooks
- 1Frame around enterprise infrastructure and developer adoption, given public references to Elastic, MongoDB, Modern Treasury, Airbyte, and LangChain.
- 2Highlight any open-source traction, community pull, or developer-led distribution.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Forbes 2025 profile describes him as a Benchmark GP focused on AI and enterprise software.
Recent public profiles associate him with AI and enterprise infrastructure investments including LangChain and Legora.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- BenchmarkGeneral PartnerPresent
- NEA (New Enterprise Associates)General Partner
Education
- Stanford UniversityDegree
Skills
Open-source investingDeveloper toolsData infrastructureFintech infrastructure
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