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

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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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