Palo Alto, US · Angel
Andy Rachleff
Venture Capitalist from San Francisco. Andy Is the Executive Chairman & Board at Benchmark
Latest rounds
- OnfleetSeed · $2MApr 2015
- JoyableSeed · $2.1MMar 2015
- PinroseSeed · $1.8MJun 2014
BacksLogisticsConsumer GoodsConsumer AppsFintech
The firm
BenchmarkVC firm · US36cheques in 12 months587all time18ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 8
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $15.7M
- Active
- 2008–15
- PinroseSeed$1.8MUSJoined · +5 investors · historical
WealthfrontSeed$3MUSJoined · +7 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingSILVER PEAK SYSTEMS INCDirectoron 9 filings · since 2010
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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Andy Rachleff on SVB, how to evaluate VCs, market pull indicators, Wealthfront, and more | E1699
WithAndy Rachleff
About this episode
Wealthfront Chairman and Co-Founder Andy Rachleff joins Jason for an incredible interview! They start the show by discussing the SVB situation before breaking down different tech mini-crashes throughout Silicon Valley history (2:28). Then, they break down Wealthfront's business and how to know if a… More on the show's page
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Andy Rachleff on Investing, Company-Building & Product Market Fit… Lessons from Wealthfront & Benchmark
WithAndy Rachleff
MentionsAnne Dwane
About this episode
Andy Rachleff (@arachleff), president and CEO of Wealthfront, joins Anne Dwane and Lucas Bagno to discuss: - What Andy learned from endowment investing and his quest to democratize excellent investing advice at Wealthfront. - Why you shouldn’t try to time the market and why in his opinion all-time… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageAndy Rachleff on management theory, Reed Hastings' genius, lessons from passing on Netflix & more | E1158
WithAndy Rachleff
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Check out Wealthfront: https://www.wealthfront.com FOLLOW Andy: https://twitter.com/arachleff FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis More on the show's page
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Andy Rachleff on “How to Know If You’ve Got Product Market Fit”
WithAndy Rachleff
MentionsReed HastingsScott Cook
About this episode
The Co-founder of Benchmark Capital & Wealthfront explains the most important goal of a startup: how do you find product-market fit? As the man who coined the term, he’s the expert, and in this episode, he also shares lessons learned from legendary startup super performers such as Scott Cook, Reed… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageE1002: Wealthfront CEO & Co-founder Andy Rachleff on hitting escape velocity at Wealthfront, pioneering "self-driving money" for consumers, shares insights on product-building in 1980's vs. today, best investor attributes, & the future of NextGen ba
WithAndy Rachleff
About this episode
1:08 Jason intros Andy Rachleff 2:20 Where is Wealthfront at currently? 4:44 How are traditional money managers allowed to get away with so much? 10:19 How has Andy dealt with becoming the elder statesmen at his company? 14:15 What are Wealthfront Cash Accounts? 18:27 Wealthfront's long term vision… More on the show's page
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Andy Rachleff - Building Something People Want to Buy - [Invest Like the Best, EP.42]
WithAndy Rachleff
About this episode
My guest this week is Andy Rachleff, who is the CEO of the automated investing platform Wealthfront. Andy was also a co-founder and long-time partner at Benchmark capital--one of the most interesting and successful venture capital firms in the world. We spend most of our conversation discussing… More on the show's page
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Building products that delight customers | Adam Nash (Daffy, Wealthfront, LinkedIn, eBay, Apple)
MentionsAdam NashBill GatesJeff WeinerReid HoffmanAndy RachleffRyan Roslansky
About this episode
Adam Nash is the co-founder and CEO at Daffy, a platform that makes it easier to donate to charities and non-profits. Before Daffy, Adam was the President and CEO at Wealthfront, where he scaled the company’s assets under management from $100M to over $4B. Adam has also held leadership and…
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Apple PodcastsElad Gil – How to Identify Interesting Markets - [Invest Like the Best, EP.101]
MentionsElad GilGoogleAndy Rachleff
About this episode
My guest this week has a fascinating background. He has a PhD in biology but has split his time as both an investor and an operator. As an investor, he’s involved in companies like Airbnb, Coinbase, Instacart, Opendoor, Stripe, Square, and Pinterest, not too shabby. As an operator, he helped both… More on the show's page
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The Sonos IPO
MentionsAndy RachleffEmily Chang
About this episode
Ben and David are (almost) live on the scene covering the plucky Southern California “camera company”… uh wait, wrong episode… we mean *speaker* company’s IPO! Continuing the long Acquired tradition of analyzing companies at the intersection of music, tech and business, we discuss the past, present… More on the show's page
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a16z Podcast: From Teaching Leadership to Being a Leader
MentionsAndy Rachleff
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Few operators become VCs, and even fewer go back to leading companies... so how does these perspectives change how one leads? Obviously, it's a lot easier to think of a solution than execute on one... but then how does a leader empower one's team to do the right thing without micromanaging or… More on the show's page
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20VC: Index's Mike Volpi on Making The Move From Player To Coach, What It Takes To Build Generation Defining Brands & How Europe Really Stacks Up To The US Venture Market
WithMike Volpi
MentionsDanny RimerDave MorinAndy Rachleff
About this episode
Mike Volpi is a General Partner @ Index Ventures , one of the world's leading venture funds with a portfolio including the likes of Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Supercell and Deliveroo just to name a few. Mike currently sits on the boards of prior guests, Cockroach Labs and Wealthfront, as well as… More on the show's page
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