# Andy Rachleff at Benchmark

> Andy Rachleff, Venture Capitalist from San Francisco. Andy Is the Executive Chairman & Board at Benchmark. 8 investments on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Palo Alto, US · Angel

# Andy Rachleff

Venture Capitalist from San Francisco. Andy Is the Executive Chairman & Board at [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)

Latest rounds

- **Onfleet** Seed · $2M Apr 2015
- **Joyable** Seed · $2.1M Mar 2015
- **Pinrose** Seed · $1.8M Jun 2014

Backs *Logistics* *Consumer Goods* *Consumer Apps* *Fintech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 8 last Apr 2015
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 8 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Benchmark
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Benchmark** VC firm · US **36** cheques in 12 months **587** all time **18** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 8
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $15.7M
- **Active:** 2008–15

2015

- [Onfleet](https://millionrounds.com/company/onfleet) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Apr 2015 Joined · +9 investors · historical
- [Joyable](https://millionrounds.com/company/joyable) *Seed* **$2.1M** *US* Mar 2015 Joined · +2 investors · historical

2014

- [Pinrose](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinrose) *Seed* **$1.8M** *US* Jun 2014 Joined · +5 investors · historical

2013

- [DoorDash](https://millionrounds.com/company/doordash) *Seed* **$2.4M** *US* Sept 2013 Joined · +13 investors · historical
- [Yard Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/yard-club) *Seed* **$1.6M** *US* Jul 2013 Joined · +4 investors · historical

2012

- [Thanx](https://millionrounds.com/company/thanx) *Seed* **$1.3M** *US* Jun 2012 Joined · +5 investors · historical
- [Stormpath](https://millionrounds.com/company/stormpath) *Seed* **$1.5M** *US* Mar 2012 Joined · +2 investors · historical

2008

- [Wealthfront](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthfront) *Seed* **$3M** *US* Dec 2008 Joined · +7 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **8**

What they backed

Logistics **2** Consumer Goods **1** Consumer Apps **1** Fintech **1** IT Services **1** Internet **1**

Alongside

- [Harrison Metal *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal)
- [Semil Shah *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)
- [Andreessen Horowitz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- [Ben Horowitz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)
- [BoxGroup *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)
- Bruce Dunlevie *1*
- [CRV *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)
- [CrunchFund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)

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 raising **SILVER PEAK SYSTEMS INC** Director on 9 filings · since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Benchmark

- [**Matt Cohler** General Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-cohler-2)
- [**Bruce Dunlevie** GP *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bruce-dunlevie)
- [**Peter Fenton** Member *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-fenton)
- [**Bill Gurley** General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley)
- [**Bob Kagle** General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bob-kagle)
- [**Kevin Harvey** General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-harvey)
- [**Mitch Lasky** Co-Owner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mitch-lasky)
- [**An-Yen Hu** Operating Partner and General Counsel *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/an-yen-hu)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 15 Mar 2023 · 1h 30m Andy Rachleff on SVB, how to evaluate VCs, market pull indicators, Wealthfront, and more | E1699 With [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 19 Oct 2021 · 43 min Andy Rachleff on Investing, Company-Building & Product Market Fit… Lessons from Wealthfront & Benchmark With [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff) Mentions [Anne Dwane](https://millionrounds.com/person/anne-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 5 Jan 2021 · 1h 53m Andy Rachleff on management theory, Reed Hastings' genius, lessons from passing on Netflix & more | E1158 With [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Pattern Breakers](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/pattern-breakers) · 2 Dec 2019 · 39 min Andy Rachleff on “How to Know If You’ve Got Product Market Fit” With [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff) Mentions [Reed Hastings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-hastings)[Scott Cook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 19 Nov 2019 · 1h 25m E1002: 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 With [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 20 Jun 2017 · 49 min Andy Rachleff - Building Something People Want to Buy - [Invest Like the Best, EP.42] With [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Andy Rachleff in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 4 Apr 2024 · 1h 16m Building products that delight customers | Adam Nash (Daffy, Wealthfront, LinkedIn, eBay, Apple) Mentions [Adam Nash](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-nash)[Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates)[Jeff Weiner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-weiner)[Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman)[Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff)[Ryan Roslansky](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-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… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 28 Aug 2018 · 39 min Elad Gil – How to Identify Interesting Markets - [Invest Like the Best, EP.101] Mentions [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 20 Aug 2018 · 1h 33m The Sonos IPO Mentions [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff)[Emily Chang](https://millionrounds.com/person/emily-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 26 Mar 2018 · 22 min a16z Podcast: From Teaching Leadership to Being a Leader Mentions [Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 18 Sept 2017 · 30 min 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 With [Mike Volpi](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-volpi) Mentions [Danny Rimer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/danny-rimer)[Dave Morin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morin)[Andy Rachleff](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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