# Bill Gurley, General Partner > Bill Gurley, General Partner. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Woodside, US · Partner # Bill Gurley General Partner at [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) Latest rounds - **Vudu** Series A · $21M Jun 2005 Backs *Delivery* *Media* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jun 2005 - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions - **Books:** 1 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Benchmark - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=bill-gurley)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=bill-gurley) ## 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:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $21M - **Active:** 2005 2005 - [Vudu](https://millionrounds.com/company/vudu) *Series A* **$21M** *US* Jun 2005 Joined · +4 investors · historical By stage - Series A **1** What they backed Delivery **1** Media **1** Alongside - [Benchmark *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) - [David Sze *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sze) - [Greylock Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) - Roger Evans *1* 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. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtable) - [Amplitude](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplitude) - [Avamar Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/startup/avamar-technologies) - [Benchling](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchling) - [Blue Hexagon](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-hexagon) - [Brighter.com](https://millionrounds.com/startup/brighter-com) - [Bugsnag](https://millionrounds.com/company/bugsnag) - [Buoyant](https://millionrounds.com/startup/buoyant-2) - [CTERA Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ctera-networks) - [Cerebras Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/cerebras-systems) - [Chainalysis](https://millionrounds.com/company/chainalysis) - [Citymapper](https://millionrounds.com/startup/citymapper) - [Clicker](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clicker) - [CloudPassage](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cloudpassage) - [Cockroach Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/cockroach-labs) - [Commerce Layer](https://millionrounds.com/startup/commerce-layer) - [Confluent](https://millionrounds.com/company/confluent) - [Contentful](https://millionrounds.com/company/contentful) - [DeepL](https://millionrounds.com/startup/deepl) - [Digits](https://millionrounds.com/startup/digits-2) - [Discord](https://millionrounds.com/company/discord) - [Docker](https://millionrounds.com/company/docker) - [Domo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/domo-2) - [Duffel](https://millionrounds.com/company/duffel) - [Euclid](https://millionrounds.com/startup/euclid) - [Farmigo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/farmigo) - [Good Eggs](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-eggs) - [Greenhouse Software](https://millionrounds.com/startup/greenhouse-software-2) - [HackerOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackerone) - [Hipcamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/hipcamp) - [Hound Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/hound-labs) - [Imagine Impact](https://millionrounds.com/startup/imagine-impact-llc) - [Instawork](https://millionrounds.com/company/instawork) - [Laurel & Wolf](https://millionrounds.com/company/laurel-and-wolf) - [Linden Lab](https://millionrounds.com/startup/linden-lab) - [Manticore Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/manticore-games) 36 of 74 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Sailthru, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2013 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Scale Computing, Inc.** Director since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Benchmark - [**Andy Rachleff** Venture Capitalist from San Francisco. Andy Is the Executive Chairman & Board *8 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rachleff) - [**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) - [**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) ## Their book - Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love Bill Gurley · 2026 4.14 from 1,231 ratings on Goodreads About the book An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random House. 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[Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 19 Sept 2026 · 38 min Bill Gurley: Searching for Feynman With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Their book [Runnin' Down a Dream](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley#books) About this episode (0:00) Bill Gurley takes the stage at the All-In Summit (1:29) Bill's Presentation: Searching for Feynman Links to additional resources mentioned in talk and used in research: https://www.p3.institute/searching_for_feynman_resource_links.html Thanks to our partners for making this possible!… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 25 Feb 2026 · 25 min Full Interview: Bill Gurley Thinks College Kills Creativity With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Their book [Runnin' Down a Dream](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley#books) About this episode This is our full interview with Bill Gurley, recorded live on TBPN. We discuss his new book, why “high agency” and hyper-curiosity are the ultimate long-term edge (especially with AI as a self-learning superpower), and why the real risk for young people is mistaking financial speculation for… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 24 Feb 2026 · 3h 10m Citrini Memo Reactions, Kim K Enters Energy Drinks, Jane Street Sued | Patrick & John Collison, Bill Gurley, James Cadwallader, Scott Wu, Ivan Zhao, Stefano Ermon, Rune Kvist, Reiner Pope, Devansh Pandey With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley)[Ivan Zhao](https://millionrounds.com/person/ivan-zhao) Their book [Runnin' Down a Dream](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley#books) Mentions [Jane Street](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jane-street)[John Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-collison)[Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) About this episode Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (01:52) - Citrini Memo Reactions (09:35) - Is Doordash Cooked? (12:51) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (20:59) - Kim K Enters Energy Drinks (22:23) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (29:01) - Jane Street Sued (40:17) - Patrick Collison is the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 24 Feb 2026 · 42 min Future-Proofing work in the age of automation with Bill Gurley With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Their book [Runnin' Down a Dream](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley#books) About this episode This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos talks with Bill Gurley, longtime venture capitalist, former Benchmark partner, and author of the new book Running Down a Dream. After stepping back from day-to-day investing, Gurley has turned his focus to a different question: how people build… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 10 Jun 2025 · 1h 20m Bill Gurley - The Gift and The Curse of Staying Private - [Invest Like the Best, EP.427] With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Their book [Runnin' Down a Dream](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley#books) About this episode My guest today is Bill Gurley. Bill was the general partner at Benchmark Capital. He joins me for his sixth time on Invest Like the Best with his most comprehensive market analysis yet, examining the realities reshaping venture capital. Bill tackles the uncomfortable math underlying today's venture… 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) · 23 Apr 2024 · 1h 34m Bill Gurley & Michael Mauboussin - Putting Theory into Practice - [Invest Like the Best, EP.370] With [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) Their book [Runnin' Down a Dream](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley#books) About this episode My guests today are Bill Gurley and Michael Mauboussin. Bill is a General Partner at Benchmark, and Michael is the Head of Consilient Research for Counterpoint Global. While they are longtime friends with one another, I’d never heard them appear somewhere together so it was a real treat to be able… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Bill Gurley in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 27 Sept 2026 · 47 min 10 of The Wildest Hot Takes From the All-In Summit 2026 Mentions [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital)[Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[David Friedberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-friedberg)[David Sacks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) About this episode The All-In Summit returned to Los Angeles this year with one of its biggest lineups yet: Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, Gwynne Shotwell, Jared Isaacman, Brad Gerstner, Bill Gurley, Dina Powell McCormick, Jake Paul, Nick Shirley, Blake Scholl, Martin Shkreli and more, alongside hosts… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 29 May 2026 · 1h 35m Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming? Mentions [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman)[Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) About this episode (0:00) Bill Gurley joins the show! (6:00) Making yourself valuable in the age of AI, first class of "AI Natives" (17:37) Reacting to Pope Leo's AI encyclical: Who guards the guardians? (26:54) Anthropic's Digital God: Do they believe they are creating a superior species? (38:32) AI sovereignty,… 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) · 11 Dec 2025 · 1h 10m "The best founders find a way to make it happen": VC Roundtable with Bryan Kim and David Clark | E2222 With [Bryan Kim](https://millionrounds.com/person/bryan-kim) Mentions [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) About this episode This Week In Startups is made possible by: Uber - http://uber.com/twist Pilot - https://pilot.com/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Today's show: Boom is still making supersonic jets but ALSO plans to start selling their turbines as power… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 11 Oct 2024 · 47 min 20VC: Why Most AI Investments Will Do Worse than the S&P 500 | Why Early Stage VC is F******* | The Danger of Kamala Harris and Why Trump and Vance are Best | Freedom of Speech, Censorship and Government Control with Eoghan McCabe @ Intercom Mentions [Eoghan McCabe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eoghan-mccabe)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)[Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) About this episode Eoghan McCabe is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Intercom, one of the largest private software companies in the valley with hundreds of millions in revenue and thousands of customers. To date, Eoghan has raised over $238M from Index, Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ, GV, Bessemer and more incredible firms.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 22 Jul 2024 · 4h 42m Microsoft Volume II Mentions [Bill Gurley](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-gurley) About this episode In 1999, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world. And in 2019, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world, again. But… what happened in the twenty years in between? The answer, as we discovered in our research, is probably not what you think. In this episode we… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=bill-gurley). ## Find people like Bill Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)