# Eric Vishria, Board Member at Confluent > Eric Vishria, Board Member at Confluent. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Eric Vishria Board Member at [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 5 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 5 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=eric-vishria)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=eric-vishria) ## The firm [**Benchmark** VC firm · US **36** cheques in 12 months **587** all time **18** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [AcuityMD](https://millionrounds.com/company/acuitymd) - [Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtable) - [Amplitude](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplitude) - [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) - [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) - [Manticore Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/manticore-games) - [Marco Polo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/marco-polo) - [Modern Treasury](https://millionrounds.com/startup/modern-treasury) 36 of 64 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **AcuityMD, Inc.** Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Amplitude, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Commerce Layer, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Blue Hexagon Inc.** Director since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Confluent, Inc.** Director since 2017 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) - [**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) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 11 Aug 2026 · 1h 6m Eric Vishria - A Decade of Lessons Investing in Software & Hardware - [Invest Like the Best, EP.486] With [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria) About this episode My guest today is Eric Vishria, a General Partner at Benchmark. Eric has spent his career in software and cloud, and few people know the history of these markets as well as he does. What makes him special is his ability to use that history to make sense of today. We discuss what the rise of AWS… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 14 May 2026 · 3h 14m Cerebras IPO, WarshTime, General Catalyst Ad Reactions | Andrew Feldman, Amy Reinhard, Ben Hylak, Doug O'Laughlin, Eric Vishria, Steve Vassallo With [Andrew Feldman](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-feldman)[Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria)[Steve Vassallo](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-vassallo) About this episode (01:04) - Cerebras IPO (21:36) - Warsh Confirmed as FED Chair (30:51) - Amy Reinhard is the President of Advertising at Netflix, where she leads the company’s global ads business and monetization strategy. She oversees Netflix’s push into ad-supported streaming, partnerships with advertisers,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 5 Jun 2025 · 1h 46m Benchmark’s Eric Vishria on Going Zero to $100M ARR in 12 Months, Archetypes of Top AI Founders, Why Storytelling is a Superpower, How Benchmark Makes New Investments With [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria) Mentions [Sajith Wickramasekara](https://millionrounds.com/person/sajith-wickramasekara)[Semil Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/semil-shah)[Spenser Skates](https://millionrounds.com/person/spenser-skates) About this episode Eric Vishria is a General Partner at Benchmark Capital. Our conversation goes inside the new class of startups going zero to $100 million ARR in 12 months, the ways AI is changing company building, and how Eric and Benchmark make new investments. We get into the risk rewards of Series As today,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) · 18 Feb 2025 · 1h 27m E78: Why Benchmark is Different Than Other Firms with Sarah Tavel & Eric Vishria With [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria)[Sarah Tavel](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-tavel) About this episode In this episode of Turpentine VC, we're sharing Erik Torenberg's 2023 interview with Sarah Tavel and Eric Vishria from Benchmark, exploring the firm's unique minimalistic approach, commitment to deep founder partnerships, and their deliberate avoidance of platform teams. 📰 Be notified early… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 25 Sept 2024 · 1h 2m 20VC: Benchmark's Eric Vishria on Where is the Value in AI: Chips, Models or Apps | Why Nvidia Will Not Be The Only Game in Town | The Commoditisation of Foundation Models | Which AI Apps Have Sustaining Value vs Hype and Short Term Revenue With [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria) About this episode Eric Vishria is a General Partner @ Benchmark Capital, one of the world's leading venture firms. At Benchmark, Eric has served on over 10 boards including Confluent (CFLT), Amplitude (AMPL), Benchling, Contentful, Cerebras and several other private companies. Prior to joining Benchmark, Eric was… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) · 18 Jun 2024 · 53 min E44: How Benchmark Invests in AI with Eric Vishria and Quilter Founder Sergiy Nesterenko With [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria) Mentions [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) About this episode In today's episode, we discuss Benchmark's investment philosophy in the AI era with general partner Eric Vishria, and Sergiy Nesterenko, the Founder and CEO of Quilter. Sitting in for Erik Torenberg as host is AI Scout and Cognitive Revolution host Nathan Labenz. They cover the questions that… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Eric Vishria in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) · 15 Sept 2026 · 1h 3m Uncapped #57 | Andrew Feldman from Cerebras With [Andrew Feldman](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-feldman) Mentions [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria) About this episode Andrew Feldman is the co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, the AI chip company he founded in 2016 around a single radical insight: that winning in compute requires not incremental improvement but a fundamentally different architecture. Cerebras is the creator of the world's largest chip, the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) · 4 Feb 2026 · 57 min Uncapped #41 | The Benchmark Partnership Mentions [Chetan Puttagunta](https://millionrounds.com/person/chetan-puttagunta)[Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria)[Peter Fenton](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-fenton) About this episode In this episode, the Benchmark partnership explains why they’ve resisted scale, eliminated residual economics, and built an equal partnership designed to endure. We talk about what that choice enables – for founders, for decision-making, and for practicing venture as a craft rather than a factory.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 31 Oct 2025 · 1h 55m Why AI Will Never Replace Engineers, Inside the 996 Discourse, and Creative Marketing | Daksh Gupta, Greptile Mentions [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria) About this episode Daksh Gupta is the Co-founder and CEO of Greptile, the AI code reviewer that understands your entire code base. Greptile just closed a $25M Series A led by Eric Vishria at Benchmark, and we get into their long and winding journey to build one of the fastest growing AI companies. Thanks to Suds at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 12 Sept 2024 · 1h 15m Teen Hacker to Founder, Building an Open Source Security Company | Bobby DeSimone, CEO of Pomerium Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria) About this episode Bobby DeSimone is the Founder and CEO of Pomerium, the best way to authenticate, authorize, monitor, and secure user access to any application without a VPN. Bobby explains why access control is so important, how it led to the biggest corporate hack ever, how its related to the day CrowdStrike… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) · 7 Nov 2023 · 1h 27m E13: How Benchmark Thinks About Venture in 2023 Mentions [Eric Vishria](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-vishria)[Sarah Tavel](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-tavel) About this episode This week's episode of Turpentine VC features Benchmark GPs Sarah Tavel and Eric Vishria. We discuss ideas that are central to Benchmark's beliefs in firm-building, including why platform teams exist to help the general partners more so than founders themselves. If you’re looking to improve your… 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? 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