# Nathan Benaich at Air Street Capital > Nathan Benaich, Solo Member of Investment Staff at Air Street Capital. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) London, GB · Partner # Nathan Benaich Solo Member of Investment Staff at [Air Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/air-street-capital) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Air Street Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=nathan-benaich)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=nathan-benaich) ## The firm [**Air Street Capital** VC firm · GG **6** cheques in 12 months **8** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/air-street-capital) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Andela](https://millionrounds.com/company/andela) - [Appear Here](https://millionrounds.com/company/appear-here) - [Clarify](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clarify) - [Festicket](https://millionrounds.com/company/festicket) - [GoodCo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/goodco) - [Kalo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/kalo-5) - [LabGenius](https://millionrounds.com/company/labgenius) - [Lantum](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lantum) - [Mapillary](https://millionrounds.com/company/mapillary) - [Numerai](https://millionrounds.com/company/numerai) - [Onfleet](https://millionrounds.com/startup/onfleet) - [Optimal](https://millionrounds.com/startup/optimal) - [Oradian](https://millionrounds.com/startup/oradian) - [PolyAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyai) - [Ravelin](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ravelin) - [Starship Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/starship-technologies) - [Stratajet](https://millionrounds.com/startup/stratajet) - [Stripe](https://millionrounds.com/company/stripe) - [Thought Machine](https://millionrounds.com/startup/thought-machine) - [Tractable](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tractable) - [Trouva](https://millionrounds.com/company/trouva) - [Unmade](https://millionrounds.com/startup/unmade-2) - Crypto Facilities - Dojo App - Jukedeck - The Engineering Company - Wholi - chronextcom ## Also at Air Street Capital - [**Sarah Carr** Executive Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-carr) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 8 Oct 2026 · 2h 19m Crypto Going "Bunker Mode", The Mathpocalypse, Starbucks Explores Chipotle Takeover | Rebecca Kaden & Michael Mignano, Nathan Benaich, Michael Sindicich & Healey Cypher, Moritz Stephan, Anastasios Angelopoulos, Zach Yadegari With [Healey Cypher](https://millionrounds.com/person/healey-cypher)[Michael Mignano](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-mignano-2)[Moritz Stephan](https://millionrounds.com/person/moritz-stephan)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich)[Rebecca Kaden](https://millionrounds.com/person/rebecca-kaden-2) Mentions [Air Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/air-street-capital)[Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/street-capital) About this episode (01:18) - Crypto Going "Bunker Mode" (16:31) - The AI Mathpocalypse (28:08) - Starbucks Explores Chipotle Takeover (30:57) - Timeline Reactions (49:01) - Mansion Section (55:41) - Rebecca Kaden & Michael Mignano discuss USV’s record $900 million fundraise and how the firm is adapting its… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 25 Mar 2026 · 2h 27m Benchmark's Future, SpaceX IPO, RIP Sora | Mike Knoop, Nathan Benaich, Rohin Dhar, Eric Jorgenson, Jenny Just, and Matt Hulsizer With [Jenny Just](https://millionrounds.com/person/jenny-just)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) Mentions [Air Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/air-street-capital)[Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/street-capital) About this episode Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (00:53) - The Benchmark Ship of Theseus (14:16) - OpenAI to Kill Sora (23:56) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (43:07) - SpaceX Could File for an IPO This Week (51:57) - Manus Founder Stuck in China (59:34) - Mike Knoop is the co-founder of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 22 Jan 2026 · 2h 23m The State of AI: Rise of Reasoning, Surge in Chinese Open Source, Sovereign AI, How to Invest in AI Today | Nathan Benaich, Air Street Capital With [Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) Mentions [Air Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/air-street-capital)[Sovereign AI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sovereign-ai)[Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/street-capital) About this episode Nathan Benaich is the founder of Air Street Capital and author of the State of AI report. On its eighth year, the report is a year-long effort on the biggest things happening in AI, across research, industry, politics, and safety. This episode covers the biggest takeaways from the latest report,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 17 Oct 2025 · 2h 56m Palmer Luckey’s EagleEye Reactions, Defending Ferrari, Kushner Story Ignites Debate | Alex Klein, Hemant Taneja, Rob Toews, Nathan Benaich With [Hemant Taneja](https://millionrounds.com/person/hemant-taneja)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich)[Rob Toews](https://millionrounds.com/person/rob-toews) Mentions [Palmer Luckey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palmer-luckey) About this episode (01:04) - Palmer Luckey's EagleEye Reactions (11:05) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (12:36) - Ferrari 12Cilindri Reactions (24:41) - Colossus' Kushner Story Sparks Debate (31:50) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:00:44) - Alex Klein, the inventor and founder of the Stem Player, discusses his… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Apr 2016 · 37 min 78. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 2 (Nathan Benaich) With [Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) Mentions [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) About this episode Today we cover Part 2 of Artificial Intelligence Investing with Nathan Benaich of Playfair Capital. In this segment we address: Can you provide an overview of the funding landscape for AI in recent years and the major things that have changed? What are the primary sectors wherein AI-based startups… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 11 Apr 2016 · 42 min 77. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1 (Nathan Benaich) With [Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) Mentions [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) About this episode Nathan Benaich of Playfair Capital joins Nick to cover Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can we start off w/ a simple definition of artificial intelligence? The term 'Machine Learning' is often used when discussing AI. In your estimation, is Machine… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Nathan Benaich in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 4 Sept 2025 · 1h 21m How To Generate Alpha in Venture Capital | Albert Azout, Level Ventures With [Albert Azout](https://millionrounds.com/person/albert-azout) Mentions [Amanda Robson](https://millionrounds.com/person/amanda-robson)[Dave Fontenot](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-fontenot)[Jake Kupperman](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-kupperman)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) About this episode Albert Azout is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Level Ventures, combining first-principles thinking with state-of-the-art data science to back and build top seed-stage firms and their breakout companies. Venture investing is hard, and this conversation covers all their research unpacking… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) · 17 Jun 2022 · 26 min \Can N26 be trusted? A rare interview with the founder Mentions [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) About this episode On this week's show: 03:22, SoftBank backs Proximie in $80m round for AR surgery 06:00, Epoch Biodesign has raised $11m to grow its plastic-eating enzymes tech 09:38, What's going on in European tech hiring? 11:32, Fintech reporter Amy O'Brien discusses a rare interview with N26 CEO Valentin… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 12 Jun 2018 · 11 min Investor Stories 88: Lessons Learned (Hardiman, Benaich, Martino) Mentions [James Hardiman](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-hardiman)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich)[Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: James Hardiman Nathan Benaich Paul Martino Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Feb 2018 · 7 min Investor Stories 78: Why I Passed (Coelius, Benaich, Calacanis) Mentions [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis)[Zach Coelius](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zach-coelius)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Zach Coelius -Nathan Benaich -Jason Calacanis Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 Sept 2017 · 9 min Investor Stories 68: My Investing Strategy (Benaich, Kurzweil, Triest & DeMarrais) Mentions [Ethan Kurzweil](https://millionrounds.com/person/ethan-kurzweil)[Jonathon Triest](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathon-triest)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Nathan Benaich Ethan Kurzweil Jonathon Triest & Brett DeMarrais Each investor describes their investment thesis and how they evaluate startups for investment. To listen more, please visit… 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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