# Victor Lazarte, Member at Benchmark

> Victor Lazarte, Member at Benchmark. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

San Francisco, US · Angel

# Victor Lazarte

Member i at [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 4 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 4 filings 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)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Stark Bank](https://millionrounds.com/startup/stark-bank)
- [Streamloots](https://millionrounds.com/startup/streamloots)
- [WoodSpoon](https://millionrounds.com/startup/woodspoon)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Diffusion ONE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/diffusion-one)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Diffusion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/diffusion)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **VL Fund I, L.P.** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 3 filings · since 2024

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

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 14 Apr 2025 · 1h 7m 20VC: Benchmark's Victor Lazarte on Why Portfolio Construction is BS| Why SaaS Spreadsheet Investing is Dead | Why China is a Stabilising Force for the US | Three Traits All the Best Founders Have & The Lie All Big Tech Companies Have Been Telling With [Victor Lazarte](https://millionrounds.com/person/victor-lazarte) About this episode Victor Lazarte is a General Partner @ Benchmark, one of the mot renowned venture firms in the world. At Benchmark, Victor has led deals into the likes of HeyGen and Mercor. As an angel, he was the first investor and board member of Brex, and as a Founder he scaled Wildlife Studios, bootstrapping… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 19 Mar 2025 · 45 min The Benchmark Way: Running of an Iconic firm with Victor Lazarte With [Victor Lazarte](https://millionrounds.com/person/victor-lazarte) About this episode Today, I sat down with Victor Lazarte, a Benchmark partner who transitioned from founding a billion-dollar mobile gaming company in Brazil to becoming a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley with Benchmark in 2023. Victor shared Benchmark's unique investment philosophy, which focuses on deep,… 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) · 28 Nov 2023 · 1h 31m Peter Fenton & Victor Lazarte - Purpose and Partnership - [Invest Like the Best, EP.354] With [Peter Fenton](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-fenton)[Victor Lazarte](https://millionrounds.com/person/victor-lazarte) About this episode My guests this week are Peter Fenton and Victor Lazarte. Peter and Victor are both General Partners at Benchmark. Of the six equal partners at the storied venture firm, Peter is the longest serving and Victor is the newest, having spent the past decade founding and building Wildlife Studios into… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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