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Benchmark

Focus: Legal & compliance, AI, Fintech, Defence & space

Benchmark took part in 8 of the startup funding rounds we tracked in 2026, leading or co-leading 3 worth $170m. By money raised, its biggest sectors were AI and Legal & compliance. The largest was Cognition's $2bn Series D+ round. The most recent was Hone's Seed round in October 2026.

Deployed as lead$170m
Rounds led3
Rounds joined8
Largest round$2bn

Rounds led (3)

DecadeSeed · Fintech · Brazil · 4 Aug$85mHoneSeed · AI · San Francisco · 8 Oct$60mFurientisSeed · Defence & space · Los Angeles · 6 Oct$25m

Also invested (5)

InstinctSeries C · AI · San Francisco · 28 Sep$1bnNumeralSeries C · Fintech · San Francisco · 23 Sep$100mCognitionSeries D+ · AI · San Francisco · 8 Sep$2bnSierraSeries D+ · AI · San Francisco · 4 May$950mLegoraSeries D+ · Legal & compliance · Stockholm · 10 Mar$550m

By sector

AI$4.01bnLegal & compliance$550mFintech$185mDefence & space$25m

By stage

Seed$170mSeries C$1.1bnSeries D+$3.5bn

Co-investors

Diffusion3 roundsHanabi2 roundsDefinition2 roundsSequoia Capital2 roundsSalesforce Ventures2 roundsY Combinator2 roundsAccel2 roundsGeneral Catalyst2 roundsGreenoaks2 roundsIndex Ventures1 round