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Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner


Eight years after joining Benchmark as the firm's first woman general partner, Sarah Tavel announced on X that she is transitioning to a more limited role

Unlike most VC firms, where senior partners typically receive a greater share of management fees and profits, Benchmark operates as an equal partnership, with all general partners dividing fees and returns equally. During her tenure as Benchmark’s general partner, Tavel invested in the campsite marketplace Hipcamp, the cryptocurrency intelligence startup Chainalysis, and the beauty platform Supergreat, which was acquired by Whatnot in 2023. Tavel also backed the photo-sharing app Paparazzi, which shut down two years ago, and the AI sales platform 11X, about which TechCrunch wrote recently.

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