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Peter Fenton is a prominent American venture capitalist and a General Partner at Benchmark, a leading venture capital firm, where he has been since 2006. He is renowned for his early and successful investments in transformative technology companies, including Twitter, Yelp, Elastic, Docker, and Zuora. Fenton currently serves on the boards of numerous high-growth companies such as Airtable, ClickHouse, Cockroach Labs, and Sorare.
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GM Video Business
Member of the early management team, built/launched video business
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Philosophy
Core professional competencies in venture capital, strategic leadership, and technology investment.
Venture Capital
Early-Stage Investment
Board Governance
Deal Sourcing
Due Diligence
Portfolio Management
Strategic Planning
Executive Leadership
Team Building
M&A Strategy
Corporate Development
Product Vision
Enterprise Software
Cloud Computing
Open Source
Data Infrastructure
AI/ML
Consumer Internet
Venture Capital, Enterprise Software, Data Infrastructure, AI/ML
Consumer Internet, Open Source, Fintech, Gaming
Visionary, Strategic, Long-Term Thinker, Founder-Centric
Technology Transformation, Early-Stage Disruption, Open Source Ecosystems
Male 65.7%, Female 34.3%
25-34 (64.5%), 35-54 (17.8%), 18-24 (12.4%)
US (13.1%), BR (11.7%), IR (8.6%), IN (7.0%)
Tehran (2.7%), Baghdad (2.2%), New York (1.5%)
48.0K followers
A factual summary of Peter Fenton's professional profile, focusing on his tenure at Benchmark Capital and his notable investment track record.
Yes, his early and successful investments include transformative technology companies such as Twitter, Yelp, Elastic, Docker, and Zuora.
He currently serves on the boards of high-growth companies including Airtable, ClickHouse, Cockroach Labs, and Sorare.
He attended Stanford University and is an alumnus of the Stanford Business School.
Peter Fenton has a significant social presence, with approximately 48.0K followers on the X platform (formerly Twitter).