Eric Vishria is a General Partner at Benchmark focusing on software, infrastructure, and AI. He founded Rockmelt, led investments in Confluent, Amplitude, Cerebras, and others, and joined Benchmark in 2014.
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Who is Eric Vishria?
Eric Vishria is a General Partner at Benchmark focusing on software, infrastructure, and AI. He founded Rockmelt, led investments in Confluent, Amplitude, Cerebras, and others, and joined Benchmark in 2014.
How much does Eric Vishria invest?
Eric Vishria invests through Benchmark, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at seed, series a.
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What did Eric Vishria do before Benchmark?
CEO at Rockmelt.
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