Andy Rachleff

Who is Andy Rachleff?

Andy served as a Benchmark general partner from 1995 until 2004.

Since the raising of our latest US fund, he has reduced his role to

focusing on his existing portfolio companies and no longer evaluates

new investments. With his free time, Andy serves as a lecturer in

entrepreneurship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also

serves as a member of the board of trustees of the University of

Pennsylvania and as an overseer for its School of Engineering and

Applied Science.

Prior to his ten years as a general

partner at Benchmark Capital, Andy spent ten years as a general partner

with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson Eyre (MPAE). Before joining MPAE,

Andy held a variety of positions in the investment industry, working as

an associate at Harvest Ventures; as a portfolio manager at Lamoreaux,

Glynn Associates; and as a financial analyst at Blyth Eastman

Paine Webber.

Investments:Abrizio (acquired by PMC-Sierra),America Online, Blue Coat Systems, Blue Lane Technologies, C-Port (acquired by Motorola), Epigram (acquired by Broadcom), Equinix, Juniper Networks, Legato Systems (acquired by EMC), Opsware, Shasta Networks (acquired by Nortel Networks), and Silver Peak.

Education:MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1984; and a BS from the University of Pennsylvania, 1980.

Famous Quotes:

• It's all about product market fit.