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Sarah Tavel

Venture Partner at Benchmark

Companies: Benchmark
Education: Harvard University
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1Career 2Cosigns Received 3Featured Media 4Sarah's Collections 5Sarah's Lists 6In these lists 7Cosigns Given

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Sarah Tavel is a venture partner at Benchmark, following roles at Greylock, Pinterest, and Bessemer.

Sarah Tavel is a venture partner at Benchmark, following roles at Greylock, Pinterest, and Bessemer.

Career

BenchmarkVenture Partner

Apr 2025 — Present

Previously a General Partner at Benchmark; continues making new investments and serving existing boards as a Venture Partner.

GreylockGeneral Partner

2015 — 2017

Led venture investments and served on portfolio-company boards.

PinterestProduct Lead

2012 — 2015

Led products involving search, recommendations, machine vision, pin quality, and international growth.

Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestor

Until 2012

Cosigns Received

Featured Media

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What I Learned at Bessemer, Pinterest, Greylock, and Benchmark

Media appearance

AI Startups: Sell Work, Not Software

Will AI be as big of a catalyst for a consumer AI wave as mobile?

20VC: Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel on Foundation Models and the Application Layer

Tavel discusses AI model and application-layer economics, open versus closed frontier models, and Benchmark’s investing approach.

Sarah's Collections

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