📶 Benchmark (finally) changes something

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Good morning 👋

When you think of Benchmark, you know what you’re getting.

The fund has kept their fund sizes and investment strategy consistent for decades, so if and when they ever change things up, we pay attention.

Their latest regulatory filings showed a new partners-only fund that is currently being raised, so we’ve spent the past couple of hours figuring out what that’s all about.

Let’s get into it.

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