About Chetan Puttagunta
  • Puttagunta has been at Benchmark for the past five years. Prior to that, he was a general partner at NEA for seven years.
  • Noteworthy exits include API platform MuleSoft, acquired for $6.5 billion by Salesforce in 2018; cloud company Acquia, purchased for $1 billion in 2019; and Elastic, which IPO'ed in 2018.
  • He has also invested in data integration platform Airbyte and fintech firm Modern Treasury.
  • The early-stage investor sits on the boards of Elastic, Modern Treasury, Duffel and Stytch.
  • In February 2023, Puttagunta led a $16.5 million round into MindsDB, a startup that helps developers build AI applications.
Personal Stats
Age
37
Notable Deal
Elastic
Residence
San Francisco, California
Citizenship
United States
Education
Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
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