Tyler Benjamin

Product Leader | Investor

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2024
VC🌍 United States
7
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3
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Portfolio

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Investor
Jun 2024
Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.
Investor
Apr 2023
Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most. Founded in 2017, Substack is building a new economic engine for culture by putting publishers in charge and enabling subscribers to support the work they deeply value. There are more than 5 million paid subscriptions to writers and creators across the Substack network.
Founding Investor
May 2022
The Cashmere Fund invests in companies we believe can benefit from influence to grow faster than their competitors. Where possible, we work with management teams that are backed by venture capitalists we respect, helping them scale while creating positive, self-sustaining environments for our companies to thrive.
Founding Investor
Oct 2020
Black Violet Capital is a venture fund focused on investing in color. Our diverse team is committed to leveraging capital and employing business strategy and expertise in order to transform communities, promote sustainability, and empower people of color across the globe.
Co-Founder/Board Member
Sep 2020
Lesson Check-In is a nonprofit organization providing FREE homework help, progress tracking, and mentorship to families tackling distance learning. We believe "A Village State of Mind" will allow our communities to prosper.
Investor
Aug 2020
Build diverse teams with an all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting. Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one platform optimized for early talent recruiting, helps companies build diverse teams with confidence and reduce time to hire. Unlock the power of Untapped’s highly diverse and fast-growing talent pool of nearly one million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with Gen Z talent, identify biases in the hiring process, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of recruiting initiatives.
Angel Investor & Advisor
2020
This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.
Experience · 13 entries
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Investments (6)
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2024
Investor
Jun 2024
Were an AI research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Our first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks at any scale. Our research interests span multiple areas including natural language, human feedback, scaling laws, reinforcement learning, code generation, and interpretability.
HR Product & Data
Jun 2024
At Capital One, were making things better for our customers and associates through innovation and collaboration. We were founded on the belief that everyone deserves financial freedom—and are dedicated to a world where all have equal opportunity to prosper. Banking is in our DNA, but we are so much more than a bank. We always think about what’s next—and how we can bring our customers the tools needed to improve their financial lives. Your ideas, experiences and skills will help make banking better. You’ll be part of a supportive culture while earning amazing benefits. That’s life at Capital One. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. View our Social Media Community Guidelines https://www.capitalone.com/digital/social-media/
2023
Investor
Apr 2023
Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most. Founded in 2017, Substack is building a new economic engine for culture by putting publishers in charge and enabling subscribers to support the work they deeply value. There are more than 5 million paid subscriptions to writers and creators across the Substack network.
2022
Founding Investor
May 2022
The Cashmere Fund invests in companies we believe can benefit from influence to grow faster than their competitors. Where possible, we work with management teams that are backed by venture capitalists we respect, helping them scale while creating positive, self-sustaining environments for our companies to thrive.
2021
Scout
Aug 2021
Westbound Equity Partners is an early stage firm investing financial and social capital into exceptional leaders and teams who come from all walks of life to build generationally great companies. Our support goes beyond capital: the Westbound team and Network partner deeply with founders to build intentional, winning cultures and scale with excellence.
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