Jack Altman joins Benchmark as GP
In Brief Posted: 3:54 PM PST · February 17, 2026 Image Credits:Lattice Dominic-Madori Davis Jack Altman joins Benchmark as GP Jack Altman and Benchmark announced today that he would be joining the firm as a general partner. This news is a big deal, especially since Altman has been running his own VC firm, Alt Capital, since at least 2024. The fund raised a $150 million Fund I in early 2024 and then, just last September, announced a $274 million Fund II, raised in just a week. On LinkedIn, Altman called the past two years running Alt Capital as an investor “the most rewarding” of his life, adding that he loved “new ideas and being part of a team with a mission.” Alt Capital invested in at least 52 companies, according to PitchBook, including Rippling,…
