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Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting

TechCrunch • Thu, 14 May 2026

Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

What happened?

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

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Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups.

So Eric Vishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

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https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-ipo-makes-billions-for-benchmark-but-vc-eric-vishria-almost-didnt-take-the-meeting/