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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.

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May 14, 2026 at 20:23 TechCrunch

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.

May 14, 2026 at 16:30 TechCrunch

Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026

A year ago, it looked like this day would never happen for Cerebras.

May 11, 2026 at 21:24 Hacker News

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