Matthew R. Cohler is listed as an executive officer on 6 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Dec 2013 and Jan 2016: Benchmark Capital Partners VIII, L.P. (Woodside, CA — pooled investment fund — 2013; $425M reported sold), Benchmark Founders' Fund VIII, L.P. (Woodside, CA — pooled investment fund — 2014–2015; $66.9M reported sold to 86 investors), Benchmark Founders' Fund VIII-B, L.P. (Woodside, CA — pooled investment fund — 2014–2015; $58.2M reported sold to 70 investors) and Benchmark Capital Partners VII - Annex, L.P. (Woodside, CA — pooled investment fund — 2016; $42.5M reported sold to 43 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $592.6M sold in total.
All 4 issuers belong to the sponsor group Benchmark (28 issuers, $3.26B reported sold, 2011–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Benchmark has 28 companies on file and $3.26B reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 court cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 2 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.
We compared 6 public filings for Matthew R. Cohler and found 2 differences: Offering amount changed between filings; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.