Benchmark stories

Aug 17, 2026

Strategy shares surge 12% to $103 after analyst sets $570 price target

Strategy Inc. (MSTR) shares jumped nearly 12% to $103.58 on August 19, leading gains among crypto-linked stocks after Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer issued a $570 year-end price target. The rally followed the company's $334 million stock sale that increased its cash reserves to $4.8 billion.

Aug 17, 20263 sources

Mar 12, 2026

Gumloop raises $50M Series B led by Benchmark to scale no-code AI agent platform

Gumloop, founded in mid-2023 by Max Brodeur-Urbas, has secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Benchmark, with participation from Shopify Ventures and Y Combinator. The platform enables non-technical employees to build and deploy AI agents for workplace automation without engineering support.

Mar 12, 20269 sources