# Benchmark Capital

Eileen Gu's potential move to Benchmark Capital sparks debate amidst US-China tensions, while a former entrepreneur shares a past funding experience with the firm.

### About Benchmark Capital
Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in technology startups.  

### Insights
- Benchmark Capital engagements hit 29.9K which is 913% higher than it's daily average.
- Benchmark Capital creators is up 78.13% from the previous week.
- Benchmark Capital engagements is up 1840.27% from the previous month.
- Benchmark Capital mentions is up 96.88% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:benchmark-capital/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/benchmark-capital/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [------] +285%  
[--] Month: [-------] +1,840%  
[--] Months: [-------] +244%  
[--] Year: [---------] +247%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-09-23  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-08-10  

Engagements by network (24h):
TikTok: [--]
Reddit: [---]
News: [--]
X: [------]
YouTube: [--]

  
  
### Mentions: [--] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:benchmark-capital/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/benchmark-capital/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [--]  
Daily Average: [--]  
[--] Week: [--] +97%  
[--] Month: [--] +37%  
[--] Months: [---] -14%  
[--] Year: [---] +60%  
1-Year High: [--] on 2025-07-26  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-08-26  

Mentions by network (24h):
TikTok: [--]
Reddit: [--]
News: [--]
X: [--]
YouTube: [--]

  
  
### Creators: [--] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:benchmark-capital/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/benchmark-capital/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[--] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Benchmark Capital in the last [--] hours which is down 20% from [--] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [--]  
[--] Week: [--] +78%  
[--] Month: [--] +46%  
[--] Months: [---] -7.70%  
[--] Year: [---] +56%  
1-Year High: [--] on 2025-07-26  
1-Year Low: [--] on 2025-08-26  

The most influential creators that mention Benchmark Capital in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                        | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                        | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts) | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [--]           |

[View More](/list/creators/benchmark-capital/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 90%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:benchmark-capital/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/benchmark-capital/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 90%  
Daily Average: 86%  
[--] Week: 100% no change  
[--] Month: 89% +39%  
[--] Months: 89% +4%  
[--] Year: 89% -11%  
1-Year High: 100% on 2025-02-15  
1-Year Low: 20% on 2025-03-22  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Increased Social Media Activity: (60%) Benchmark Capital has seen a significant surge in social media posts, indicating heightened interest and discussion surrounding the venture capital firm.
- Strong Engagement on Reddit: (30%) Reddit is the primary driver of engagements for Benchmark Capital, suggesting a highly active and engaged community on this platform.
- Growing Long-Term Interest: (10%) While short-term metrics show fluctuations, Benchmark Capital has experienced substantial growth in engagements over the past [--] months and [--] year, pointing to sustained interest.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Declining Recent Engagement: (70%) Despite the overall increase in posts, Benchmark Capital's engagements have seen a significant decrease over the past week and month, suggesting a potential dip in immediate interest.
- Negative Sentiment Trend: (30%) The current sentiment surrounding Benchmark Capital is low, with a significant drop from its daily average, indicating a prevailing negative or critical tone in recent discussions.
  

### Top Benchmark Capital Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"One late night in [----] I was grinding away on my first startup. E-commerce was a new thing and I had a clever idea for an app (before apps even existed). I had coded a crude prototype and sent it to a bunch of VC firms in an attempt to raise money. Suddenly my phone rang. It was a young @bgurley who had recently joined the iconic Sand Hill Road firm Benchmark Capital. He was intrigued. I was caught off guard and Bill quickly sniffed out the truth: I was a clueless 20-something entrepreneur. Benchmark didnt invest but I did raise $12 million (a large seed round in that era) from another"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Camp4/status/2022337058396930105) [@Camp4](/creator/x/Camp4) 2026-02-13T15:48Z 92.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Is this true that Eileen Gu is joining Benchmark Capital Its foolish for any US company to hire her now especially shes openly declaring her allegiance to Team China. The is actively forcing the finance and tech sectors to separate talents and funds from venture capital away from . BREAKING: Eileen Gu to join @bgurley's Benchmark as a Senior Associate when she returns from the olympics https://t.co/R6iJqQnJjf BREAKING: Eileen Gu to join @bgurley's Benchmark as a Senior Associate when she returns from the olympics https://t.co/R6iJqQnJjf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/denisewu/status/2022252964442935706) [@denisewu](/creator/x/denisewu) 2026-02-13T10:14Z 34.9K followers, 39K engagements

### Topics List

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1

Get a list of trending social topics.

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topics/list/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "topic": "youtube",
      "title": "YouTube",
      "topic_rank": 1,
      "topic_rank_1h_previous": 1,
      "topic_rank_24h_previous": 1,
      "num_contributors": 338702,
      "num_posts": 877109,
      "interactions_24h": [----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **topic_rank**: LunarCrush metric for ranking a social topic relative to all other social topics
+ **topic_rank_1h_previous**: The topic rank from [--] hour ago
+ **topic_rank_24h_previous**: The topic rank from [--] hours ago
+ **num_contributors**: The number of unique social contributors to the topic
+ **num_posts**: Total number of posts with interactions on this topic in the last [--] hours
+ **interactions_24h**: Number of interactions in the last [--] hours




---

### Topic Whatsup

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/whatsup/v1

Generate an AI summary of the hottest news and social posts for a specific topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get a summary for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/whatsup/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "summary": "A $6 million Bitcoin ransom demand for Nancy Guthrie remains unpaid as a deadline looms, while Binance has significantly increased its Bitcoin holdings for its SAFU fund.",
  "supportive": [
    {
      "title": "Binance Buys Bitcoin for SAFU Fund",
      "description": "Binance has increased its Bitcoin holdings by converting stablecoins into BTC for its SAFU fund.",
      "percent": [--]
    }
  ],
  "critical": [
    {
      "title": "Bitcoin Price Drops Amid Market Volatility",
      "description": "Bitcoin has experienced a significant price drop, signaling market uncertainty.",
      "percent": [--]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **supportive**: An array of supportive themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.
+ **title**: The case sensitive title of the topic or category
+ **description**: Explanation of the change and the potential impact
+ **critical**: An array of critical themes with a title, description, and an estimate of the percent of the circulating conversations on social around this theme.




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1769990400,
    "end": 1770681600,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1769990400,
      "contributors_active": 25296,
      "contributors_created": 953,
      "interactions": 7206612,
      "posts_active": 51363,
      "posts_created": 1202,
      "sentiment": 67,
      "spam": 5052,
      "alt_rank": 225,
      "circulating_supply": 19982656,
      "close": 77750,
      "galaxy_score": 56,
      "high": 77750,
      "low": 77750,
      "market_cap": 1553927231331,
      "market_dominance": 59.8618,
      "open": 77750,
      "social_dominance": 29.1575,
      "volume_24h": [-----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = [--] week, 1m = [--] month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. 100% means all posts are positive, 50% is half positive and half negative, and 0% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for [--] hours up to this data point




---

### Topic Time Series

https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/:topic/time-series/v1

Get historical time series data for a social topic

input parameters:

+ **topic**: _Provide the topic to get details for. A topic must be all lower case and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, # and $._ **required**
+ **bucket**: _bucket time series data into hours or days. default is hours._ 
+ **interval**: _Use interval to specify the start and end time automatically for convenience. If "start" or "end" parameters are provided this parameter is ignored._ 
+ **start**: _The start time (unix timestamp) to go back to._ 
+ **end**: _The end time (unix timestamp) to stop at._ 

Example request:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>" https://lunarcrush.com/api4/public/topic/bitcoin/time-series/v1
```



Example response:

```json
{
  "config": {
    "topic": "bitcoin",
    "id": "bitcoin",
    "_self_call": true,
    "name": "Bitcoin",
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "interval": "1w",
    "start": 1769990400,
    "end": 1770681600,
    "bucket": "hour",
    "metrics": [],
    "generated": [----------]
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "time": 1769990400,
      "contributors_active": 25296,
      "contributors_created": 953,
      "interactions": 7206612,
      "posts_active": 51363,
      "posts_created": 1202,
      "sentiment": 67,
      "spam": 5052,
      "alt_rank": 225,
      "circulating_supply": 19982656,
      "close": 77750,
      "galaxy_score": 56,
      "high": 77750,
      "low": 77750,
      "market_cap": 1553927231331,
      "market_dominance": 59.8618,
      "open": 77750,
      "social_dominance": 29.1575,
      "volume_24h": [-----------]
    }
  ]
}
```

Schema:

+ **config**: This includes the inputs for the request processed by the server and may include additional hints about the request and response information.
+ **topic**: LunarCrush social topic. Can only includes letters, numbers, spaces, #, and $
+ **id**: LunarCrush internal ID for the asset
+ **name**: The full name of the asset
+ **symbol**: The symbol for the asset
+ **interval**: Typically used for specifying time intervals like 1w = [--] week, 1m = [--] month etc
+ **start**: Start/from unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **end**: End/to unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **bucket**: Data is generally bucketed into hours or days
+ **metrics**: Comma separated list of metrics to include or that are included
+ **generated**: A unix timestamp (in seconds) when the data was generated to understand possibly stale data
+ **time**: A unix timestamp (in seconds)
+ **contributors_active**: number of unique social accounts with posts that have interactions
+ **contributors_created**: number of unique social accounts that created new posts
+ **interactions**: number of all publicly measurable interactions on a social post (views, likes, comments, thumbs up, upvote, share etc)
+ **posts_active**: number of unique social posts with interactions
+ **posts_created**: number of unique social posts created
+ **sentiment**: % of posts (weighted by interactions) that are positive. 100% means all posts are positive, 50% is half positive and half negative, and 0% is all negative posts.
+ **spam**: The number of posts created that are considered spam
+ **alt_rank**: A proprietary score based on how an asset is performing relative to all other assets supported
+ **circulating_supply**: Circulating Supply is the total number of coins or tokens that are actively available for trade and are being used in the market and in general public
+ **close**: Close price for the time period
+ **galaxy_score**: A proprietary score based on technical indicators of price, average social sentiment, relative social activity, and a factor of how closely social indicators correlate with price and volume
+ **high**: Higest price fo rthe time period
+ **low**: Lowest price for the time period
+ **market_cap**: Total dollar market value of all circulating supply or outstanding shares
+ **market_dominance**: The percent of the total market cap that this asset represents
+ **open**: Open price for the time period
+ **social_dominance**: The percent of the total social volume that this topic represents
+ **volume_24h**: Volume in USD for [--] hours up to this data point




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