VC Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark to launch his own firm | TechCrunch

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  • Victor Lazarte became known in tech for co-founding mobile gaming company Wildlife Studios.
  • During his two years at Benchmark, Lazarte invested in recruiting and data labeling startup Mercor, AI video intelligence platform HeyGen, and AI infrastructure company Decart AI.
  • He had recently informed his portfolio companies about his plans to leave Benchmark.
  • Lazarte is the second investor to step down from Benchmark’s partnership this year.
  • Sarah Tavel announced in April that she is transitioning to a venture partner.
After two years as a venture capitalist for topshelf firm Benchmark, Victor Lazarte is leaving that company to start his own investing gig, he announced on X on Thursday.Lazarte became known in te [+1157 chars]

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