The Billion Dollar Lesson in Cerebras' Unlikely Success The IPO of Cerebras Systems has been a resounding success for its major investors, including Benchmark. The firm will reap billions from its 9.
5% stake in the company, making this outcome particularly notable. What makes it even more remarkable is that one of Benchmark's general partners, Eric Vishria, almost didn't take the meeting with Cerebras' co founders.
Vishria has spoken about his initial reluctance to invest in Cerebras, citing a lack of understanding of the hardware and the fact that it was their firm's first foray into the space in over a decade.