Get to Know Benchmark
A profitable, self-funded SaaS company that’s scaled to $10M without outside investment? That’s the real unicorn in a world of venture-backed competitors pretending to be something they’re not.
A Shoestring and a Dream
Husband and wife team, Curt and Denise Keller, started Benchmark Email in 2004 and bootstrapped it into a global sales and marketing platform. But their dream didn’t stop there.
Today, SaaS is evolving faster than ever. Generative AI is reshaping software, and marketers are caught between outdated tools and overwhelming new tech. The challenge is clear: adapt or become obsolete.
At Benchmark, we saw two paths: stay the course and risk falling behind, or rebuild from the ground up to create the future of email marketing. We chose the bold path.
A New Era of Email Marketing
Most email marketing platforms have turned into bloated, all-in-one marketing suites—expensive, complicated, and packed with features most businesses don’t use. We’re doing things differently.
Benchmark Email is designed to be effortlessly simple, helping busy marketers get results without clunky tools or frustrating workflows. We stripped away the unnecessary, re-engineered the essentials, and built a platform that makes email marketing easy (and hopefully even fun!).
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Who We Serve
More than 100,000 marketers worldwide rely on Benchmark Email to get their campaigns out the door—quickly, easily, and without the headaches.
Profitable by Design, Committed by Choice
Being self-funded means we answer only to our customers, allowing us to stay true to our values every day.
Earn Trust Every Day
Reliability and integrity are at our core. Our customers and team count on us to follow through—every time.
Simplify Everything
Email marketing should be easy. We remove friction so our customers can focus on getting results—not figuring out software.
Champion Customer
Success
Our customers' success is our success. We listen, support, and go the extra mile to help them win.
Keep Raising the Bar
Our customers' success is our success. We listen, support, and go the extra mile to help them win.
Focus on What Matters / Keep It Practical
We create solutions that drive real results, without unnecessary complexity or fluff.
Our Leadership Team
Curt Keller
Founder & CIO
Denise Keller
Founder & CFO
Jonathan Herrick
CEO
Matt Rhodes
CTO
Jeff Zimmerman
CPO
Erin Posey
VP of Customer Success
Allie Wolff
VP of Product Marketing
Jessica Lunk
VP of Growth Marketing
Regional Leadership
Matt Alonso
North America
Jose Hernandez
Latin America & OMEAA
Meilin Hsieh
Taiwan & China
Ayumi Hayashi
Japan
Raquel Herrera
Europe
Virender Dang
India
Global Reach, Local Support
Being self-funded means we answer only to our customers, allowing us to stay true to our values every day.
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