# Benjamin D. Chereskin

> Benjamin D. Chereskin is a funding round investor at Madison Dearborn Partners backing Internet. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Madison Dearborn Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madison-dearborn-partners)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2000
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-d-chereskin-1578b4b

Benjamin D. Chereskin is a funding round investor at Madison Dearborn Partners in Chicago focused on Internet and Automotive. Benjamin D. Chereskin is the Managing Director at Madison Dearborn Partners.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Infrastructure | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autodaq | Autodaq provides infrastructure services to facilitate the trade of used cars on the internet. It is based in Menlo Park, California. Autodaq was launched in 1999. | $33M |  | Nov 14, 2000 | http://www.autodaq.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [August Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/august-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clayton Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clayton-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Zilkha Venture Partners — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Madison Dearborn Partners

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Madison Dearborn Partners is a private equity investment firm that focuses on upper-middle-market and middle-market companies.

5 contacts available at Madison Dearborn Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benjamin D. Chereskin | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-d-chereskin |
| Mark Tresnowski | Senior Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-b-tresnowski |
| Matthew W. Norton | Managing Director, Head of Business, Government Software and Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-w-norton |
| Annie Terry | Managing Director, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annie-terry |
| Benjamin Spacapan | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-spacapan-c435 |

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## FAQ

### What does Benjamin D. Chereskin invest in?

Benjamin D. Chereskin invests primarily in Internet, Automotive and Infrastructure startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Benjamin D. Chereskin?

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### When did Benjamin D. Chereskin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benjamin D. Chereskin closed in Nov 2000. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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