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Work-Bench

Work-Bench is a New York City seed-stage venture capital firm that backs enterprise software founders and connects them to Fortune 500 buyers.

work-bench.com · New York

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StageFund IVMay 2025[1][4][5]
Raised$307Mdisclosed rounds[7]
Headcount42as of Jun 2026[6]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2013[1][3][6]
Money

Raised $307M across disclosed rounds.[7]

Fund IV closed May 2025.[1][4][5]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Industry Ventures, RR Donnelley, Wipro, Schneider Electric, CA Technologies.[2][3]

People

Jonathan Lehr, Co-founder[1][3][6]

Jessica Lin, Co-founder[1][3][6]

Signals
Apr 22 2026fundingCourier Health Raises $50M Series B from Oak HC/FT[9]
Mar 25 2026hiringWe're Hiring: Chief of Staff - Work-Bench company claim, not independently confirmed[11]
Feb 5 2026newsAnnouncing Our Investment in Flock AI 🦜 - by Work-Bench[8]
May 13 2025fundingWork-Bench closes $160M Fund IV targeting NYC enterprise software seed founders[1]
Dec 4 2024newsJoin Our Growing Team as our Head of Growth - Work-Bench company claim, not independently confirmed[12]
Jun 13 2024otherWork-Bench publishes blog post on learnings from building and investing in business process automation[6]
Comps

First Round Capital · firstround.com · Same stage (seed), same asset class (enterprise software among focus areas), similar founder-support model with community and introductions.[1]

Boldstart Ventures · boldstart.vc · Same geography (NYC), same stage (seed), same buyer (enterprise), overlapping sectors (developer tools, infrastructure, AI).[1][2]

Primary Venture Partners · primary.vc · Same geography (NYC), same stage (seed), same GTM-support model for enterprise founders.[1]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[11]

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Work-Bench is a New York City seed-stage venture capital firm that backs enterprise software founders and connects them to Fortune 500 buyers.

work-bench.com · New York

StageFund IV
Raised$307M
Headcount42
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2013
CompsFirst Round Capital +2

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