Benchstrength is an early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology companies that transform business and uplift communities. Based in NYC, Benchstrength invests in pre-seed and seed stage technology companies across enterprise, consumer, fintech, and healthcare. The firm is committed to building, cultivating, and re-architecting networks in a way that expands access to […]
Employees: 1-10
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 20
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 25.12.2024 | DevAI | dev-ai.com | - | - |
| - | Zeteo Heal... | zeteo.health | - | - |
| - | Coco | getcoco.com | - | - |
| - | AdeptID | adept-id.com | $3.5M | United Sta... |
| - | SourceID | sourceid.tech | - | - |
| - | Cashmere | cashmereai.com | $3.6M | - |
| - | Neon Money... | joinneon.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Alta | altadaily.com | - | - |
| - | Bolo AI | bolo.ai | - | - |
| - | Glyf | glyf.space | - | - |
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Persons 4
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Kendra | Schultz | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Aleksandra | Imbasciani | Head of Ne... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | John | Monagle | Co-Founder | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Ken | Chenault J... | Co-Founder | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.01.2025 | Systole Health Raises $2M to Transform Women’s Heart Health with Group Virtual Care | What You Should Know: – Systole Health, a telehealth company focused on women’s heart health, today announced a $2M pre-seed funding round led by Benchstrength with participation from January Ventures, J Ventures, and Tom X. Lee (founder of... |
| 18.12.2024 | Benchstrength Closes $62M Early-Stage VC Fund with Healthcare Focus | What You Should Know: – Benchstrength, a New York City-based venture capital firm, has announced the close of its first $62M fund, focused on investing in high-potential, early-stage technology companies. – The $62M fund has attracted a div... |
| 22.04.2024 | Weekly Economic Index: Starlink cuts Users in SA, Kenya’s database to halt tax evasion and Nigeria’s economy slips to fourth-largest. | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week: Starlink Cuts Off South African Users Over Licensing Issues South African Starlink users face a sudden inte... |
| 17.04.2024 | B2B marketplace The Folklore bags $3.4M seed to get brands into global stores | Amira Rasool founded The Folklore in 2018 to help fashion brands from emerging markets like Africa, Asia and The Caribbean tap into the international market. In 2022, the startup introduced The Folklore Connect, a B2B marketplace and wholes... |