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Work-Bench

New York, New York · Invests in US · Website

SeedPre-SeedB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureSecurity & Cybersecurity

Thesis

Go-to-market is your moat. We back gritty, early, conviction-driven founders building the next generation of enterprise software with deep domain expertise and contrarian viewpoints. We work side-by-side with you from day one, providing hands-on GTM support, sales playbooks, and access to our NYC enterprise ecosystem.

Likely not a fit for

No hype-driven rounds, FOMO investing, founders without domain expertise, consumer-focused models, or pure technology chasing. We avoid generalist investing and only back where we have genuine conviction.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$160M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

7 contacts on file

JL

Jessica Lin

General PartnerCo-Founder & General Partner · Primary contact

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Priyanka Somrah

PrincipalPrincipal

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Jonathan Lehr

General PartnerCo-Founder & General Partner

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Kelley Mak

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Daniel Chesley

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Pattie Tope

Platform & OpsOperations Manager

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Proby Shandilya

Researcher

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Portfolio

SocureSecurity Cyber

AI-Powered Identity Verification & Fraud Prevention

Spring HealthHealthcare Digital

Spring Health offers data-driven mental health solutions, providing personalized care through a comprehensive network of providers. It aims to eliminate barriers to mental healthcare and improve outcomes.

Cockroach LabsEnterprise Software

Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the cloud native, distributed SQL database enterprises trust to run mission-critical applications that scale fast, survive disaster, and thrive everywhere.

DialpadEnterprise Software

Dialpad designs groundbreaking, truly unified products—all powered by the most advanced communications AI in the world. We make it easy for teams big and small to call, message, meet, and support their customers in one beautiful workspace.

FireHydrantEnterprise Software

FireHydrant is an all-in-one platform for incident management that helps teams resolve incidents faster and improve operational reliability through automation and collaboration.

AuthzedEnterprise Software

Authzed provides enterprise-scale authorization infrastructure, focusing on scalable and performant solutions for managing permissions without compromising user experience. The company emphasizes its open-source database, SpiceDB, for fine-grained authorization.

RunhouseEnterprise Software

Runhouse provides managed AI training infrastructure with a focus on optimizing machine learning workloads on Kubernetes through its product, Kubetorch.

GoodfireEnterprise Software

Goodfire is a research company using interpretability to understand, learn from, and design AI systems. Our mission is to build the next generation of safe and powerful AI—not by scaling alone, but by understanding the intelligence we're building.

Built AIProptech Real Estate

Built AI is an AI-powered real estate platform aiding portfolio management. It assists real estate professionals in decision-making throughout the asset lifecycle.

ParatusEnterprise Software

Work management that keeps mission-critical teams ready around the clock.

ArtianEnterprise Software

Artian provides multi-agent AI systems designed for enterprise automation in financial services, focusing on reliable and autonomous AI agents that enhance productivity and governance.

RipplematchHr Tech Work

RippleMatch is an AI-powered job matching platform that connects candidates with job opportunities tailored to their skills and interests, aiming to streamline the hiring process for both candidates and employers.

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Work-Bench Research Document Executive Summary Work-Bench is a New York-based seed-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage enterprise software investments. Founded in 2012 by Jonathan Lehr and Jessica Lin, the firm has established itself as NYC's go-to seed investor for founders building the next generation of enterprise, SaaS, and infrastructure software. With the announceme

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