Benchstrength is a New York City-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology companies that transform business and uplift communities. The firm leads pre-seed and seed financing rounds across enterprise software, consumer, fintech, and healthcare sectors.
Deal activity increased 50% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $16.1M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
$62M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| KKnox | Series A | $25M | Mar 2026 |
 Slide | Series B | $70M | Mar 2026 |
 Garage | Series A | $13.5M | Aug 2025 |
| DDevAI | Seed | $6M | Feb 2025 |
| SSystole Health | Pre-Seed | $2M | Jan 2025 |
 Bolo AI | Seed | $8.1M | Jan 2025 |
 Altis Labs | Seed | $6M | Jun 2023 |
 The Folklore | Seed | — | — |
 Garage | Series A | $13.5M | — |
| DDevAI | Pre-Seed | $1M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Wayfinder Ventures2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
Initialized Capital2 shared
Infinity Ventures2 shared
FJ Labs2 shared
Base10 Partners2 shared
Pear VC2 shared
J2 Ventures1 shared
January Capital1 shared
futurepresent1 shared
General Catalyst1 shared
Connecticut Innovations1 shared
Glynn Capital1 shared
Index Ventures1 shared
Outsiders Fund1 shared
Top Down Ventures1 shared
M121 shared
MongoDB Ventures1 shared
Ridgeline Partners1 shared
B Capital1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026