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Work-Bench

Venture capitalNew York, United Stateswork-bench.comVerified 9 Nov 2026

Work-Bench is a New York-based venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in enterprise B2B software companies. They focus on funding founders building applied AI and infrastructure software.

StagesPre-seed · Seed
Business modelB2B
Deals recorded38

What they invest in

  • Work-Bench is New York’s B2B software seed fund, backing the founders building the next generation of applied AI and infrastructure software. source
  • We lead pre-seed and seed rounds in conviction-driven founders, often before the rest of the market sees what they see. source

All investments and operations

38 operations
CompanyRoundAmountDateCo-investorsSource
AIR Platforms
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Alkymi
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
––––Portfolio page
Arthur
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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Artian
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
––––Portfolio page
Authzed
Cybersecurity
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Backtrace
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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Built AI
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Chamelio
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Cockroach Labs
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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CoreOS
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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Courier Health
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
––––Portfolio page
DevArmor
Cybersecurity
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Dialpad
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
––––Portfolio page
DRYRUN SECURITY
Cybersecurity
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Earthly
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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FireHydrant
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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Git AI
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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Goodfire
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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GovWell
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Lumesa
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
––––Portfolio page
METRIC INSIGHTS
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
––––Portfolio page
Paratus
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
––––Portfolio page
Peerbound
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
––––Portfolio page
PERMISO
Cybersecurity
––––Portfolio page
Petra
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Rediem
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Scytale
Cybersecurity
––––Portfolio page
Semmle
Cybersecurity
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ShiftRx
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Shipyard
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
––––Portfolio page
SKUSafe
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Socure
Cybersecurity
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Spring Health
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Tamr
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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Tilt
AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
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Varick Agents
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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VTS
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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ZIPPEDSCRIPT
Enterprise Apps + Vertical AI
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Exits

  • Backtrace Acquired by Sauce LabsSource
  • CoreOS Acquired by Red HatSource
  • FireHydrant Acquired by FreshworksSource
  • Git AI Acquired by OpenAISource
  • PERMISO Acquired by OktaSource
  • Scytale Acquired by Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSource
  • Semmle Acquired by GithubSource
  • ShiftRx Acquired by TrustedHealthSource
  • Shipyard Acquired by StackGenSource
  • Tilt Acquired by DockerSource

Shown only when an exit is documented by a public source.

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