Benchstrength Partners
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Benchstrength focuses on early-stage technology startups, backing companies at the pre-seed and seed stages. The firm invests across enterprise, consumer, fintech, and healthcare sectors from its base in New York City.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 23 of 41 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×5Consumer ×4Healthtech ×4Cybersecurity ×3Digital Health ×3Direct to Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×11India×2Colombia×1
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBogota
Stephanie Gomez Cardoso(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Clarkson(Director)Juan Sebastian Osuna Barreto(Director)
Board seatJohn Monagle· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Aug 2025
Members-only network for influential professionals of color.
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Western Technology Investment
8 Point Studio is a branding and web design agency that develops brand identities and websites for clients, including investment firms, impact organizations, and mission-driven groups.
Marketing Tech
Adept Talent is the healthcare staffing arm of AdeptID, combining matching-model technology with a relationship-first staffing model to place clinicians and allied health professionals at healthcare facilities.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechHR TechSaaSBoston, US
Fernando Rodriguez-Villa(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Davenport(Founder, Lucid Staffing Solutions)Suzanne Davenport(Founder, Lucid Staffing Solutions)Brian DeAngelis(Director)
BoardNasir Qadree(Director)inWilliam Skarinka(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBetter Ventures Central LlcKapor CapitalZeal Capital Partners
AllSpice.io provides a design management and collaboration platform for hardware engineering teams, enabling automated comparison of electronics schematics, layouts, and bills of materials with AI-powered risk detection and centralized design review workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHardwareSomerville, US
Valentina Ratner(Founder)
Co-investorsBowery CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersRethink ImpactRoot Ventures Manager, LlcThe MBA FundGingerbread Capital
ALTA is an AI-powered personal styling app that helps users organize their wardrobe and plan outfits using a virtual avatar and digital closet.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerNew York, US
Co-investorsAglae VenturesMenlo Ventures
Altis Labs provides tools for analyzing medical imaging data to help biopharma sponsors gain insight during drug development, and supports clinicians and scientists conducting medical imaging research.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices
Felix Baldauf-Lenschenin
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Debiopharm Innovation FundFusionOrbiMed
BACU offers balanced prepared meals inspired by world cuisine, sold to consumers alongside a line of ceremonial-grade matcha drinks.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBogotá, CO
Juan Osuna(Founder)Stephanie Gomez Cardoso(Founder)Andrew Clarkson(Founder)inStephanie Gómez Cardoso(Founder)in
Co-investorsLatin LeapMarathon VenturesHOF CapitalHTwentyKamay VenturesReshape
Bolo AI builds an AI copilot for asset intelligence that lets energy company engineers query complex asset performance data in plain language and receive traceable insights.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN
Diti Sood(Founder)inLalit Jain(Founder)
Co-investorsBeat VenturesThe MBA Fund
Cashmere provides a data intelligence platform for financial services firms that resolves fragmented client records from disparate systems into a single semantic layer with unified customer profiles.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
DevAI aggregates IT and network lifecycle management tools used by enterprises and applies AI to operational data to speed up root-cause analysis and remediation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareCoimbatore, IN
Edwin Zhang(Founder)
Co-investorsFrazier Healthcare PartnersIW CapitalZero Infinity Partners
For Them is a queer and trans-owned company that produces apparel, media, and experiences for the queer community, using sustainable materials and production methods.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceDover, US
Kylo Freeman(Founder)Chloe Freeman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNICHOLAS THORNE(Director)
Co-investorsResolute VenturesYes VC
Shop Garage is an online marketplace for buying and selling specialized vehicles and equipment including fire trucks, ambulances, heavy machinery, and other emergency response vehicles.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesNew York City, US
Martin Hunt(Founder)inAlaz Sengul(Founder)in
Co-investorsInfinity VenturesY CombinatorFJ LabsInitialized Capital
Heva operates an AI-powered medical tourism platform that matches patients with verified healthcare providers abroad, covering fields such as dental, cosmetic surgery, orthopedics, cardiac care, ophthalmology, and bariatric procedures.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesNew York City, US
Varun Annadi(Executive Officer, Director)Hector Terrero(Director)
Co-investorsSpice CapitalTechstarsThe MBA Fund
Co-investorsPoint72 Ventures
Kangaroo Health provides a remote patient monitoring platform for chronic disease management, serving healthcare organizations and clinical providers.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsHorizons VenturesRocketship.vcStreamlined VenturesEchoVC PartnersHike Ventures
Knox Systems helps software companies navigate FedRAMP compliance and secure federal government contracts.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityGovTechSaaSAustin, US
Irina Denisenko(Executive Officer, Director)William Christopher Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardViviana Faga(Director)inCarrie Lee(Federal Advisor)David Epperson(Federal Advisor)Chad Tetrault(Federal Advisor)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFelicis VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)B CapitalFirsthandVC+2 more
Direct-to-consumer financial services platform using culture and brand affinity to incentivize wealth building
Co-investorsPoint72 Ventures
Rentana provides AI-driven pricing optimization and revenue management software for multifamily property portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSOakland, US
Patricia Li(Founder)Scott Takahashi(Founder)
Co-investorsZigg Capital
Robby provides software tools for home service companies to help technicians educate homeowners and close sales during service visits.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBoston, US
Vineet Jammalamadaka(Founder)inFeroze Mohideen(Founder)inJoseph Schwarzmann(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSinovation Ventures
Slide builds an encrypted backup and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform, including its own hardware appliances, designed for managed service providers (MSPs).
CybersecurityHardwareSaaS
Austin McChord(Co-Founder, Chairman)Michael Fass(Co-Founder, CEO)Carlson Choi(COO)Phil Heckel(Head of Engineering)Adrienne Hoffmann(Head of Human Resources)Angie Mecham(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsGlynn Capital ManagementOutsidersVine Ventures
Sprezz is a consumer brand selling products online with promotional bundle discounts and shipping calculated at checkout.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Co-investorsPurple Sage Ventures
StyleFrame is a video generation toolkit for motion designers and animators to create and render video content from concept through final production.
Creator EconomySaaS
The ubiquitous defense layer for the AI age
Co-investorsHAWKTAILHomebrewNew North Ventures
Systole Health provides tailored clinical workflows and implementation support for healthcare organizations, aimed at improving patient outcomes, reducing wait times, and increasing revenue.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
The Folklore is an all-in-one platform enabling small brands to sell across multiple marketplaces, social platforms, and search engines from a single dashboard, while offering AI-powered marketing tools and international fulfillment services.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Amira Rasool(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBackbone AngelsBlack Tech Nation VenturesFab Co-Creation Studio VenturesTechstarsFearless FundSlauson & Co.
Lanai tracks AI usage and investments across teams, measuring adoption against committed targets while monitoring both sanctioned and unsanctioned AI tools in real time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsf7 Ventures
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSlide · foreignpolicyjournal.com · Jul 18, 2026
Alta · theaiinsider.tech · Jul 17, 2026
Garage · ascendants.in · Apr 13, 2026
Knox Systems · executivebiz.com · Mar 20, 2026
Robby · ycombinator.com · Feb 11, 2026
Bolo AI · pulse2.com · Jun 23, 2025
2045 Studio · kruzeconsulting.com · Mar 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Benchstrength Partners made?
- Benchstrength Partners has 17 tracked investments.
- What stage does Benchstrength Partners invest at?
- Benchstrength Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Benchstrength Partners focus on?
- Benchstrength Partners focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Benchstrength Partners located?
- Benchstrength Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Benchstrength Partners lead rounds?
- Benchstrength Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Benchstrength Partners co-invest with?
- Benchstrength Partners most often shares deals with Bowery Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Rethink Impact, among 10 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 9
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