Benchstrength Partners
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 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 · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 42 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×4Consumer ×3Healthtech ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United States×9
Investments · 42 tracked
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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
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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
AdeptID develops AI models for talent matching and candidate recommendation across hiring workflows.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSBoston, US
Fernando Rodriguez-Villa(Executive Officer, Director)Brian DeAngelis(Director)
BoardNasir Qadree(Director)William Skarinka(Director)
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
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
BACU offers balanced prepared meals inspired by world cuisine, sold to consumers alongside a line of ceremonial-grade matcha drinks.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
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
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)
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
Heva operates a platform connecting international patients with healthcare providers for medical tourism services, leveraging AI matching to facilitate consultations and procedures across multiple specialties.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechNew York City, US
Varun Annadi(Executive Officer, Director)Hector Terrero(Director)
Kangaroo Health provides a remote patient monitoring platform for chronic disease management, serving healthcare organizations and clinical providers.
Digital HealthHealthtech
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)Carrie Lee(Federal Advisor)David Epperson(Federal Advisor)Chad Tetrault(Federal Advisor)
Direct-to-consumer financial services platform using culture and brand affinity to incentivize wealth building
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
StyleFrame is a video generation toolkit for motion designers and animators to create and render video content from concept through final production.
Creator EconomySaaS
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)
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
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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