Benson Capital
Venture capitalNew Orleans · 6 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
Benson Capital is a venture fund manager based in New Orleans. SEC filings show 2 venture funds on record, most recently Benson Capital Fund I, LP ($22M offering) filed December 2020.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 6 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 6 of 7 portfolio companiesCleantech ×2Climate Tech ×2Consumer ×2Fintech ×2Hardware ×2Robotics ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22023 · 12021 · 15 dated
Hampr is a laundry pickup and delivery service that collects dirty clothes from customers' homes, professionally washes and folds them, and returns the clean items to their door for a flat rate per load.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFintechLafayette, US
Laurel Hess(Founder + President)inBrandon Brahms(Chief Executive Officer)DAVID CALLECOD(Director)
BoardSteven Dauphin(Director)Cian Robinson(Director)
Board seatMichael B. Katz· per SEC Form D · $1.1M raise · filed Aug 2025
Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalBoot64 VenturesTechstarsGurtin Ventures
Prepaid2Cash is a service that lets consumers convert prepaid and gift cards into cash, deposited to a bank account, PayPal, or Venmo.
ConsumerFintechBirmingham, US
Peter Vogt(Founder)inCameron Newton(Director)Michael B. Katz(Director)
Board seatMichael B. Katz· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Aug 2021
Co-investorsRelevance VenturesAlabama Futures
Fleetzero designs and retrofits commercial vessels with battery-electric propulsion systems to decarbonize ocean shipping.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareRoboticsHouston, US
Steven Henderson(Founder)inMike Carter(Founder)inSteven H(Founder)
Co-investorsObvious VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesCantos VenturesDarco CapitalMaersk GrowthY Combinator+1 more
Glass Half Full is a glass recycling operation that collects glass through residential, commercial, drop-off, and event pickups, and runs programs such as coastal restoration (ReCoast) and Mardi Gras beads recycling.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodNew Orleans, US
Maxwell Steitz(Executive Officer, Director)Franziska Trautmann(Executive Officer, Director)inCaroline Crumley(Director)
BoardPatricia Christovich(Director)
Co-investorsInnovation Catalyst
Inclusively offers a system that interprets employee-described situations and connects them to relevant workplace benefits and support resources (such as an EAP), aiming to increase benefit utilization.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Charlotte Dales(Founder)inSarah Bernard(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnable VenturesHow Women InvestNaples Technology VenturesPurple Sage VenturesTech Square VenturesFirework Ventures
KewaZo builds construction automation technology, including robotic systems for material transport at industrial and construction sites, aimed at reducing crane time and improving safety.
Construction TechHardwareRobotics
Ekaterina Grib(Founder)inArtem Kuchukov(Founder)inLeonidas Pozikidis(Founder)in
Co-investorsSchooner CapitalChevron Technology VenturesCybernetix VenturesFifth WallGaingelsMana Ventures+1 more
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XO Armor provides an on-site 3D-printing system—including a handheld iPhone-based scanner, a compact printer, and modeling software—that lets clinicians, athletic trainers, and therapists produce custom-fit splints, braces, and orthoses during a single patient visit.
Auburn, US
Michael Zabala(Chief Technology Officer)inJoe Bingold(President)Jimmy Zabala(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardRuann Ernst(Director)Lauren Osbourn(Director)Ron Burgess(Director)
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 companies
Glass Half Full · goodgoodgood.co · Aug 7, 2026
Kewazo · theaiinsider.tech · Mar 20, 2026
Fleetzero · houston.innovationmap.com · Jan 30, 2026
XO Armor Technologies · sportsbusinessjournal.com · Aug 1, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Benson Capital located?
- Benson Capital is headquartered in New Orleans, US.