Daniel Chesley
InvestorPrincipal at Work-Bench
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Principal sourcing and evaluating investments across ML/AI, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS. Runs cofounders.nyc and writes the More Intelligent Newsletter; previously a Product Manager at Hyperscience.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Work-BenchPrincipalcurrent2024 — present
- Work-BenchAssociate2022 — 2024New York, United States
- HyperscienceProduct Manager - Machine Learning2020 — 2022New York, United States
- HyperscienceRevOps, GTM Strategy2020 — 2021New York, New York, United States
- LinkedInGrowth / Bizops2019 — 2020New York, New York, United States
- IBMSenior Strategy Consultant2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
Management Consulting3Research5Project Management14Business Development1Analysis9Market ResearchFinancial Modeling1SalesDigital StrategyProduct ManagementMicrosoft Office18Microsoft Excel12
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LeadershipTime ManagementPublic SpeakingLanguages English
From Daniel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Work-Bench
Diego Oppenheimer
Venture Partner at Work-Bench
Jessica Lin
Co-Founder and General Partner at Work-Bench
Jonathan Lehr
Co-Founder and General Partner at Work-Bench
Kelley Mak
General Partner at Work-Bench
Pattie Tope
Operations Manager at Work-Bench
Proby Shandilya
Researcher at Work-Bench
Vipin Chamakkala
Principal at Work-Bench
Network4
Diego Oppenheimer
Venture Partner at Work-Bench
Jessica Lin
Co-Founder and General Partner at Work-Bench
Jonathan Lehr
Co-Founder and General Partner at Work-Bench
Kelley Mak
General Partner at Work-Bench
Investors connected to Daniel in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Chesley?
- Principal sourcing and evaluating investments across ML/AI, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS. Runs cofounders.nyc and writes the More Intelligent Newsletter; previously a Product Manager at Hyperscience.
- Where does Daniel Chesley work?
- Daniel Chesley is Principal at Work-Bench.
- What check size does Daniel Chesley write?
- Daniel Chesley typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Daniel Chesley go to school?
- Daniel Chesley studied at Penn State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance); DIS - Study Abroad (Glaciology).
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Also attended DIS - Study Abroad21
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Shared employers
Also worked at Work-Bench13
Jed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersStephanie ManningCOO & Head of Platform at Lerer HippeauMarco DeMeirelesInvestor at Ansa CapitalJonathan LehrCo-Founder and General Partner at Work-BenchJessica LinCo-Founder and General Partner at Work-BenchKelley MakGeneral Partner at Work-Bench
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Also worked at Hyperscience7
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Also worked at LinkedIn229
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma
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Also worked at IBM935
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