Fundraising Fox

Kelley Mak

Investor

Partner at Work-Bench · Board director at DryRun Security · Board director at Valente Sherman, Inc.

New York, New York

Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

About

GP focused on security and cloud-native infrastructure who also leads corporate engagement with Fortune 1000 technology executives. Previously a security industry analyst at Forrester Research.

Contact· published on Kelley's own website

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Board director at DryRun Security

Intro paths

In turn, Kelley can intro founders to DryRun Security's investors below.

Co-founders at DryRun Security

JHJames Hagan Wickett
James Hagan WickettExecutive Officer, Director
KJKen Johnson
JWJames Wickett

Board director at Valente Sherman, Inc.

Intro paths

In turn, Kelley can intro founders to Valente Sherman, Inc.'s investors below.

Co-founders at Valente Sherman, Inc.

PV
Paul ValenteExecutive Officer, Director
RS
Russell ShermanDirector

Experience

  1. Work-BenchGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Work-BenchPartner2021 — 2024
  3. Work-BenchPrincipal2018 — 2021
  4. Work-BenchAssociate2016 — 2018
  5. ForresterAnalyst2014 — 2016
  6. ForresterSenior Research Associate2011 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  7. Boston College - Physics DepartmentUndergraduate Faculty Research Fellow - Physics Department2009 — 2011

Skills & more

Data Analysis16Research25Physics10Quantitative Research13Qualitative Research15Statistics6Philosophy4Survey Design4Analytics4Market Research8Statistical Modeling1Report Writing1
+1 moreData

From Kelley's professional profile.

Deals · 3

DryRun SecurityBoard seat

via Work-Bench · filed Feb 2025 · $6.2M raise

Batch.sh Inc.Board seat

via Work-Bench · filed Jul 2022 · $7.2M raise

Valente Sherman, Inc.Board seat

via Work-Bench · filed Dec 2021 · $11M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Work-Bench

Network3

Investors connected to Kelley in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kelley Mak?
GP focused on security and cloud-native infrastructure who also leads corporate engagement with Fortune 1000 technology executives. Previously a security industry analyst at Forrester Research.
Where does Kelley Mak work?
Kelley Mak is Partner at Work-Bench and Board director at DryRun Security and Board director at Valente Sherman, Inc..
What check size does Kelley Mak write?
Kelley Mak typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
What boards does Kelley Mak sit on?
Kelley Mak holds tracked board seats at Batch.sh Inc., DryRun Security, Valente Sherman, Inc..
Where did Kelley Mak go to school?
Kelley Mak studied at Boston College (BS, Physics, Philosophy).

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