VC firm
Work-Bench
Also known as Work Bench Kelethin, Work Bench Ventures III A, Work Bench Ventures Select, Work-Bench Kelethin, LLC, Work-Bench Ventures II, LP, Work-Bench Ventures III, LP, Work-Bench Ventures III-A, LP, Work-Bench Ventures IV, LP
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, United States
- Founded
- 2013
- Assets under management
- $565MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-31Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $118MForm ADV gross asset value, as of 2020Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 12
- Legal name
- WORK-BENCH MANAGEMENT, LLC
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About
Work-Bench is New York’s B2B software seed fund, backing the founders building the next generation of applied AI and infrastructure software.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We believe GTM is your moat: great products get you in the game, but customer understanding and distribution are what let you win it.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- we lead seed rounds and write the first institutional check
- Investing status notes
- backing the founders building the next generation of applied AI and infrastructure software.
Funds
- Work-Bench Ventures IV, LP
- Vintage 2023Main fund
- Work-Bench Ventures Select Fund, LP
- Vintage 2022Main fund
- Work-Bench Ventures III-A, LP
- Vintage 2021Main fund
- Work-Bench Ventures III, LP
- Vintage 2020Main fund
- Work-Bench Kelethin, LLC
- $79KVintage 2019, SPV, SEC amount sold
- Work-Bench Ventures II, LP
- $46.2MVintage 2016, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- WORK-BENCH IVY HOLDINGS, LLC
- Main fund
- WORK-BENCH VENTURES II-A, LP
- Main fund
- WORK-BENCH FELWITHE, LLC
- Main fund
- WORK-BENCH VENTURES I, LLC
- Main fund
- WORK-BENCH VENTURES IV, LP
- Main fund
- WORK-BENCH QUELLIOUS, LLC
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- WORK-BENCH MANAGEMENT, LLC
- CRD number
- 289087 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-110962
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $565Mas of 2026-03-31
- Private funds reported
- 11
- Principal office
- NEW YORK, NY, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1682257, 1791375, 1806806
Programs
- Event series
- future founder dinner (opens in a new tab)recurring small-group dinner series where those with the desire to build can meet other aspiring founders.
- Founder community
- cofounders.nyc (opens in a new tab)
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