Work-Bench Fund IV

About Work-Bench Fund IV

Work-Bench Fund IV is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Gritty seed-stage founder building enterprise SaaS in NYC

enterprise SaaS

infrastructure software

GTM-first

seed stage

NYC-based

Bullish Signals

Fund 4 announced, actively deployingexternal

Portfolio exits: Cockroach Labs $5B, SOCURE $4.5Bexternal

Spring Health unicorn, $3.3B valuationexternal

Proven GTM playbooks + enterprise communityexternal

Deep NYC enterprise operator networkexternal

Goodfire raised $150M Series Bwebsite

Courier Health $50M Series B, Oak HC/FTwebsite

Active AI portfolio: Flock AI, Built AIwebsite

Runs NYC Pre-Seed GTM Summitwebsite

New investments: Chamelio, AIR Platformswebsite

Video content: AI in fintech, healthcare, infrawebsite

Hosts #WOMENTERPRISE + NY Enterprise Tech Meetupwebsite

COFOUNDERS.NYC — cofounder matching platformwebsite

Contrarian Signals

NYC + enterprise only — narrow focusexternal

Hands-on style may feel intenseexternal

Community-gated deal accessexternal

Founder Do's

Show enterprise GTM traction or clear plan

Be NYC-based or enterprise-market focused

Bring grit + conviction from Day 1

Leverage their Fortune 500 network actively

Engage with community (events, meetups)

Founder Don'ts

Avoid if no enterprise customer path

Don't expect passive check-writers

Skip if consumer or non-B2B focus

Key GPs & Partners

Jonathan Lehr

Co-Founder & General Partner

enterprise-nativeGTM-focusedoperator

Jessica Lin

Co-Founder & General Partner

enterprise-nativecommunity-builderconviction-driven

Kelley Mak

General Partner

operatorenterprise-focused

Daniel Chesley

Principal

analytical

Proby Shandilya

Researcher

research

Pattie Tope

Operations Manager

operations

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$160M

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Key People

Jonathan Lehr, Jessica Lin, Kelley Mak

Jonathan LehrCo-Founder & General Partner

Jessica LinCo-Founder & General Partner

Kelley MakGeneral Partner

Daniel ChesleyPrincipal

Proby ShandilyaResearcher

Pattie TopeOperations Manager