Work-Bench Fund IV

United States
Seed
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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 founder building enterprise SaaS/AI in NYC

enterprise SaaS
infrastructure software
AI agents
GTM-first
seed stage

Bullish Signals

Fund 4 actively deploying, 0-1 GTM focuswebsite
Portfolio exits: CockroachLabs $5B, SOCURE $4.5Bexternal
Spring Health unicorn, $3.3B valuationexternal
Goodfire $150M Series B, Courier Health $50Mwebsite
AI portfolio: Flock AI, Built AI, Chamelio, AIRwebsite
GovWell $25M Series A from Insight Partnerswebsite
Petra Labs latest investment, infrastructure focuswebsite
Proven battle-tested GTM playbooks + resourceswebsite
Curated Fortune 500 + founder community accesswebsite
NYC Pre-Seed GTM Summit + AI Snapshot H1 26website
COFOUNDERS.NYC platform for cofounder matchingwebsite
#WOMENTERPRISE + NY Enterprise Tech Meetup activewebsite
20+ GTM strategy episodes on discovery, demos, pricingwebsite
AI content: healthcare, fintech, agents, data centerswebsite
In-trenches support from corporate IT, procurement hellwebsite

Contrarian Signals

NYC + enterprise only — narrow geographic focusexternal
Hands-on, intense operational styleexternal
Community-gated deal flow modelexternal

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
Tap into #WOMENTERPRISE, NYC Pre-Seed GTM Summit

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

JL
Jonathan Lehr
Co-Founder & General Partner
enterprise-nativeGTM-focusedoperator
JL
Jessica Lin
Co-Founder & General Partner
enterprise-nativecommunity-builderconviction-driven
KM
Kelley Mak
General Partner
operatorenterprise-focused
DC
Daniel Chesley
Principal
analytical
PS
Proby Shandilya
Researcher
research
PT
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

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