One of the biggest mindset shifts in transitioning from operator to VC was embracing the long game.
Startups take time. It might take a portfolio company 2-3 years to go from Seed to Series A, or 10 years for a fund to finally see meaningful returns. To me, that means you have to really love the inputs to the job and find satisfaction in the small wins along the way.
But today isn’t a small win, it’s a big, energizing one:
🚀 I’m pumped to share Work-Bench IV, a $160M fund dedicated to supporting Pre-Seed & Seed-stage founders building the next generation of enterprise software!
This is a huge milestone for us and validation from LPs, founders, and the enterprise community. We scaled from a small $10M POC fund back in 2013 to now a $160M vehicle without ever changing our strategy.
We’ve always been, and will remain, a high-conviction, thesis-driven firm focused on accelerating early-stage GTM for enterprise software startups. It’s why we:
🏦 Backed
@SocureID before they had a single enterprise customer
🌱 Partnered with
@spring_health before mental health was a mainstream conversation
🪳 Supported
@CockroachDB when they were reimagining the relational database from the ground up
And now, we’re just as excited about the next generation of companies reimagining the software stack from the ground up. We’re actively partnering with founders solving complex, mission-critical problems with clarity and enterprise ambitions:
@authzed , Courier Health, GovWell,
@EarthlyTech,
@GoodfireAI,
@FireHydrant,
@cloudqueryio,
@visotrust,
@shiftrxwastaken,
@zippedscript , and more
We
@Work_Bench @jerseejess @fendien @kelleymak @psomrah lead Seed rounds in enterprise software startups with $2-4M checks across:
- AI/ML/Data
- Cybersecurity
- Infra & Dev Tools
- Vertical Horizontal SaaS
If you’re building in enterprise and want to chat about fundraising, GTM, or finding your cofounder, (check out
cofounders.nyc) message me 😎