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Our Investment in Prequel

Our Investment in Prequel

When we first met Lyndon Brown and Tony Meehan, the co-founders of Prequel, we knew their passion for solving real-world problems in software reliability was palpable, and their deep expertise was one of a kind.

Dec 16, 2024
How to Elevate Your Enterprise Event Strategy

How to Elevate Your Enterprise Event Strategy

As we step into 2025, one of the most critical aspects of annual planning for enterprise software startups is mapping out a successful events strategy. With the rapid evolution of marketing trends and tools, what does a high-impact event look like in the year ahead?

Dec 9, 2024
Join Our Growing Team as our Head of Growth

Join Our Growing Team as our Head of Growth

At Work-Bench, we think about the idea of “sourcing” differently than other funds. Our DNA is very much in community - and we believe and have seen firsthand that if we grow and support NYC enterprise ecosystem, then great things will happen.

Dec 4, 2024
Join Our Growing Team as an Operations Manager

Join Our Growing Team as an Operations Manager

We are searching for a dynamic, detail-oriented, and proactive teammate to join as Operations Manager. This role is critical in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of our firm and our vibrant Work-Bench community.

Dec 4, 2024
Join Our Growing Team as a Researcher

Join Our Growing Team as a Researcher

We are searching for an endlessly curious mind who lives and breathes enterprise technology. Someone who looks at a new developer tool and immediately wants to understand how it fits into the broader ecosystem.

Dec 4, 2024
#Womenterprise Panel: Lessons on Selling AI Products from OpenAI, Hebbia & Runway

#Womenterprise Panel: Lessons on Selling AI Products from OpenAI, Hebbia & Runway

In our final #Womenterpise event of the year, we brought together sales leaders from the fastest-growing AI companies in NYC to share their top tactics on the front lines of selling cutting-edge AI products.

Nov 22, 2024
How Ramp & Figma Built World-Class Products

How Ramp & Figma Built World-Class Products

Our November NY Enterprise Tech Meetup (#NYETM) took a behind-the-scenes, real talk look at how Ramp and Figma have become such product powerhouse, generational companies.

Nov 14, 2024
How to Create a Predictable Top-of-Funnel Engine for Growth

How to Create a Predictable Top-of-Funnel Engine for Growth

As Seed-stage enterprise software investors, we’ve seen time and time again early-stage teams focus all of their time and energy on moving prospects down the funnel that, when they finally come up for air, they find their top-of-funnel pipeline has dried up. 

Nov 13, 2024
Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs): 6 Ways for Retaining and Growing Customers

Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs): 6 Ways for Retaining and Growing Customers

We recently hosted a talk by a VP of Client Solutions from one of our portfolio companies, highlighting the importance of Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and best practices for leveraging them to strengthen long-term customer relationships.

Nov 13, 2024
Opportunities in Data Centers & Next-Gen Networking

Opportunities in Data Centers & Next-Gen Networking

Recently, Zac and I have been exploring areas where venture scale opportunities could emerge in next-gen networking and infrastructure. So, we brought together a group of founders, data center developers, energy brokers, server providers, and Fortune 500 customers to discuss ideas and trends shaping the industry.

Oct 18, 2024
16 Mid- to Late-Stage Enterprise Software Startups Growing in New York City

16 Mid- to Late-Stage Enterprise Software Startups Growing in New York City

As longtime investors in New York City, we’re thrilled to see how much the city continues to grow in terms of talent and density of enterprise software companies. 

Sep 11, 2024
5 Effective Leadership Tactics of Highly Successful Founders with David Politis, Founder of BetterCloud

5 Effective Leadership Tactics of Highly Successful Founders with David Politis, Founder of BetterCloud

Our recent Work-Bench Enterprise Masterclass led by David Politis, Founder of BetterCloud, delved into the "5 Effective Leadership Tactics of Highly Successful Founders.”

Aug 7, 2024
Announcing Work-Bench’s CEO-in-Residence: David Politis

Announcing Work-Bench’s CEO-in-Residence: David Politis

It is with tremendous excitement that we share the newest addition to our Work-Bench team: David Politis, as CEO-in-Residence. Please join us in welcoming David to the Work-Bench team!

Aug 7, 2024
3 Myths About Selling Cybersecurity to Financial Services

3 Myths About Selling Cybersecurity to Financial Services

Many early-stage cybersecurity founders aim to sell to large enterprises, specifically financial services, when defining their go-to-market given they deeply care about minimizing risk and have the deep pockets to invest in security.

Jul 31, 2024
Announcing our Investment in GovWell

Announcing our Investment in GovWell

We’re excited to announce that we led GovWell’s $4.5M Seed round, with participation from existing investor Bienville Capital to support their mission to modernize government software. ‍

Jul 29, 2024