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Work-Bench Snapshot: Areas Primed for Opportunity in Procurement

Work-Bench Snapshot: Areas Primed for Opportunity in Procurement

The Work-Bench Snapshot Series explores a particular topic we’re digging into from an investment standpoint.

Mar 29, 2021
The State of Data Infrastructure & Analytics Report 2021

The State of Data Infrastructure & Analytics Report 2021

As an early stage investor at Work-Bench, I’ve been keeping an active pulse on the data ecosystem by speaking with data practitioners, startup founders, and corporate executives from our network.

Mar 17, 2021
Breaking the 5% Ceiling: 17 Female Enterprise Founders Who Have Raised a Series B

Breaking the 5% Ceiling: 17 Female Enterprise Founders Who Have Raised a Series B

Happy International Women’s Day! There is a lot to celebrate today as more efforts, organizations, platforms, and networks exist than ever before in supporting female entrepreneurs and founders, and dedicated to enacting change and inclusivity for the VC and tech ecosystem.

Mar 8, 2021
The 5 Step Framework for Building a Product Led Business

The 5 Step Framework for Building a Product Led Business

This month, Work-Bench, OpenView, Primary Venture Partners and Lerer Hippeau hosted the second of its four-part SaaS Growth Camp

Feb 25, 2021
The State of Enterprise Tech in NYC: 2H 2020 Funding Report

The State of Enterprise Tech in NYC: 2H 2020 Funding Report

We’ve been investing in enterprise tech startups since our launch in 2013 and for the past several years, we’ve been tracking our local NYC enterprise ecosystem’s growth.

Jan 27, 2021
Is There Still Room in the Cloud Security Market?

Is There Still Room in the Cloud Security Market?

While the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided for businesses, one of its main legacies is how it ushered in a tidal wave of accelerated digital transformation.

Jan 20, 2021
16 NYC Enterprise Seed Startups to Watch in 2021

16 NYC Enterprise Seed Startups to Watch in 2021

Like much of the country, New York City has experienced its share of battle scars in 2020 from the pandemic, causing a lot of questions around whether or not NYC’s startup ecosystem will survive.

Jan 13, 2021
Scaling from 1 to 10 to 50 Customers: Lessons from Okta CEO Todd McKinnon

Scaling from 1 to 10 to 50 Customers: Lessons from Okta CEO Todd McKinnon

A new year means 9 full years of hosting the NY Enterprise Tech Meetup (NYETM) and a new epic lineup of 2021 speakers.

Jan 12, 2021
Work-Bench Snapshot: Augmenting Streaming and Batch Processing Workflows

Work-Bench Snapshot: Augmenting Streaming and Batch Processing Workflows

The Work-Bench Snapshot Series explores the top people, blogs, videos, and more, shaping the enterprise on a particular topic we’re looking at from an investment standpoint.

Dec 1, 2020
How to Best Prepare an Enterprise Sales Pipeline Review for Your Investors

How to Best Prepare an Enterprise Sales Pipeline Review for Your Investors

As enterprise investors here at Work-Bench, investing at Seed II stage, we are obsessed with all things go-to-market and working alongside our founders to refine their early GTM and sales engine.

Oct 20, 2020
Uncovering the Top Challenges and Opportunities in CI/CD

Uncovering the Top Challenges and Opportunities in CI/CD

A core area that we track at Work-Bench is the adoption of DevOps and what the transition looks like in practice for large enterprises.

Oct 14, 2020
The State of Enterprise Tech in NYC: 1H 2020 Funding Report

The State of Enterprise Tech in NYC: 1H 2020 Funding Report

Here at Work-Bench, there are two things we love above all else: Enterprise tech and NYC.

Jul 17, 2020
Announcing our Investment in Alkymi

Announcing our Investment in Alkymi

We’re thrilled to announce our investment in Alkymi’s $5M Seed raise along with Canaan Partners.

Feb 26, 2020
Announcing Our Investment in Arthur

Announcing Our Investment in Arthur

We’re excited to announce our investment in Arthur’s $3.3M seed round with Index Ventures and Homebrew.

Dec 11, 2019
Dear Enterprise Startups, Not All Customer Intros Are Equal

Dear Enterprise Startups, Not All Customer Intros Are Equal

These Are the Doors You Should be Knocking On

Jul 13, 2019