Work-Bench Management, LLC

Seed fund managerSEC venture capital fund adviser· New York, New YorkWORK-BENCH.COM

Work-Bench is New York’s B2B software seed fund, backing the founders building the next generation of applied AI and infrastructure software.

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$565M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
5
Investment team
2
Latest vintage
2023
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Ask DFX about thisView relationshipsFind contactsInvestments (8)Team (2)Funds
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

2 additional co-investors and affiliates, 14 additional investments, funds and LPs, 8 events, 2 verified contacts (1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 5 companies
    new in 12 months

    5 new companies in the last 12 months.

    A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.

    Factfunding announcements, Form D, the firm's portfolio pageFor Founders, co-investorsInvestments →
  2. 2 companies
    portfolio raising

    2 portfolio companies have new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 21 Jul 2026 ($2.67M sold on Form D).

    A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.

    FactSEC Form D filingsFor Co-investors, LPs, lendersInvestments →

People to know

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  • Jonathan Lehr
    Manager
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet
  • Jessica Lin
    Manager
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

26 connected entities4 observed rounds

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

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Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Work-Bench Management, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

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Investing

8 companies on record, 5 new in 12 months
Investments on record
8 companies, 4 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Thoughtform, Inc.board seatunknown · boardJonathan Lehr (strongly supported)unknownunknownSep 17, 2026Inference Form D
Authzedportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
PERMISOportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
8 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai, enterprise software, devtools, b2b
Stages
pre seed, seed, series a, series b
Geography
new york
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
seed
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series b 100%
Stage at first entry
series b 100%
Sectors
unknown 75%Other 25%
lead rate 67%follow-on rate 0%new companies, 12 months 5

Team

2 current, 0 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Jonathan Lehr · Manager
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility; Led 1 round on record
  • Jessica Lin · Manager
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
2 current, 0 departed
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone

1 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

11 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
11 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Work-Bench Ventures Select Fund, LPGrowth fund2023 adv first reportedActive deployment$29.6M
Mar 31, 2026
28$0
of $30.0M
Apr 22, 2022
Work-Bench Ventures Iii-A, LPFeeder or parallel2022 adv first reportedActive deployment$3.0M
Mar 31, 2026
24$0
of $100M
Jun 10, 2021
Work-Bench Ventures III, LPFund2021 adv first reportedMature$118M
Mar 31, 2026
785$0
of $100M
Nov 20, 2020
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Known LPs and allocators
4 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
AllocatorTypeFundAmountDateSource
Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation IncFOUNDATIONWork-Bench Ventures III, LP$601,230
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Dec 31, 2024Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns
The Asha and Sajjan Agarwal FoundationFOUNDATIONWork-Bench Ventures Select Fund, LP$565,254
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Dec 31, 2024Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns
Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation IncFOUNDATIONWork-Bench Kelethin, LLC$288,722
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Dec 31, 2024Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns

Relationships across DFX

5 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
5 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph · 2 capital paths Show
Across DFX
Across the graphs

Work-Bench Management, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in Allocators.

Allocators1

The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.

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Capital chain

Work-Bench Management, LLC sits on 2 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator commitments to a manager

DFX traced 2 paths of capital through this record

Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.

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Evidence and history

13 dated events, 67 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
13 dated events
  1. seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026
    Work-Bench Management, LLC: MULTI_STAGE_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  2. Mar 31, 2026
    Work-Bench Ventures IV, LP first reported on Form ADV by Work-Bench Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $155,306,280
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceWork-Bench Ventures IV, LPForm ADV
  3. Apr 5, 2023
    Work-Bench Ventures Select Fund, LP first reported on Form ADV by Work-Bench Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $25,425,170
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactWork-Bench Ventures Select Fund, LPForm ADV
  4. Mar 24, 2022
    Work-Bench Ventures Iii-A, LP first reported on Form ADV by Work-Bench Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,033,340
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactWork-Bench Ventures Iii-A, LPForm ADV
  5. Mar 31, 2021
    Work-Bench Ventures III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Work-Bench Management, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $55,739,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactWork-Bench Ventures III, LPForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 · 11 private fundsShow
Headquarters
New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
WORK-BENCH.COM
SEC adviser type
Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
Latest Form ADV
Mar 31, 2026
Private funds reported
11 (11 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$565Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShow
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%)
    Name or self-description says seed
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $372M
Evidence
67 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2017-06-30Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2017-06-30Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-31Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-31Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-26Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2017-06-30Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 15, 2026Factno URL
HeadquartersNew York, NYMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersNew York, NYMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeseedSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeseedSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Private funds reported11Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported11Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported10Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$565MMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$565MMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$372MMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated geographynew york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographynew york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, devtools, B2B
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, devtools, B2B
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesPre seed, seed, series a, series b
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesPre seed, seed, series a, series b
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported11Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported11Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported10Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 15, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersSeed fund manager, confirmedShow
Importance
45
elevated
Active deployment
44
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Seed fund managerSEC exempt reporting adviser

Name or self-description says seed

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: $1 · funds: 0.92 · people: 0.12 · investments: 0.34 · co investors: 0.28
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.63 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-09-17
emerging manager
fund count: 11 · reported gav: $565M · first adv filing: 2017-06-30 · years since first filing: 9.3

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Fits

16 scored matches, best firstas of
  • score 40.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 40.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 40.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio

+13 more scored matches

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Record history

2 identity changes, 2 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Organization classification changed
    2026-09-15
  • Merged in
    2026-09-13
  • Merged in
    2026-09-13

+1 more change on this record's ledger

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