# Benchstrength

> Benchstrength is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nyack, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchstrengthvc

Benchstrength is an early venture capital firm investing in a technology companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Benchstrength. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Benchstrength. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/benchstrength-fa17?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.4M–$8.1M |
| Pre-Seed | $2M–$4.2M |
| Series A | $15M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 26% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 16% |
| Medical | 2 | 11% |
| Health Care | 2 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 11% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 37% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 21% |
| Series A | 3 | 16% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 53% |
| Colombia | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ken Chenault Jr | Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-chenault-jr |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Knox | Knox Systems is a provider of security solutions, dedicated to enhancing safety and efficiency for businesses and organizations. With a focus on innovative technology, Knox Systems offers a comprehensive range of products and services, including access control systems, surveillance solutions, and integrated security management. | $25M | Series A | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Slide | Slide provides business continuity and disaster recovery platform for Managed Service Providers | $70M | Series B | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Garage | The garage enables fire agencies to acquire and sell used equipment in seconds rather than days. Garage Marketplace handles payments, freight, and financing, making purchasing and selling equipment simple and secure. | $17.8M | Series A | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| AllSpice.io | Allspice is a collaboration platform for hardware developers, inspired by software principles. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. | $15M | Series A | Jun 23, 2025 |  |
| Bolo AI | At Bolo AI, we are pioneering the future of knowledge management in heavy industries, starting with Oil & Gas. Our groundbreaking platform combines domain-specific models with cutting-edge AI technology to redefine how millions of heavy industry professionals access and create vital knowledge. Our products, Bolo AI Answer and Bolo AI Writer,streamline access to critical information and documentation processes, setting new standards in productivity, safety, and efficiency. | $8.1M | Seed | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Rentana | Rentana offers a comprehensive, AI-powered platform that transforms the complexities of revenue management into transparent and actionable insights. The platform is designed for multifamily property owners and operators, providing tools to optimize rental pricing and enhance revenue intelligence. Rentana's solutions are user-friendly andleverage artificial intelligence to deliver clear and effective revenue strategies. | $5M | Seed | May 06, 2025 |  |
| Rentana | Rentana offers a comprehensive, AI-powered platform that transforms the complexities of revenue management into transparent and actionable insights. The platform is designed for multifamily property owners and operators, providing tools to optimize rental pricing and enhance revenue intelligence. Rentana's solutions are user-friendly andleverage artificial intelligence to deliver clear and effective revenue strategies. | $5M | Seed | May 06, 2025 |  |
| heva | heva is a vertical SaaS AI platform for doctors serving medical tourists. | $3.1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 25, 2025 |  |
| DevAI | DevAI builds Network Intelligence Agents to help enterprise IT teams accelerate productivity and improve their source of truth. | $6M | Seed | Feb 06, 2025 |  |
| DevAI | DevAI builds Network Intelligence Agents to help enterprise IT teams accelerate productivity and improve their source of truth. | $6M | Seed | Feb 06, 2025 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Base10 Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base10-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Pear VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pejman-mar-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [J Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Beat Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beat-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Benchstrength invest in?

Benchstrength invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Benchstrength's check size?

Benchstrength typically joins rounds of $3.4M–$8.1M at Seed, $2M–$4.2M at Pre-Seed and $15M–$25M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Benchstrength participates in.

### How do I contact Benchstrength?

Public channels for Benchstrength include LinkedIn. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Benchstrength?

The team at Benchstrength includes Ken Chenault Jr (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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