# Benson Capital Partners

> Benson Capital Partners is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New Orleans, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benson-capital-partners/
- Website: https://bensoncp.com/

Benson Capital Partners is a VC fund in New Orleans focused on Software and Health Care. Benson Capital, a private, for-profit entity that facilitates new business formation, workforce expansion, and wealth creation across the Gulf South. Benson Capital – through Gayle Benson’s private investing – provides capital and resources in the most promising companies that are addressing large markets.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |
| Art | 1 | 9% |
| B2B | 1 | 9% |
| Sensor | 1 | 9% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 55% |
| Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Caroline Crumley | Director | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fleetzero | Fleetzero is building battery electric cargo ships to affordably decarbonize ocean freight. | $43M | Series A | Jan 16, 2026 |  |
| Civilized AI | At Civilized.ai, our mission is to empower government professionals to achieve expert-level performance using cutting-edge AI tools, while ensuring citizens enjoy seamless, effective, and positive interactions with their government. We believe technology has the power to transform public service, making it more accessible, transparent, andefficient for everyone. | $2M | Seed | Oct 07, 2025 |  |
| Prokeep | Prokeep is a customer engagement platform that streamlines communication for distributors, enabling efficient interaction with customers and teams. It centralizes messaging, automates order updates, and maintains conversation history for improved service. | $25M | Series A | Nov 11, 2024 |  |
| OS Benefits | OS BENEFiTS is the first affordable health insurance and wellness benefits marketplace made for the hospitality industry | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Oct 09, 2024 |  |
| Glass Half Full | Glass Half aims to make glass recycling a transparent and accessible procedure that results in a product that can be used in our state. | $6.5M | Seed | Aug 01, 2024 |  |
| Inclusively | Inclusively is the technology-centered professional network and employment platform. Our modern recruitment process connects job seekers with disabilities, mental health conditions, and chronic illnesses, to inclusive employers committed to providing needed workplace accommodations. We are dedicated to driving employment among the disabilitycommunity as a matter of both human dignity and economic urgency.1 in 4 of us have or will have, a disability during our working years. We are a marketplace for candidates who benefit from workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including mobility/physical, visual, hearing, neurodivergent, cognitive, speech, chronic illnesses, mental health conditions, and intellectual disabilities. | $13M | Series A | Nov 16, 2023 |  |
| ARIX Technologies | ARIX Technologies is a robotics and data analytics start-up that manufactures pipe-crawling robots for oil and gas pipe inspection. The company's technology integrates robots with advanced data analytics to reinvent the way corrosion is detected and analyzed in manufacturing plants and provide improvements in safety and sustainability,enabling manufacturing companies to save billions of dollars in the cost of manufacturing.It was founded in 2017 and is based in Jackson, Louisiana, USA. | $10.3M | Series A | Feb 07, 2023 |  |
| Inclusively | Inclusively is the technology-centered professional network and employment platform. Our modern recruitment process connects job seekers with disabilities, mental health conditions, and chronic illnesses, to inclusive employers committed to providing needed workplace accommodations. We are dedicated to driving employment among the disabilitycommunity as a matter of both human dignity and economic urgency.1 in 4 of us have or will have, a disability during our working years. We are a marketplace for candidates who benefit from workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including mobility/physical, visual, hearing, neurodivergent, cognitive, speech, chronic illnesses, mental health conditions, and intellectual disabilities. | $4.3M | Convertible Note | Dec 28, 2022 |  |
| Obatala Sciences | Obatala Sciences, a fat-on-a-chip biotechnology company, was incorporated to reduce the $2 Trillion economic burden associated with Obesity and Diabetes. Obatala is revolutionizing our view of body fat by highlighting its importance as a functional organ, and a regulator of body health and disease. | $3M | Series A | Oct 13, 2022 |  |
| Prokeep | Prokeep is a customer engagement platform that streamlines communication for distributors, enabling efficient interaction with customers and teams. It centralizes messaging, automates order updates, and maintains conversation history for improved service. | $9M | Seed | Jun 02, 2022 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ironspring Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ironspring) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [S3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s3-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [8090 Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8090-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Alley Robotics Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Amcref Community Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Austin Capital Factory — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Benson Capital Partners invest in?

Benson Capital Partners invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Art startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Benson Capital Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Benson Capital Partners?

The team at Benson Capital Partners includes Caroline Crumley (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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