# Peter Bencivenga

> Peter Bencivenga is a seed investor at CareMonkey (New York) backing Software and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CareMonkey](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caremonkey)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-bencivenga-5499a02
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PeterBencivenga/
- Website: https://ioeducation.com/

Peter Bencivenga is a seed investor at CareMonkey in New York focused on Software and SaaS. Peter Bencivenga is the President at Operoo. He attended New York Institute of Technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operoo | Operoo is a School Operations and Productivity Platform. |  |  | Aug 14, 2020 |  |
| CareMonkey | CareMonkey automates school and district processes; eliminating paperwork and saving time and money with award-winning features:- Online parent consent forms & payments, with automated notifications and reminders - Parent managed medical data - Online staff forms & trip approval processes - Staff mobile app with offline access to medical& trip data - Group messaging via text, email & push notificationsThere’s no paper, better engagement, and less work for schools, teacher and parents.CareMonkey is designed, built and supported by CareMonkey Pty Ltd, a software company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.The system is used by schools, universities, in sport, for HR, scouts, the disability sector, camps, youth groups, churchs and other community groups. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 04, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Ground Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-ground-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About CareMonkey

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

CareMonkey automates school and district processes; eliminating paperwork and saving time and money with award-winning features:- Online parent consent forms & payments, with automated notifications and reminders - Parent managed medical data - Online staff forms & trip approval processes - Staff mobile app with offline access to medical& trip data - Group messaging via text, email & push notificationsThere’s no paper, better engagement, and less work for schools, teacher and parents.CareMonkey is designed, built and supported by CareMonkey Pty Ltd, a software company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.The system is used by schools, universities, in sport, for HR, scouts, the disability sector, camps, youth groups, churchs and other community groups.

4 contacts available at CareMonkey.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Ryan | CMO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-ryan-11 |
| Martin Howell | CTO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-howell |
| Peter Bencivenga | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-bencivenga |
| Troy Westley | CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/troy-westley |

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## FAQ

### What does Peter Bencivenga invest in?

Peter Bencivenga invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Peter Bencivenga last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Peter Bencivenga closed in Aug 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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