# Work-Bench: investment profile

Published mandate, cheque sizes and source evidence for Work-Bench. Sources checked 2026-10-11.

Source: https://12inf.ai/resources/funds/work-bench
Updated: 2026-10-14

NYC-centred enterprise software fund that leads pre-seed and seed rounds and writes the first institutional check for B2B founders building applied AI and infrastructure software, with heavy go-to-market support.

## Published mandate

- **Stage:** Pre-seed, Seed

- **Cheque:** $2M–$6M

- **Sectors:** B2B SaaS, Enterprise, AI, Developer tools

## Notable investments

- [Paratus](https://workbench.substack.com/t/the-portfolio) — pre-seed, 2025-07-30

- [ZippedScript](https://workbench.substack.com/t/the-portfolio) — seed, 2025-03-11

- [Prequel](https://workbench.substack.com/t/the-portfolio) — seed, 2024-12-16

## Sources

Sources checked **2026-10-11**.

- [Work-Bench — Website](https://www.work-bench.com)

- [Work-Bench — Portfolio](https://www.work-bench.com/portfolio)

- [workbench.substack.com — The portfolio](https://workbench.substack.com/t/the-portfolio)

- [fortune.com — Work bench fourth fund jessica lin jonathan lehr new york venture capital tech](https://fortune.com/2025/05/12/work-bench-fourth-fund-jessica-lin-jonathan-lehr-new-york-venture-capital-tech/)

## Related investor lists

- [Pre-seed investors](/resources/investors/pre-seed)

- [Seed investors](/resources/investors/seed)

- [Seed AI investors](/resources/investors/seed-ai)

- [Pre-seed AI investors](/resources/investors/pre-seed-ai)

- [Seed B2B SaaS investors](/resources/investors/seed-b2b-saas)

- [Pre-seed B2B SaaS investors](/resources/investors/pre-seed-b2b-saas)

## Check before outreach

- [How to read an investor match](/resources/how-to-read-an-investor-match)

- [Check-size reality](/resources/check-size-reality)

- [Portfolio conflicts](/resources/portfolio-conflicts)

- [Pre-seed Enterprise investors](/resources/investors/pre-seed-enterprise)

[How we research investors](/resources/methodology)