Investing Profile

John Monagle

VCInvestor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Benchstrength

benchstrengthvc.comNew York, New York

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Networks John is a member of

Princeton University Network

356 CONNECTIONS

Insight Partners Network

231 CONNECTIONS

General Catalyst Network

133 CONNECTIONS

General Catalyst Partners Network

85 CONNECTIONS

The Walt Disney Company Network

69 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Benchstrength Managing Partner

Investment Range

$500K - $2.0M

Sweet Spot

$1M

Investments On Record

John Monagle is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Marketplaces (Series A)Enterprise (Series A)New York City Consumer Internet (Seed)Boston / New England Consumer Internet (Series A)Marketplaces (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)

John Monagle's Investments On Record (5)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Rentana	SeedMay 2025$5M	$5M
Co-investors: Dave Eisenberg (Red Swan Ventures)
heva	Pre SeedApr 2025$3M	$3M
Co-investors: Jeff Bussgang (The Graduate Syndicate), Aaron Samuels (Collide Capital), Brian Hollins (Kamanu Ventures & Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout), Ben Freeberg (Alpha Venture Partners)
DevAI	SeedFeb 2025$6M	$7M
Co-investors: Arash Afrakhteh (Pear VC), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC), Santi Subotovsky (Emergence Capital), Adeyemi Ajao (Base10 (Base10 Partners) ), Rexhep Dollaku (Base10 (Base10 Partners) )
Bacu	SeedMar 2023$6M	$6M
Co-investors: Juan Pablo Ortega (Sequoia Capital), Jun Hwang (Bia Energy), Felipe Villamarin (Rappi), Simon Borrero (Rappi), John Newkirk (Kamay Ventures)
Visor	SeedSep 2021$5M	$31M
Co-investors: David Cowan (Bessemer Venture Partners), Lawrence Bohn (General Catalyst), Mary D'Onofrio (Bessemer Venture Partners), Robert Berluti (RTP Global), Nan Li (6 Dimensions Capital), Jordan Fudge (Sinai Ventures), Neil Sequeira (Defy.vc), Sandy Cass (Red Swan Ventures), Niklas Zennström (Atomico), Nat Friedman (Self-employed), Mark Poag (Fitz Gate Ventures), Robert Olson (M13), Karl Alomar (M13 Company), Maia Heymann (Converge Venture Partners), David Sacks (Craft Ventures), Jeff Bussgang (The Graduate Syndicate), Andreas Ehn

John Monagle's Experience

Co-Founder & Managing Partner BenchstrengthPresent

Partner General CatalystPresent

Co-Founder & Managing Partner BenchstrengthPresent

Analyst Insight PartnersPresent

Investor HopinPresent

Insights & Operations GustoPresent

Partner General Catalyst PartnersPresent

Investor DeliverooPresent

Board Observer DattoPresent

Investor Contrast SecurityPresent

Investor CazooPresent

Investor Bloom & WildPresent

Board Observer Blank StreetPresent

Summer Analyst The Walt Disney CompanyPresent

Intern, Office of the Executive Vice President Princeton UniversityPresent

Investor PreemptPresent

Investor MultiversePresent

Investor Material Bank®Present

Investor VisorPresent

John Monagle's Education

Princeton University BA Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

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