John Monagle is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Benchstrength. He previously worked at General Catalyst, Insight Partners, and Gusto, and studied at Princeton and Harvard.
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Benchstrength writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Insight Partners · investor
- Gusto
- General Catalyst · partner
- Benchstrength · Co-Founder & Managing PartnerNow
- Gusto
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Who is John Monagle?
John Monagle is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Benchstrength. He previously worked at General Catalyst, Insight Partners, and Gusto, and studied at Princeton and Harvard.
How much does John Monagle invest?
John Monagle invests through Benchstrength, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch John Monagle?
A warm intro from a founder Benchstrength backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did John Monagle do before Benchstrength?
investor at Insight Partners; Gusto; partner at General Catalyst; Gusto.
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