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Bench

Bench

Series C

Bench: America's largest bookkeeping service, streamlining financials for small businesses with innovative software.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
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2012
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Techstars logoTechstars: New York City2012
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Latest News About Bench

These 20- and 22-year-olds raised $5M from YC, General Catalyst to study online behavior using vision AI

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These 20- and 22-year-olds raised $5M from YC, General Catalyst to study online behavior using vision AI

Founded by a 20-year-old and two 22-year-olds, Human Behavior uses vision AI to give companies a real understanding of how people use their...

Sep 3, 2025

Fintech Bench conducts layoff while others still work month-to-month

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Fintech Bench conducts layoff while others still work month-to-month

Bench, the accounting and tax startup that was bought in a fire sale last December, has conducted a round of significant layoffs, it...

May 1, 2025

Bench customers are now being forced to hand over their data or risk losing it, they say

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Bench customers are now being forced to hand over their data or risk losing it, they say

After accounting startup Bench abruptly shut down on December 27 and was bought in a fire-sale by Employer.com, Bench customers are now...

Jan 10, 2025

Employer.com offers to buy failed fintech Level, a week after it makes offer for Bench

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Employer.com offers to buy failed fintech Level, a week after it makes offer for Bench

Employer.com has offered to acquire Level, a fintech startup that just last week abruptly shut down after failing to find a buyer,...

Jan 7, 2025

Inside the wild fall and last-minute revival of Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that imploded over the holidays

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Inside the wild fall and last-minute revival of Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that imploded over the holidays

Friday, December 27, was supposed to be the start of a relaxing holiday weekend. But it was chaos for thousands of small business owners...

Jan 3, 2025

Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs

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Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs

Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium-sized businesses, has abruptly shut down,...

Dec 27, 2024