When was BenchFly founded?

BenchFly was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 9 years after it was founded.

Where is BenchFly located?

BenchFly is headquartered in Nashville, United States.

How many employees does BenchFly have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at BenchFly is 1.

Is BenchFly a funded company?

BenchFly is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jan 01, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of BenchFly?

BenchFly's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Sep 01, 2017, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Higher Education Tech. In United States, the Higher Education Tech sector has seen $148M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does BenchFly rank among its competitors?

BenchFly ranks 16th amongst 56 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Kami, which secured an undisclosed amount in Aug, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of BenchFly?

BenchFly's top competitors include Mentor Collective, Kami and Padlet. Among them, Kami secured the most recent funding round in August, 2024.

BenchFly - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Benchfly provides an online collaborative platform. It caters to educational institutes and organizations and enables collaborative and feedback enabled learning experience for employees and students. It enables users to share ideas by creating videos and getting feedback for it. It has clientele like MIT, Pencil, etc.

Website: www.benchfly.com/
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Founded Year

2007

Location

Nashville, United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Sep 01, 2017, $*****

Investors

America’s Seed Fund & 1 more

Ranked

16^th among 56 active competitors

Employee Count

1 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Mentor Collective & 71 more

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BenchFly has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Sep 01, 2017 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. BenchFly has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BenchFly:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 01, 2017	3886668	Grant (prize money)	7398109	9311185	8429402	6296045
Jan 01, 2016	9208123	Grant (prize money)	5647880	9975316	1904018	National Science Foundation

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BenchFly's employee count trend

BenchFly has 1 employees as of Jul 26. Here is BenchFly's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of BenchFly include Mentor Collective, Kami and Padlet. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BenchFly, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Mentor Collective 2013, Boston (United States), Series A	Provider of mentoring programs in partnership with universities	$27.5M	Resolve Growth Partners, IU Ventures & 14 others	57/100
2nd	Kami 2013, Auckland (New Zealand), Seed	Provider of PDF and document annotation app	$1.02M	Right Click Capital, BV Investment Partners ... & 24 others	56/100
3rd	Padlet 2008, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Cloud-based platform for whiteboarding	$1.34M	Cherubic Ventures, Burst Capital & 19 others	53/100
4th	BridgeU 2013, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Data driven admission counseling through predictive analytics	$8.63M	Octopus Investments, Octopus Ventures & 7 others	51/100
5th	CoLearn 1999, San Mateo (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of collaborative learning tools for parents and teachers	-	City Light Capital, Hustle Fund	38/100
6th	Studybites 2024, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Unfunded	Provider of AI-powered study tools for students	-	-	38/100
7th	FreshGrade 2012, Kelowna (Canada), Acqui-Hired	Communication and reporting through digital portfolio	$15.9M	Relay Ventures, NewSchools Venture Fund & 5 others	35/100
8th	Groupboard 2009, Ladysmith (Canada), Unfunded	Collaborative whiteboard and web conferencing software for online tutoring	-	-	35/100
9th	MentorPRO 2023, Northampton (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering solutions for managing mentoring programs	-	-	35/100
10th	Tsai CITY 2017, New Haven (United States), Unfunded	Provider of student innovation and entrepreneurship programs	-	-	33/100
16th	BenchFly 2007, Nashville (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of online collaborative platform	-	America’s Seed Fund, National Science Foundation	27/100