Daniel Chesley

Daniel Chesley

VC

Principal, Work-Bench

ML and developer tools enterprise investor

New York, NY2 notable investments
Pre-SeedSeed
AIDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SaaSDataInfrastructure

Background

Daniel Chesley is a Principal at Work-Bench where he sources and evaluates investments across machine learning, AI, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS. He runs cofounders.nyc and writes the More Intelligent Newsletter on thematic research and technology trends. Previously he was a Product Manager on the ML team at Hyperscience and a Go-To-Market Strategy Lead at IBM. He studied finance and glaciology at Penn State University.

Investment Focus

Stages

Pre-SeedSeed

Sectors

AIDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SaaSDataInfrastructure

Based in: New York, NY (North America)

Notable Investments

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026