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Bento Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Bento Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed startups using AI and data personalization to optimize customer experience in hospitality and dining.

How Bento Ventures invests

Bento Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.

Bento Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$1.5M per investment.

Bento Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Eatsy, QuickDine.

Meet the Team

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Benjamin Schroeter

Managing Partner

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Andrew Liu

Founding Partner

AI Personalization
Restaurant Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

EA

Eatsy

AI Personalization
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QuickDine

Restaurant Tech
How to pitch Bento Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Benjamin Schroeter, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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