Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: BenchK12
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/benchk12
Updated at: 2026-06-22T05:03:25Z

Tagline: Build the future of work for educators today
Elevator pitch: BenchK12 uses modern technology to propel current and future educators into the career they want. We streamline the credentialing and hiring process, so schools can grow and diversify their pools of highly-qualified substitute teachers and get the right sub for each classroom and every student.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 73094 | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 61 | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 73094 | observed_at: 2026-06-22T05:03:25Z | expires_at: 2026-06-23T05:03:25Z
- Total investors: 61 | observed_at: 2026-06-22T05:03:25Z | expires_at: 2026-06-23T05:03:25Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 73094
- total_investors: 61
- team_size: 10
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 5

Quick facts:
- ✨ Sixteen states on our waitlist to pilot our solution | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-fact-1
- 💪 World-class team with multiple exits and decades of combined experience in K12 and tech | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-fact-2
- 🏆 Awarded Top Women-Founded Startup Company and Top 3 Education Startup in Minnesota | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-fact-4
- 🔥 Finished in the top 10% of YCombinator’s Startup School | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-fact-5
- 💸 Recent winner of P2B Pitch competition & investment from FBomb Angels | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-fact-6
- 🎯 Saves schools an estimated 60%+ on current teacher credentialing, placement, and onboarding costs | citation: https://wefunder.com/benchk12#claim-fact-7

FAQ:
- Q: Hello, Being a French investor, I have only a few notions about the American educational system. - Is it possible to have some arguments on the superiority of BenchK12 with respect to the following competitors ? HelloSubs currently in reservation on the republic crowdfunding p...
  A: Allo Regis! Je parle un peu français, mais je n'ai pas pratiqué depuis un moment. Grandes questions! HelloSubs and Scoot are similar to staffing agencies like Kelly Education and Swing. BenchK12's customers are State Departments of Education--one of the 27 states that license/credential substitute teachers today. Those indirect competitors you mentioned must either wait for their candidates to get licensed or credentialed by the state before they can then work on placing them in a local educa...
- Q: I see Finished in the top 10% of YCombinator’s Startup School, why didnt they invest or did they and if so at what terms?
  A: Hi Walter, Thanks for your question! StartUp School is not the same as the Accelerator, where YC invests. We were ranked by our peers as one of the top companies in our cohort for StartUp School.
- Q: Will investors under the $250/$500 range be able to buy some of the perks such as the shirts, or have the opportunity to buy extra ones if we invest at those amounts?
  A: Hi Garrett, Thanks so much for your investment and your question! Our intention with the shirts is to give our "Day One" investors some unique swag just for them, so we aren't planning to sell those shirts outside of the BenchK12 investor perks. If there is demand for shirts or other swag for BenchK12, it is definitely something we can explore. Right now, as you can imagine, we are focused on selling into States and building revenue for our investors, and impacting the teacher shortage for st...
- Q: Question no longer relevant.
  A: Can you please delete your question since it has been asked and answered? Thank you.
- Q: Which state is finishing their pilot and have they indicated their next steps after the pilot?
  A: Hi Paul, We have three states that we are working on contracting with and 13 more on our waitlist. Every state has already asked us about building out additional modules for them ASAP. I can't provide more specifics beyond that, publicly, at this time.

Recent posts:
- Supporting Innovation in the Teacher Pipeline with AAEE (2023-04-25T20:24:35Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/163315
- Meet our Graduate Product Fellow, Carey Jackson (2023-04-20T13:45:56Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/163160
- Week 1 Recap - Thank you for your support! (2023-04-10T18:43:24Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/162809
- Meet your crowdfund Lead: Mike Baur (2023-04-05T16:08:53Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/162689
- With support from friends, family and investment group FBomb Angels, our community round is live! (2023-04-04T20:03:44Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/162654