# Bench IQ

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/bench-iq

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
- Website: www.benchiq.com
- Total disclosed funding: $5.3M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 27, 2025)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Toronto, Canada, and co-founded by Jimoh Ovbiagele (CEO), Maxim Isakov (CTO), and Jeffrey Gettleman (Vice President) in 2023, Bench IQ operates as a legal reconnaissance company offering AI (artificial intelligence)powered assistant. In August 2025, Bench IQ raised USD 5.3 million in seed funding co-led by new investor Battery Ventures and returning investor Inovia Capital, with participation from other returning investors Haystack and Maple VC. Other new investors CIBC Innovation Banking and MVP Ventures also participated in the round. The company offers AI-powered insights into judges' rulings to law firms, corporate litigators, and government litigators. Bench’s platform provides insights into judges' views on granular issues and a nuanced understanding of judicial behavior that is often overlooked by conventional legal research tools. The firm also offers detailed information on key players in legal battles, such as presiding judges and attorneys. The company plans to use the August 2025 funding to widen its proprietary dataset and offerings across the U.S. and Canada, as well as accelerate its artificial intelligence agents.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 27, 2025, $5.3M — Battery Ventures, Inovia Capital, Haystack, Maple VC, CIBC Innovation Banking, MVP Ventures

## Investors

- Battery Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/battery-ventures) — Seed
- Inovia Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/inovia-capital) — Seed
- Haystack (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/haystack) — Seed
- Maple VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/maple-vc) — Seed
- CIBC Innovation Banking (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cibc-innovation-banking) — Seed
- MVP Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mvp-ventures) — Seed