Harvey announced it had acquired Benchmark; Benchmark’s co-founders Alec Dunn and Connor Janson, and the team, would join Harvey’s product and engineering organization.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Benchmark was a New York-based AI platform for investment firms that turned unstructured deal documents and a firm's prior deal history into cited investment intelligence for deal screening, diligence, and comp building. On 2026-07-16, Harvey announced it had acquired Benchmark and that Benchmark’s co-founders and team would join Harvey.
Primary product
AI-powered deal screening and investment knowledge platform
Founded
2022
Headquarters
New York City, New York, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI platform for investment firms / diligence automation
Offices
0 jobs at Benchmark
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Business model
Founders
Co-Founder, CTO
Investors
Public evidence points to a lean, security-first, in-person startup culture built for fast shipping in NYC. The company emphasized working on ambitious LLM products for investment firms, with technical DNA from Square, Carta, OpenGov, and Bloomberg.
Compensation
Public compensation data is sparse. A third-party job listing for Benchmark’s software engineer role showed a $120k-$180k annual base salary range; no official company-wide compensation policy was found.
Pricing
Demo-led enterprise SaaS / sales-led subscription
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Harvey announced it had acquired Benchmark; Benchmark’s co-founders Alec Dunn and Connor Janson, and the team, would join Harvey’s product and engineering organization.
SourceGlobal Legal Post · Jul 2026
Global Legal Post covered Harvey’s acquisition of Benchmark and noted Benchmark’s backing from Y Combinator and Outsiders Fund.
Harvey · Jul 2026
Official acquisition announcement: Harvey said it acquired Benchmark, cited Benchmark’s customer base and asset-management use case, and said Benchmark’s co-founders and team would join Harvey.
Business Insider · Jul 2026
Business Insider reported Harvey acquired Benchmark, described the startup as serving asset managers, and noted the deal broadened Harvey’s push beyond legal into Wall Street and asset management.
Benzinga · Jul 2026
Benzinga covered the acquisition and said Benchmark’s team would join Harvey’s product and engineering organization, highlighting Benchmark’s use by firms managing more than $2T in assets.
Law.com · Jul 2026
Law.com reported Harvey’s third acquisition of 2026 and said the Benchmark deal was intended to build out Harvey’s asset-management business.