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Exclusive: Bench burned through $135 million, but still ran out of money

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Bench 's bankruptcy offers a window into the dangers of too much debt for startups.

It burned through $135 million from its founding in 2012 to September 2024 .

By the time of its collapse, Bench was forced to shut down due to a “liquidity crisis,” the records say.

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