Jesse Tinsley founded Mainstreet, a permanent-capital holding company that acquires software and services businesses and rebuilds them around AI. He is also co-founder and chairman of Employer.com, which bought Bench out of its 2024 shutdown and the MainStreet R&D tax credit startup in 2025.

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Jesse Tinsley founded Mainstreet, a permanent-capital holding company that acquires software and services businesses and rebuilds them around AI. He is also co-founder and chairman of Employer.com, which bought Bench out of its 2024 shutdown and the MainStreet R&D tax credit startup in 2025.

Career

Founder at Mainstreet until Present in San Francisco, California
Co-founder & Chairman at Employer.com until Present in San Francisco, California
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Mainstreet Portfolio

The companies in the Mainstreet group: Employer.com, Bench, Capbase, MainStreet, Recruiter.com, BountyJobs and Before You Apply.

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techcrunch.com

Employer.com scoops up another fintech in purchase of MainStreet.com

TechCrunch on the MainStreet deal, with Jesse on the strategy and the roughly $700M valuation.

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techcrunch.com

Bench to be acquired after abruptly shutting down

How Employer.com stepped in to buy Bench after the bookkeeping startup suddenly shut down.

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Jesse's Collections

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