ESSENCE VC
Venture capitalActively deployingBothell
Fund manager profile
ESSENCE VC is a venture fund manager based in Bothell. SEC filings show 5 venture funds on record, most recently ESSENCE VC III, LP ($29.4M offering) filed November 2025.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
What they invest in
from 6 of 6 portfolio companiesDeveloper Tools Γ5Enterprise Software Γ5AI & Machine Learning Γ3Data & Infrastructure Γ3SaaS Γ2Cybersecurity Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ5
Investments Β· 6 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDatafold builds AI-powered agents and tools that automate complex data engineering tasks including migrations, optimization, CI/CD, and data quality validation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Gleb Mezhanskiy(Founder)inAlex Morozov(Founder)inAaron Jacobson(Director)Peter Sonsini(Director)
LanceDB is an AI-native multimodal lakehouse platform that unifies training data across multiple systems to accelerate model development and dataset creation at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Chang She(Founder)in
Magic Patterns generates user interface designs that match existing product styling and enables rapid prototyping of new features.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Truffle Security develops TruffleHog, an open-source secrets scanning tool that identifies and remediates exposed credentials such as encryption keys in cloud and SaaS environments before exploitation.
CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Dylan Ayrey(Founder & CEO)in
Frequently asked questions
- Where is ESSENCE VC located?
- ESSENCE VC is headquartered in Bothell, US.



