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ESSENCE VC — 2023 Investments

4 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Unkeyunkey.com𝕏Nov 2023 · $1.5M✓ verified

Unkey is an API management platform for developers, designed to handle API workflows including integration and scaling.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

James Perkins(Founder)inAndreas Thomas(Founder)in

Co-investorsUncork CapitalDeep AcreHomebrewPreston-Werner VenturesEssence Venture CapitalStep Function Ventures+1 more

Orbwithorb.comin𝕏Mar 2023 · $19.1MAcquired

Orb provides billing and revenue infrastructure for software companies, enabling usage-based and hybrid pricing models.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alvaro Morales(Founder)inKshitij Grover(Founder)inJosh Buckler(Head of Sales)inBas de Goei(Head of Marketing)inJustin Chuan(Head of Design)in

BoardSaam Motamedi(Board Member / Investor Representative (Partner, Greylock))in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundData Community FundFOG VenturesGreylock PartnersMayfield FundMenlo Ventures+9 more

Superframesuperframe.cominMay 2023

Superframe is a customer intelligence platform that consolidates customer signals into a context layer for AI-powered go-to-market teams, providing cited answers to GTM questions.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US

Derek Steer(Founder)inNick Bruun(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDan Scholnick(Director)

Co-investorsDesigner FundEssence Venture Capital

Yurtsyurts.ai𝕏Sep 2023

Yurts (Legion Intelligence) builds enterprise AI agents that perform search, analysis, content creation, and multi-step workflow automation across an organization's existing systems and documents, with source attribution and human-in-the-loop controls.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ben David Van Roo(Executive Officer, Director)Jason Schnitzer(Founder)inBen Van Roo(Founder)

BoardManish Patel(Director)Ross Fubini(Director)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundGlynn Capital ManagementMango CapitalBloomberg BetaNava VenturesXYZ Venture Capital

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.