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Essence Venture Capital — 2023 Investments

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

Restaterestate.devin𝕏Feb 2023

Restate is a lightweight runtime that turns AI agents, workflows, and backend services into durable processes with durable execution, consistent state, and reliable communication.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSanta Clara, US

Igal Shilman(Co-founder)inTill Rohrmann(Co-founder)inStephan Ewen(Co-Founder)inAhmed Farghal(Co-founder)in

PartnerTimothy Chen· solo GP

Co-investorsfirstminute capitalRedpoint VenturesCapital One VenturesCusp CapitalESSENCE VCExceptional Capital+3 more

Runebookrunebook.co𝕏Jul 2023

Runebook builds user interfaces for large language models, including Tome, a local LLM client with MCP support.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Peter Cho(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerTimothy Chen· solo GP

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)

PartnerTimothy Chen· solo GP

Co-investorsDesigner FundESSENCE VC

Teleskopeteleskope.aiinNov 2023

Teleskope offers a data security platform with a "Data Reasoning Layer" that discovers, classifies, and automatically remediates sensitive data exposure across an organization's environment.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Elizabeth Nammour(Founder)inJulie Trias(Founder)

BoardBrian Schechter(Director)in

PartnerTimothy Chen· solo GP

Co-investorsA'Z AngelsCorrelation VenturesLerer HippeauM13Plug and Play VenturesPrimary Venture Partners

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