Essence Venture Capital — 2023 Investments
4 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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(Director)Till Rohrmann(Director)Stephan Ewen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ahmed Farghal(Founder)
PartnerTimothy Chen· solo GP
Co-investorsfirstminute capitalRedpoint Ventures
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
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(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Bruun(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDan Scholnick(Director)
PartnerTimothy Chen· solo GP
Co-investorsDesigner FundESSENCE VC
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(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJulie Trias(Director)
BoardBrian Schechter(Director)in
PartnerTimothy Chen· solo GP
Co-investorsA'Z AngelsPrimary Venture Partners
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