Tenon Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingBoston · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Tenon Ventures focuses on providing smart seed capital to early-stage companies that typically have limited access to such funding, aiming to over-deliver value during critical growth periods where grants, angels, and friends-and-family funding fall short. Drawing on the team's background as successful deep tech investors and founders, the firm offers strategic guidance and network access to help young deep tech companies build value.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 10 of 12 portfolio companiesHardware ×6Deep Tech ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Defense Tech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Robotics ×2SaaS ×2AdTech ×1
HQs:United States×7
Who they back
founder profiles across 6 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 12 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12021 · 12 dated
Advanced Silicon Group works in nanotechnology, using the tagline "Nanotechnology for Life."
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsSemiconductorsLowell, US
Marcie Black(CEO & Co-founder)inBill Rever(Chief Marketing and Sales Officer & Co-founder)William Rever(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlan Watson(Director)Sarah Kelly(Director)
Fabri operates a software-defined, technology-enabled foundry that produces investment castings for applications such as jet engines, AI data center turbines, and missiles.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareBoston, US
Steven Davis(Chief Executive Officer and President of Issuer)Thomas Cole(Secretary and Treasurer)
BoardAlex Poulin(Director)in
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesLavrock Ventures
FaceSign provides real-time, automated identity verification that runs a live 30-second browser session applying biometric matching, deepfake detection, liveness challenges, coercion screening, and behavioral analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsDreamit VenturesWestchester Angels
FightCamp provides home boxing and martial arts training equipment and coaching, combining a hardware console with trackers and wraps alongside a structured digital training platform.
ConsumerGamingHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Khalil Zahar(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inPatrick Chandler(Co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer)inAlexandre Marcotte(Co-founder, Chief Technical Officer)Tommy Duquette(Co-founder, Chief Content Officer)inAlexandre Lapointe(Co-founder, VP of Engineering)inJerome Rousseau(Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalAngels of ManyFlucas VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Left Lane CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more
Free Candy Agency partners with emerging brands and small teams to build growth frameworks, reach customers, and drive revenue.
AdTechMarketing Tech
Mesodyne develops patented electricity generation technology, including LightCell, for military and commercial users requiring portable and durable power solutions.
CleantechDeep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareRoboticsSomerville, US
Veronika StelmakhWalker Chan
Co-investorsTechstarsThe E14 FundWorldQuant Ventures
Myrias Optics designs, develops, and manufactures high-performance metalenses, covering research and development through high-volume production.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareAmherst, US
James J. Watkins(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Watkins(Founder and CSO)Vincent Einck(Co-Founder and CTO)James Joseph Watkins(Executive Officer, Director)John Fijol(CEO)Neil Anderson(CRO)
Co-investorsMaroon Venture Partners FundMassVentures
Commercialized low-power display technology for mobile devices based on microfabricated light shutters.
Co-investorsDag Ventures
Product Genius is an AI/ML company applying deep learning and language model technology to its products.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechE-commerceSaaS
Ben Vigoda(CEO & Chief Scientist)
Pioneer in fiber-deep optical networking technologies for last-mile telecommunications systems, basis for Verizon FIOS Internet Service.
Samara Aerospace designs and builds high-performance satellite platforms featuring the Hummingbird satellite bus, which combines pointing stability, agility, and power generation in a compact form for commercial, civil, and national security missions.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSuperior, US
Patrick Haddox(Founder)Vedant(Founder)
Co-investorsBalerion Space VenturesIllinois VenturesTamiami AngelTechstars
Vermeer develops vision-based positioning technology for aerial platforms and drones that operates without GPS in contested, spoofed, or GPS-denied environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsQueens, US
Brian Streem(CEO)Suresh Kumar(CTO)
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesGENIUS NYTechstarsAero X VenturesRockaway VenturesSuper Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMyrias Optics · tipranks.com · Aug 5, 2026
Mesodyne · masschallenge.org · Jun 1, 2026
Samara Aerospace · kitalent.com · Mar 1, 2026
Vermeer · defensedaily.com · Oct 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tenon Ventures made?
- Tenon Ventures has 12 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Tenon Ventures invest at?
- Tenon Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Tenon Ventures focus on?
- Tenon Ventures focuses on Consumer, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is Tenon Ventures located?
- Tenon Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Who does Tenon Ventures co-invest with?
- Tenon Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, Balerion Space Ventures, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), among 23 tracked co-investors.
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