Tenon Ventures

Tenon Ventures is a Boston-based venture fund investing at pre-seed, seed and Series A in early-stage deep-technology companies. Its stated focus is on founders building defensible technology with the potential to disrupt significant markets, spanning AI, robotics, blockchain, photonics and electronics, clean energy, quantum computing and nanotechnology. The fund is willing to lead or follow in a round and operates at a selective pace of one to two deals per quarter.

Alongside capital, the team works directly with portfolio companies on technology-market fit, product definition, team-building and business-model innovation. The approach draws on the partners' backgrounds as founders, operators and investors, and is built around having influence on a company's trajectory rather than passive participation.

Track record figures reported by the firm include seven successful exits by the team, more than $50 million raised and invested since 2000, and 60 years of combined leadership experience. Tenon Ventures describes its mandate as turning deep-tech ideas into companies - supporting commercialisation as well as formation.