Tensor Ventures

🤗 New Investment: DYNANIC (BrnoLogic) has joined the Tensor Ventures portfolio! €550k pre-seed for programmable chip technology. We're happy to be part in closing this impressive pre-seed round of over €550k alongside angel investors from industry leaders, including former executives from Dell Technologies, AMD, Intel Corporation, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Our first investment from the second fund goes to DYNANIC (BrnoLogic), a Brno University of Technology spin-off revolutionizing programmable chips with post-production adaptability and unmatched flexibility for AI and virtual reality. Amazing work Pavol Korcek, Lukas Kekely, Jan Korenek, and the rest of the team! 🙌🏼 🗞️ Read more over the blog: https://lnkd.in/ebCNMfMV

🚀 Deep dive into #Deeptech with our VC principal Ondrej Lipold 🌌! A few weeks back, our explorer Ondřej Lipold jumped into the Uppersky videocast to clarify & demystify deep tech startup investments.  The full videocast drops in just a few days. Stay tuned! 🚨 

Ďakujeme Česká spořitelna! Ďakujeme AML tímu! a je nám potešením s Vami spolupracovať. Vďaka Blockmate AML má tím ČS vždy k dispozícii scoring transakcií a peňaženiek v prostredí krypto aktív. Celý tím absolvoval viac ako 5 stretnutí na tému podvodov a podozrivého správania, a sme radi, že vieme povedať, že v ČS už môžete bez problémov zhodnotiť chovanie retailových klientov a firiem, a ich transakcie pochádzajúce z krypta.

Dear investors, startups, and friends, Time is relative when you fly fast—and in 2024, Tensor Ventures hit fast-forward. This year, we finalized exits, signed new investments, further supported our portfolio, attended global events 🌍, reviewed over 3,200 projects 🔍, found new offices 🏢, and even grilled on stage 🍳 Let’s take a closer look & shift gears: 🚀 Our second deep tech fund announced: This new fund, targeting €50M, represents a major milestone for Tensor Ventures. Backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Czech Republic’s National Recovery Plan, we are the first Czech VC fund to secure EIF support under this initiative. The pipeline of our new fund has grown by an impressive 40%! 💼 Exits and distributions Proceeds from our first exit, UltimateSuite, were successfully distributed. Our second exit, Neuronix AI Labs (Acquired by Microchip Technology), finalized with Microchip , marked another significant success in our deeptech journey. 💡 New fund investments Our first investment from the second deep tech fund was in DYNANIC / Brnologic. Four additional investments are set to be announced in early 2025, focusing on Sovereign Computing, TechBio, and Industrial AI. 🌱 Follow-on investments We supported growth in our portfolio companies with follow-on investments in Scalpel AI, Antiverse, Bioo, QC82, and more, reaffirming our commitment to nurturing their scaling and success. 🌐 Partnerships and events We participated in major global events: Slush in Helsinki, TOKEN2049 in Singapore, #MeetTaipei in Taiwan, the Future of Computing in Munich, and How to Web in Bucharest. Proudly launched the 1st Quantum Hackathon and co-organized Quantum Day, hosted our LP Meetup, partnered with Startup Kitchen for two major events, and held countless presentations and panel discussions across universities and regions. We established partnerships with CERN / Cern Venture Connect, the Akademie věd České republiky, and Technical University of Munich to solidify our leadership in deep tech collaboration. 🌟 We expanded our team with exceptional talent: Knarik Avanesyan (Marketing Communication Manager), Ondřej Ptáček (CFO), and Jan Faflík (Senior Associate). Their expertise positions us to keep accelerating into 2025. Time may stretch and bend when you fly fast, but our focus remains sharp. Deep tech’s potential continues to grow, and Tensor Ventures is committed to staying ahead of the curve. With your trust and partnership, we’re ready to make 2025 a year of even greater breakthroughs. 🎄 Here’s to a transformative 2025! Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and a New Year filled with success, deep love, deep happiness, and deep tech. Warm regards, The Tensor Ventures Team 🎁✨ #deeptech #deeptechfund #venturecapital #2024wrapped #deeptechstartups

2024 saw some dramatic ups, some depressing downs — and then more ups and downs — for the quantum technology industry. 🌏 What will 2025 hold for quantum investments? In an exclusive Quantum Insider article some of the industry’s leading venture capital and investments firms share their predictions. Read below to hear from Quantonation, Caruso Ventures, Roadrunner Venture Studios, Tensor Ventures, Serendipity Capital, MFV Partners and Quantum Coast Capital. 👏🏻 https://lnkd.in/gjd3eDe6 #Quantum #QuantumInvestments #Investor #VentureCapital

🌐 from Hype to real-world impact Web 3.0 is growing up. While some "get-rich-quick" schemes linger, the focus shifts to real-world solutions. As Jan Faflík perfectly put it in his latest article, the space is evolving, not revolutionizing. Read it here -> https://lnkd.in/eMDZ5uCE 🎯 Real use cases we’re excited about: - Stablecoins powering payments in Southeast Asia. - Blockchain games engage millions. - Ethereum vs. Solana—decentralization vs. speed innovation battle. At Tensor Ventures, we’re proud to back startups like Signals Network, Tatum, and Blockmate, driving innovation in infrastructure, developer tools, and practical applications. We are looking for more investment in the Web 3.0 sector - namely open social media, decentralized science, and blockchain-powered infrastructure. We believe the Web 3.0 is here to stay. #Web3 #Blockchain #Innovation #TensorVentures #crypto

🗞️ Hot off the press - our Monthly Portfolio Spotlight is here! This month, DYNANIC, dstack, Pointee, Superface, Quantagonia, and Veracity Protocol are absolutely crushing it 🔥🚀 From big wins to exciting content pieces, these stars are lighting up our radar. Don’t miss the action - grab the latest scoop here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e7Wnwv4t

One of the perks of being an AI Tinkerer🦾 🎄Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague prg.ai Insane Business Ideas Tensor Ventures E2B AI Tinkerers Cheers Marek Miltner 🇨🇿🇺🇦

🎶 Happy to be known around the block(chain)! 🎶 Thanks to ETHBratislava for recognizing us as a key player in the blockchain ecosystem! 🚀 As proud neighbours, we’re thrilled to see Bratislava hosting the First Ethereum Hackathon & Conference in Slovakia. 🕶️ Cool players, cool playground. From backing founders building decentralized solutions to championing deep tech breakthroughs, we’re here to help ideas grow, block by block. 💡

🖥️ Computing the Future at the Future of Computing! Proud to be partners of this Munich event. Our Ondrej Lipold hosted one of the sessions – spotlighting the semiconductor startups, while Jan Faflík joined him to network & scout for new projects. We were especially proud to see our portfolio company QC82 & Hussain Zaidi in action, showcasing their revolutionary quantum photonic chips that operate at room temperature. Cool tech (literally)! 💎🧠 The event featured 26 startups pushing the boundaries across: 🔹 Semiconductors (Axelera AI, SEMRON, Synthara AG), 🔹 Photonic Computation & Simulation (Linque, NcodiN, and others), and 🔹 Quantum Computing (including QC82, Quandela, and ORCA Computing). A huge thank you to the organizers—Benjamin Wolba, Tobias Wölfel, Christopher Trummer, David Reichmuth, PhD , Oliver Hasse, and TUM Venture Labs and to the other fellow sponsors! 🌌 #FutureOfComputing #VentureCapital #DeepTech #QuantumComputing #Semiconductors #Photonics #Innovation