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Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Seattle, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
Industries
  • AI
  • SaaS
  • Enterprise Software
  • Digital Tech
About
The fund partners closely with founders at the earliest stages, helping them validate ideas, secure follow-on funding, and accelerate growth.
Min check size
$100K
Max check size
$1M
Fund size
NPS

Investment Thesis

Essence VC invests at pre-seed and seed stages in emerging U.S. technology companies.
Lead investor
Co Invest
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Manager's Experience

The partners are early-stage specialists with backgrounds in AI and SaaS. They bring technical expertise from engineering and product leadership roles, combined with early VC investment experience.

Essence VC Contacts Information

Primary contact

Secondary contact

Team

Anamitra Banerji – General Partner

Ashish Aggarwal – Partner

Neha Gupta – Principal

Portfolio

Tonic.ai

Pangea

Rainforest QA

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