About Tectonic Ventures
Tectonic Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Cambridge, United States. As of Apr 2025, Tectonic Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 41 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it led the $6.5M Seed round of Kontempo along with IGNIA. This round also saw participation from Upper90 and other investors.
Overall, Tectonic Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Rackspace, Merama and Perch. A lot of funds co-invest with Tectonic Ventures, with names like Fontinalis Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Tectonic Ventures has team of 4 people including 4 partners.
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Tectonic Ventures' List of Top Investments
Tectonic Ventures has a portfolio of 41 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Wyebot and Kontempo.Their portfolio spans across United States, , SingaporeÌý²¹²Ô»å 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, RetailÌý²¹²Ô»å 19 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed Ìý²¹²Ô»å 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Tectonic Ventures:1. Rackspace
Platform offering hybrid cloud solutions. It provides cloud adoption and migration services. It catalogs existing application infrastructure to work on workloads and applications. It also provides data, security, and colocation services.
Key facts about Rackspace
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: San Antonio (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $3.12B as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $17.8M
- Employee Count: 5,800 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: RocketSpace, Norwest Venture Partners and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 03, 2016
- Highlight: Public
2. Merama
Platform acquiring eCommerce businesses. The company invests in the business and becomes a strategic partner. The company leveraging the business by exporting brands to Latam and the US, marketing optimization, cost optimization, automating processes & standardized suppliers, and more. The platform also allows the business owners to exit the business by cash-out for the portion of shares sold.
Key facts about Merama
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Mexico City (Mexico)
- Valuation: $1.2B as on Dec 09, 2021
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $430M
- Investors: J P Morgan, Advent International and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Apr 07, 2025, $45M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Kymeta
Provider of cloud-based antenna systems for satellite-based communications. It is a software-enabled metamaterials-based electronic beamforming antenna for satellite communications. Its suite of satellite antennas is ultra-thin and uses a holographic approach to electronically acquire, steer and lock a beam to any satellite. The flat lightweight satellite tracking antennas are designed to work for communications in high-volume markets, such as maritime, automotive, and aviation.
Key facts about Kymeta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $559M
- Employee Count: 234 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Osage University Partners, Mirai Creation Fund and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Mar 15, 2022, $11M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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Online freelancer marketplace for expert consultants. It offers a platform for recruiting consultants for a variety of corporate roles such as market analysis, business tactics, project managers, supply network administration, digital transformation, and more. It allows freelancers to build a portfolio, work on projects with businesses, bid rates, communicate, plan tasks, and more. It also offers on-demand consulting services in areas such as strategic workplace planning, data and business analytics, mergers and acquisitions, surveys, and others.
Key facts about Catalant
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $47.5M
- Employee Count: 140 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: , Highland Capital Partners and
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 22, 2020, $35M
Vecna Robotics is engaged in the design and development of robotic solutions for workflow automation, chiefly in the distribution, e-commerce, retail, and manufacturing sectors. In addition, the company offers hybrid fulfillment solutions that combine humans and collaborative robots in real-time intelligence for creating uninterrupted workflows. The company claims that the robots are equipped with 360-degree sensor protection and obstacle avoidance technologies allowing them to navigate around both static and dynamic obstacles. Both the products come embedded with Pivot. al which is a proprietary AI-based orchestration engine that analyzes the current state of operation and assigns jobs based on accessibility, capability, and location of resources. The company also offers workflow optimization software that combines real-time data, predictive analytics, and AI to determine which workflows and robots will bring optimized results to enterprises.
Key facts about Vecna Robotics
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $193M
- Employee Count: 138 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Highland Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 13, 2024, $14.5M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Tectonic Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Tectonic Ventures has invested in 41 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. As of Apr 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Villa and most recent follow-on round was in Kontempo.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Tectonic Ventures' Investments by Stage
Tectonic Ventures has made 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.7M, 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.48M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $25.5M, 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $65M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $40M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 8 |
Seed | 6 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Tectonic Ventures' Investments by Sector
Tectonic Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 33 Tech companies, 32 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 20 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
High Tech | 10 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 4 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Others | 30 |
Tectonic Ventures' Investments by Geography
Tectonic Ventures has made most investments in United States (18), followed by where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 18 |
Mexico | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Tectonic Ventures' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Tectonic Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 29, 2025 | United States | Series B | $20M | [+1] | |
Aug 11, 2023 | United States | Series B | $4.1M | Pioneer Square Labs [+2] | |
Jul 17, 2023 | United States | Series B | $28M | ||
Jun 14, 2023 | United States | Series A | $14M | Conductive Ventures [+3] | |
Aug 04, 2022 | Mexico | Conventional Debt | $25M | Portage [+4] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Tectonic Ventures' portfolio:
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Tectonic Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Tectonic Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 05, 2020 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Tectonic Ventures' Portfolio
Here are Tectonic Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 05, 2024 | Apr 07, 2020 | Series A | $8M | |
Oct 23, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Feb 01, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Feb 16, 2021 | Apr 16, 2020 | Series A | $14M | |
Dec 02, 2020 | - | - | - |
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Team profile of Tectonic Ventures
Tectonic Ventures has a team of 4 membersÌýincluding 4 PartnersÌýlocated in United States. Tectonic Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Tectonic Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | San Antonio | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Doyle | - | - |
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Over the past 8 years, 132 investors have co-invested in Tectonic Ventures's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Tectonic Ventures:ÌýDrive Capital, HHS and 20 others have invested in rounds before Tectonic Ventures. There are 2 companies where Drive Capital has invested before Tectonic Ventures and 1 company where HHS has invested before Tectonic Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Tectonic Ventures:Ìý81 investors entered a company along with Tectonic Ventures. These include investors like Fontinalis Partners (3 companies).
- Invested after Tectonic Ventures:ÌýA total of 29 investors have invested in Tectonic Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (2 companies), Proficio Capital Partners (1 company) and Impulse VC (1 company).
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