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Essence VC Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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3 investments· MAR 2026 – APR 2026Show all

Investment

Invested in Comfy-org, which later raised $17M Series A, with Chen publicly credited for strategic guidance.

Comfy-org

Comfy-org Essence VC

techcrunch.com

Added recently

Investment

Continued backing ComfyUI as it announced a Series A extension for creative AI workflow infrastructure.

ComfyUI

ComfyUI Essence VC

essencevc.fundAPR 24, 2026

APR 24, 2026

Investment

Led Standard Kernel's $20M seed round for AI-powered code optimization.

Standard Kernel

Standard Kernel Essence VC

cbinsights.comMAR 11, 2026

standardkernel.com

MAR 11, 2026

New Fund

Essence VC is raising Fund V at approximately $7M, focusing on larger pre-seed rounds in infrastructure and developer tools.

Fund V

geekwire.comMAR 10, 2026

MAR 10, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Cline exited on January 29, 2026.

Cline

Cline Essence VC

cbinsights.comJAN 29, 2026

JAN 29, 2026

Investment

Participated in Magic Patterns' Series A round.

Magic Patterns

Magic Patterns Essence VC

cbinsights.comNOV 11, 2025

magicpatterns.com

NOV 11, 2025

Exit

Portfolio company Hotpot exited in October 2025.

Hotpot

HotpotEssence VC

pitchbook.comOCT 2025

OCT 2025

Investment

Invested in Kite, an agent identity and payments infrastructure company that raised an $18M Series A.

Kite

Kite Essence VC

essencevc.fundSEP 4, 2025

SEP 4, 2025

Investment

Invested in Clarify, an autonomous CRM company building AI-native GTM infrastructure.

Clarify

Clarify Essence VC

essencevc.fundJUN 25, 2025

JUN 25, 2025