Tenacity Venture Capital Launches to Make High-Conviction Investments in Transformative Seed Stage Companies
Tenacity Venture Capital has launched its inaugural fund to invest in transformative technology companies during the formation, pre-seed, and seed stages. Led by entrepreneur and investor Ben Narasin, the fund has secured initial commitments from NEA and prominent investors. Narasin, previously with NEA, has a notable track record including investments in Lending Club and Kabbage. The fund aims to invest in 5 to 10 companies annually across sectors like AI, fintech, and robotics, emphasizing high conviction and thorough due diligence.
- Launch of Tenacity Venture Capital's inaugural fund focuses on transformative technology investments.
- Initial commitments secured from NEA and other leading investors.
- Ben Narasin's extensive experience and network in venture capital is expected to benefit portfolio companies.
- Targeting investments in high-growth sectors such as AI and fintech.
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ATHERTON, Calif., June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenacity Venture Capital today announced the launch of its inaugural fund, which will invest in transformative technology companies in the formation, pre-seed and seed stages. Founded by 25-year entrepreneur and investor Ben Narasin, the fund spins out with initial commitments from NEA as well as other leading investors and serial entrepreneurs.
Narasin was most recently a venture partner with NEA, where he served on the investment team and worked with portfolio companies including Transfix and Divvy Pay, which recently agreed to be acquired by Bill.com for approximately
"As one of the first investors to jump into seed stage back in 2007, I realized some of the best outcomes can grow from backing the best companies as early as possible. Fast forward to today, and the ecosystem has exploded – in part because the last year ignited new waves of technology adoption, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs that were unthinkable just two years ago," said Narasin, who was a seed investor in Transfix and later led the company's Series A.
Tenacity will invest in five to ten companies per year, with all investment decisions based on high conviction and in-depth due diligence. Sectors of interest include AI, fintech, hardware, logistics, marketplaces, mobile gaming, robotics and SaaS. NEA Managing General Partner Scott Sandell has agreed to serve on the firm's advisory board.
"NEA is excited to support Ben as he launches this new fund. Now is an especially exciting time to work with great companies early, and we look forward to continued opportunities to work with Ben as Tenacity builds its portfolio," said Scott Sandell, Managing General Partner. "Ben's judgment, integrity and unwavering dedication to working with founders at the earliest stages—all constants in the more than 15 years I've worked with him—will be tremendous assets to the entrepreneurs he supports in the future."
Narasin believes his decades of company building expertise and sprawling network across the venture capital and technology ecosystems—including more than 300 venture capitalists and 200+ executives within Fortune 500 companies—will create powerful advantages for Tenacity's portfolio companies.
Narasin continued, "With Tenacity, I am accelerating my quest to back amazing companies early, most importantly when they are led by incredible people with a great idea and a huge addressable market."
About Tenacity Venture Capital
Tenacity Venture Capital is a new fund that focuses on finding and backing the best formative, pre-seed and seed stage entrepreneurs and matching them with top investors for follow-on rounds as they scale their business. Tenacity invests in transformative companies across sectors including AI, fintech, hardware, logistics, marketplaces, mobile gaming, robotics and SaaS. More information can be found here.
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