Tenkara develops mission-critical infrastructure—software agents—that take on back-office operational work for manufacturing firms, including supplier discovery, procurement, compliance, and freight. The company targets mid-market U.S. manufacturers, citing roughly 600,000 U.S. manufacturing firms and that 98% are small businesses. Founded in 2024 by Benjamin Stern, Jonah Stillman, and Evan Adkins, Tenkara reports signing multiple seven-figure contracts in its first 18 months. The team is based out of HF0 in San Francisco. Tenkara says it will use the new funding to accelerate growth and expand its team as it scales operations.

Total raised

$7M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Mar 2026