Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Tentris builds TentrisDB, a high-performance, disk-based RDF graph database designed for analytical workloads and large, highly connected enterprise knowledge graphs. The technology stems from more than eight years of research at the University of Paderborn and the company claims its architecture can execute queries up to 150 times faster than conventional graph databases while reducing storage needs by up to 1,000-fold. Tentris positions its product as infrastructure for modern enterprise AI use cases such as semantic search, RAG-based workflows and intelligent knowledge management. Several Fortune 500 technology companies are reported to be testing the technology, and Tentris says it already works with initial enterprise customers and has a growing pipeline of mid-sized and large companies evaluating the solution. The company plans to use newly raised capital to advance product development, scale engineering and sales headcount, and speed the market launch.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2021

Awesomic is a designer-to-client matching platform that leverages AI to pair clients with designers for fixed-price jobs, promising matches without interviews and delivery within 24 hours. The startup has completed over 10,000 projects for 1,500+ clients, including Reface, Ciklum and roughly 200 Y Combinator alumni. Backed by Y Combinator, Awesomic won the 2022 Red Dot Design Award in Branding and Communications. The company was co-founded in 2020 by Pavlyshyna and Roman Sevastyanov, who serve as CEO and CTO. The new funding is intended to help expand Awesomic’s geographic footprint and to mitigate the effects of the war in Ukraine on its operations. The product positioning emphasizes speed, fixed pricing, and AI-driven matching to reduce time spent on sourcing and negotiating with designers. Awesomic operates a subscription-based mobile marketplace that matches businesses with web designers via an algorithm that assigns tasks to the best-suited designer. Users create tasks in the app and the platform pairs them with designers who work with clients on multiple projects and provide daily progress updates. The company mainly serves Ukrainian designers who produce logos, websites, presentations and animation, and currently works with 60 designers. Over 500 businesses in the U.S. and Europe use Awesomic, including Reface, Lift99, Ciklum and People.ai. Awesomic says it has grown revenue 12-fold since joining Y Combinator and plans to increase annual revenue to $10 million next year. The startup intends to use the new capital to expand the team to 50 people and attract hundreds more designers to the platform.