# Essence VC

> Essence VC's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Cline Bot Inc., Kite AI and Restate GmbH, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Venture firm.

Website: https://essencevc.fund

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Cline Bot Inc.**, Seed and Series A, July 2025
  - [Cline](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cline.md), graded C, 60.5/100
  - Source: https://cline.bot/blog/cline-raises-32m-series-a-and-seed-funding-building-the-open-source-ai-coding-agent-that-enterprises-trust
- **Kite AI**
  - [Kite Agent Passport](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kite-agent-passport.md), graded D, 51.5/100
  - Source: https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2025-09-02-Kite-Raises-18M-in-Series-A-Funding-To-Enforce-Trust-in-the-Agentic-Web
- **Restate GmbH**
  - [Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/restate.md), graded BB, 74.5/100
  - Source: https://restate.dev/about

## Where they invest

- Agent harnesses, 1
- Agent wallets & spending controls, 1
- Human approval & handoff, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Scott Shi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-shi/), Kite AI
- [Chi Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chi-zhang/), Kite AI
- [Stephan Ewen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/stephan-ewen/), Restate GmbH
- [Till Rohrmann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/till-rohrmann/), Restate GmbH
- [Igal Shilman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/igal-shilman/), Restate GmbH
- [Ahmed Farghal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ahmed-farghal/), Restate GmbH

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Essence VC invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Cline Bot Inc., Kite AI and Restate GmbH backed by Essence VC.

### How are Essence VC's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Cline (C, 60.5), Kite Agent Passport (D, 51.5) and Restate (BB, 74.5).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.

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