Tensor Machines Pre-Seed (2026)
Tensor Machines raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round, announced on 2026-10-07. The round was led by Omni VC with Reinforced Ventures and others.
- Company
- Tensor Machines
- Round type
- Pre-Seed
- Date
- 2026-10-07
- Amount
- $1.5M
- Industry
- AI infrastructure, data center compute, hardware benchmarking
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Summary
Tensor Machines announced $1.5 million in pre-seed funding on 2026-10-07, led by Omni VC with Reinforced Ventures, Avesta Fund and Draper U Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to develop its open-source AI hardware tools and physics-based models.
Investors
Lead
- Omni VC lead
Participating
- Reinforced Ventures participant
- Avesta Fund participant
- Draper U Ventures participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tensor-machines-launches-open-source-benchmark-to-measure-the-true-cost-of-ai-compute-302900749.html
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Tensor Machines release on PR Newswire datelined San Francisco, Oct. 7, 2026. Announces an open-source AI hardware benchmark and $1.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Omni VC, with Reinforced Ventures, Avesta Fund and Draper U Ventures, and names founder and CEO Muneeb Rasool. - https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/tensor-machines-raises-1-5m-in-pre-seed-funding.html
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-08.
FinSMEs article dated 2026-10-07. Confirms the San Francisco, CA location, the $1.5 million pre-seed round, the lead and the three participants. - https://dealroom.co/news/160578-tensor-machines-raises-1-5m-to-measure-data-center-compute-yield/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Dealroom News article dated 2026-10-07. Confirms the location, amount, stage, lead and participants.