Before it raised any VC money, Tentris used a German government grant to build its product. Here’s why — TFN

Tentris secured €2 million in pre-seed funding, beginning with a German government grant before attracting venture capital.

Bloomhaus Ventures led the private investment, joined by Vanagon Ventures, āltitude, 10x Value Partners, and angel investor Pascal Wichmann.

The German graph database startup says its technology can efficiently handle complex, circular data queries that usually slow down other systems.

Tentris, a graph database startup from Paderborn University, raised €2 million in pre-seed funding to help enterprise I systems query connected data without the performance problems typical of graph databases.

Bloomhaus Ventures, a Swiss firm that invests in early-stage startups in the DACH region, led the private capital round. Vanagon Ventures, āltitude, 10x Value Partners, and angel investor Pascal Wichmann also participated.