Tesonet is a Lithuanian venture builder and investor founded in 2008. Operating as a founders' office, the company builds, accelerates, and invests in ventures. It has grown to a team of over 4,200 people with presence in more than 100 countries worldwide.
The company's portfolio spans more than 50 ventures built, accelerated, and invested in, with industry verticals including cybersecurity, hosting, data extraction, AI, and basketball. Tesonet holds over 500 patents globally.
Tesonet was founded by two tech enthusiasts who met in an IRC chat room. The company culture emphasises embracing the uncertainty of a founder's life and building disruptive ventures from the ground up. Its stated mission is to connect capital with real impact and cultivate a global community of builders. The founding team faced 34 failed projects before achieving success.
