# Tim Kentley-Klay

> Tim Kentley-Klay is a seed investor backing Robotics and Sensor. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Tim Kentley-Klay is a seed investor in San Francisco focused on Robotics and Sensor. Tim Kentley-Klay

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 2 | 67% |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |
| Computer Vision | 1 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 33% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ascento | Ascento Robotics' vision is to advance the development of wheeled bipedal robotic systems, taking them from the lab to the real world. Their solution combines the best of both worlds: it uses the versatility of legs to overcome stairs and obstacles, while its wheels provide quick, energy- and cost-efficient locomotion. As a result, ourplatform is ideal for real-world deployment of mobile robots in a variety of applications. | $4.3M | Pre-Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |
| Zadar Labs | Zadar Labs is developing next generation imaging radar platforms. Our vision is to empower perception systems with compact, high performance, and low-cost imaging radar. We don't just build black boxes, we collaborate with our partners to build the optimal solution for their application. We see a future where every system that perceives theworld, does so better with a Zadar radar. | $5.6M | Seed | Jan 29, 2021 |  |
| Zadar Labs | Zadar Labs is developing next generation imaging radar platforms. Our vision is to empower perception systems with compact, high performance, and low-cost imaging radar. We don't just build black boxes, we collaborate with our partners to build the optimal solution for their application. We see a future where every system that perceives theworld, does so better with a Zadar radar. |  | Seed | Oct 08, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leslie Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leslie-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mentors Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mentors-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ESA BIC Barcelona European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esa-bic-barcelona-european-space-agency-business-incubation-centre) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innosuisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innosuisse) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Playfair Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/playfair-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tim Kentley-Klay invest in?

Tim Kentley-Klay invests primarily in Robotics, Sensor and Computer Vision startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Tim Kentley-Klay last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tim Kentley-Klay closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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