Hetz Ventures secures $140 million to invest in Israeli cyber and AI startups
The fund comes as the firm marks $1 billion in portfolio exit value and nearly $500 million under management.
Hetz Ventures has closed a $140 million fourth fund, completing the raise during wartime and a period of global economic uncertainty. With Fund IV, Hetz brings its total assets under management to nearly $500 million, just eight years after its founding. The firm has positioned itself as a specialist early-stage investor in cybersecurity, data, and AI infrastructure, focusing on foundational technologies rather than consumer-facing applications or late-stage growth plays.
Hetz-backed companies have generated more than $1 billion in exit value, including Granulate, acquired by Intel in 2022; Silk Security, acquired by Armis in 2024; and Prompt Security, acquired by SentinelOne in 2025.
Beyond exits, Hetz points to continued momentum among its active portfolio. Recent financing rounds at companies such as Majestic Labs and BlinkOps underscore the firm’s emphasis on identifying founders early and supporting them through successive stages of growth.
“Despite one of the most difficult years in Israel’s recent history, innovation here hasn’t paused for a moment but even accelerated,” said Judah Taub, Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures. “There has never been a more ambitious generation of Israeli entrepreneurs who are thinking bigger. Combined with the technological disruption we’re seeing across cybersecurity, data, and infrastructure, we believe this cohort will produce some of the most important companies of the next decade. Fund IV is not just a vote of confidence in Hetz, but in the Israeli ecosystem at large.”
