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2026 VC Survey

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Dorin Baniel, principal & head of EMEA office at NightDragon.

“Israeli startup growth remains dependent on the US as investors, buyers, partners, and customers”

22.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Dorin Baniel, Partner, Israel, at NightDragon, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Boaz Morris Qumra Capital

“Foreign LPs who have waited on the sidelines are returning with increased appetite for Israeli tech”

22.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Qumra Capital Partner Boaz Morris joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, offering his outlook on the rebranding of the Israeli asset class, the high-bar liquidity environment, and the high-CAPEX ventures driving the next decade for Startup Nation.
Amit Alfasi, Investor Relations Manager at Peregrine Ventures.

“The same sensor fusion and computer vision tech used for military target acquisition are now disrupting surgery”

21.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Amit Alfasi, investor relations manager at Peregrine Ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.  
Lia Cromwell UpWest

“The recovery of the Israeli IPO market in 2026 is fundamentally tied to the stabilization of US capital markets”

21.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
UpWest Partner Lia Cromwell joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap to offer her predictions for the investment landscape, from the anticipated thaw of the IPO window for Israeli startups to the latent potential of Vertical AI.
David Feldman Flint

“Sovereignty has become a commercial requirement, not just a political statement”

20.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
Flint Capital Principal David Feldman joins CTech to offer his outlook on the state of Startup Nation, from its rebranding as a stress-tested allocation to the roadmap for its next export engine, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Nadav Shimoni, Managing Director at A² Ventures.

“The winners won’t be the loudest or the most ambitious but the most focused, efficient, and boringly profitable”

20.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Nadav Shimoni, Managing Director at A² Ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.  
Lee Ben-Gal and Haim Bachar, Investors at lool ventures.

“AI is making output per person the real scaling metric; headcount growth is now often a lagging indicator.”

19.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Lee Ben-Gal and Haim Bachar, Investors at lool ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.  
Dean Shahar DTCP Growth

“Durable growth will be proven by how healthy cohorts behave”

19.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
DTCP Growth managing director Dean Shahar joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss what he views as the definitive valuation metric, the state of sovereignty in Startup Nation, and why resilience tech is a promising contrarian opportunity.
Nimrod Cohen TAU Ventures

“Most countries and institutions continue to seek Israeli technology”

18.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
TAU Ventures Managing Partner Nimrod Cohen joins the VC Survey to discuss the identity of Startup Nation in 2026, the growth of deep tech and defense tech, and the expected influence of these technologies on the civilian sector, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Tzahi Weisfeld, co-founder & chairman at Ignite DeepTech.

“Israel’s best companies will still be global, but not hostage to any single platform or jurisdiction.”

18.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Tzahi Weisfeld, co-founder & chairman at Ignite DeepTech, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.  
Aya Peterburg S Capital

“Real value is moving away from the 'interface' and toward the 'engine' AI”

15.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro
S Capital founding partner Aya Peterburg joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss why the hiring playbook is officially dead, the inevitability of Physical AI, and why integration remains Israel's greatest strength.
Ran Levitzky, general partner at Magenta Venture Partners.

“Most investors still treat AI and crypto as separate worlds. The real opportunity lies in the infrastructure layer that connects them.”

15.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Ran Levitzky, general partner at Magenta Venture Partners, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Elle Taitou Spruch, senior investment associate at Planven.

“Innovation and resilience are not separate attributes of the Israeli tech ecosystem, they are structurally linked”

14.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Elle Taitou Spruch, senior investment associate at Planven, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.  
Alex Shmulovich Viola Ventures

“Success is no longer about hiring faster; it’s about converting intelligence into output”

14.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Viola Ventures partner Alex Shmulovich joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss what measures success for Startup Nation in 2026, the acceleration of AI agents, and the most overlooked opportunity in Israel's tech landscape.
Lital Leshem Protego Ventures

“I expect Israel’s next export engine to be autonomy and security for the physical world”

13.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Protego Ventures co-founder and managing partner Lital Leshem joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss the resilience of Israel’s high-tech sector, evolving deep-tech capital models, and the country’s next export engine.
Yodfat Harel Buchris Blumberg Capital

“Israeli tech is not being ‘rebranded’ it is being more clearly understood”

13.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Blumberg Capital managing director Yodfat Harel Buchris joins CTech to share her perspective on resilience as a competitive advantage, the state of deep and dual-use tech, and what will propel Israel’s next export engine in the years ahead, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
Rotem Shacham, Director of PSG Equity.

"It’s no longer a question of if AI can deliver great efficiency gains but only a question of how much"

12.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
PSG Equity director Rotem Shacham joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey. 
Atad Peled Red Dot Capital

"In order to build a healthy, long-lasting global business, companies cannot remain disproportionally small"

12.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Red Dot Capital partner Atad Peled joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss his outlook on agents, metrics and monetization in the AI era, the sovereignty of Startup Nation, and which sectors are setting themselves apart.
Eyal Redler, managing partner at The Garage.

“AI agents are not replacing human judgment. They are replacing latency, manual execution, and coordination costs”

11.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Eyal Redler, managing partner at The Garage, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.  
Ofer Schreiber YL Ventures

“In 2026, the market will prioritize velocity”

11.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
YL Ventures senior partner Ofer Schreiber joins CTech to share his outlook for the coming year, from how the market is measuring growth to the limits of AI, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.
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