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Red Dot Capital Partners

Red Dot Capital closes $320M fund to back early-growth Israeli tech

07.07.25|Meir Orbach
Finout, Stigg, Oligo, and Bria AI are among the first bets of the new fund as the VC scales AUM to $750M.
מימין אדם ביין ו דיוויד פישר מייסדי קרן 01A

How Facebook’s former CRO and Twitter’s top brass are betting big on Israel

06.07.25|Sophie Shulman
Stanley Fischer’s son, David, and his Silicon Valley partners at 01A are doubling down on Israel, funding seven startups so far and scouting dozens more.
Omri Hozez

Secondaries go mainstream: The quiet force reshaping liquidity across the startup ecosystem

03.07.25|Omri Hozez
Once taboo, selling shares early is now a survival tool for founders, VCs, and LPs alike.  
Moran Zilbershtein

TAU Ventures appoints Moran Zilbershtein as General Partner

03.07.25|Meir Orbach
Zilbershtein previously served as the Economic Attaché of Israel in San Francisco and VP Value Creation at Glilot Capital Partners.
שותפים ב קרן ההון סיכון  ICI Fundבאמצע גילי אלקין המייסדת

ICI secures $50M for Fund II, eyes 15 more investments by the end of 2026

01.07.25|Meir Orbach
The VC firm has already notched exits with Eureka and Suridata.
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה  יותם שגב  מייסד שותף וCEO

June 2025 in Israeli tech funding: Over $1.6 billion in 18 deals

01.07.25|CTech
The strongest funding month since 2022 was driven by mega-rounds for Cyera, Cato Networks, ForSight Robotics, Coralogix, and Carbyne.
Miri Fenton Shelly Hod Moyal Nadav Shimoni Dorin Baniel

How AI is reshaping the venture capital landscape

30.06.25|Elihay Vidal
CTech’s VC AI Survey reveals how investors are retooling their playbooks as artificial intelligence transforms funding, due diligence, and startup selection.
מימין יואב קנול אהרון אפלבאום פרד לנדאו מייסדי קרן דיפנס טק

Kinetica eyes $150 million to fuel Israel’s defense-tech surge

30.06.25|Sophie Shulman
The VC fund counts top Israeli generals, Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale, and U.S. security leaders among its backers and advisors.
תל אביב מגדל עזריאלי מרכז עזריאלי

$9.3B raised marks strongest half for Israeli startups since 2022

30.06.25|Sophie Shulman
Even without the exceptional $2B capital raise by Safe Superintelligence, an AI company with ties to Israel but not clearly defined as an Israeli company, total fundraising still reached $7.3B for the half year, a pace well above the roughly $10B raised in all of 2024.
מימין ליאור פרוסור פאשה רומנובסקי ו אלון ליפשיץ

Hanaco Ventures winds down fundraising as founders chart new investment paths

26.06.25|Meir Orbach
Lior Prosor joins forces with Arkin Group on a new fund, while Alon Lifshitz launches Aurelius Capital to back dual-use and defense technologies.  
בן הורוביץ מייסד קרן אנדריסן הורוביץ

Andreessen Horowitz targets elite IDF alumni for startup accelerator

10.06.25|Meir Orbach
Silicon Valley giant courts veterans with $1M speedrun program and exclusive Tel Aviv events. 
השותפים ב מרלין ונצ'רס מימין אלמוג גולוד שותף תו ספקטר שותפה תפעולית שי מישל שותף מנהל

Merlin Ventures raises $75 million to back next wave of Israeli cybersecurity startups

04.06.25|Meir Orbach
New fund targets growth-stage startups as AI and compliance reshape market dynamics. 
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Tectonic shifts are forcing venture capital to abandon the traditional model to survive

03.06.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
The collapse of the classic startup playbook is forcing a fundamental reinvention. 
Lotan Grove

AI alone won’t cut it: Grove Ventures pushes founders to prioritize product over tech

28.05.25|James Spiro
No company today would boast about using electricity to run its business. The same should be said for AI
קרן הון סיכון אינסייט Insight Partners

Insight Partners begins alerting victims after January hack revealed deep data exposure

08.05.25|CTech
As the New York investment giant notifies affected individuals, questions linger about cybersecurity vulnerabilities across private equity — and what it means when the investors get hacked. 
מוסף עצמאות 13.5.24 ג'ף הורינג מייסד INSIGHT VENTURES

Insight Partners' Jeff Horing: "Wiz looked expensive every round, but in hindsight everybody made money"

06.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The veteran VC says Israel’s startup scene still delivers—even as valuations, AI competition, and IPO hurdles mount.
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מימין אבי אייל חיים סרגר ו פיונה דרמון

“We’re looking at another year or two of pain and uncertainty before a new growth cycle begins”

04.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Venture capital is drying up, IPOs are on ice, and Israeli tech faces a critical test of resilience. 
TBD VC

A $35 million VC fund was born at a Gaza war crossing

21.04.25|Meir Orbach
Israeli VCs David Citron and Alan Buch launched TBD VC after a chance wartime reunion — with a mission to back startups and support returning soldiers. 
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

Hearst Ventures to shut down Israeli office amid global restructuring

17.04.25|Meir Orbach
Move reflects broader strategy shift, but fund insists it remains committed to Israeli innovation ecosystem.