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20 stories about VC
Emily Heath

Cyberstarts appoints Emily Heath as General Partner

08.03.23|CTech
The cybersecurity-focused venture firm has added the former DocuSign and United Airlines CISO to its investment team
Verizon Israel

Verizon Ventures shuts down Israel operations

06.03.23|CTech
Eyal Mamistvalov, Principal at Verizon Ventures, revealed that “the company’s new strategy is to primarily focus on the U.S. market.” Verizon Ventures invested in 13 Israeli startups during its five years of operations in Israel

“Maintain no more than 6 months of shekel exposure,” VC firm Bessemer tells Israeli portfolio

20.02.23|Meir Orbach
“Our primary business concern is the continued weakening of the shekel and the smaller risk of foreign currency controls as the outflow of funds from Israeli banks continues to gather steam,” read the letter sent by Bessemer to its Israeli portfolio companies
קרן הון סיכון  Earth & Beyond Ventures EBV

New fund to invest $125 million in Israeli deeptech and space startups

09.02.23|Meir Orbach
Earth & Beyond Ventures, which will focus on investments in early-stage companies, is backed by the likes of Corning, Kyocera, Samtec, and Spacecom
ELik Ezion

Elron Ventures launches CyberFuture alliance to bring CISOs and entrepreneurs together

31.01.23|Meir Orbach
The alliance aims to empower security practitioners to vet and influence investment decisions, as well as support the selected early-stage companies
פיונה דרמון

Fiona Darmon leaving JVP to set up new investment fund

29.01.23|Sophie Shulman
“I have a dream to do something that will be big and that I will create myself. Precisely because of the upheaval currently taking place in the global economy, there is now a possibility to do new things,” said Darmon
הפגנה עובדי הייטק ינואר 2023

Index Ventures: "We denounce the proposed reforms in Israel that foster discrimination and threaten democracy"

26.01.23|Meir Orbach and CTech
The post by Partner Shardul Shah came after Insight Partners, considered to be the largest investor in Israeli high-tech over recent years, released a public statement as protests against the new government’s judicial reforms gather steam
טל ברנח טל ברנוח DISRUPTIVE AI הייטק קרן הון סיכון

VC firm Disruptive, with $250 million under management, to transfer all money out of Israel

26.01.23|Sophie Shulman
“Assuming the reform, which is a judicial coup, will happen, this will create economic instability in Israel,” said Disruptive co-founder Tal Barnoach
NGP Capital Team

How will Israel’s political protests affect investors in 2023?

25.01.23|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
NGP Capital joined CTech for its “2022 VC Survey” series to share predictions for the year ahead.
Lee Moser

Understanding how to approach VCs post-bubble

19.01.23|Lee Moser
“The problem is clear, founders need to face the harsh reality when looking for funding; your asks and evaluations can no longer be as high as they were a year ago,” writes Lee Moser, Managing Partner and Founder at AnD Ventures
Guy Franklin

How will the recent layoffs shape the tech world in 2023?

17.01.23|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
Israeli Mapped Ventures Managing Partner Guy Franklin joined CTech for its 2022 VC Survey to discuss all things tech as we settle into a year of uncertainty.
Bobi Team8

Team8 Group appoints Bobi Gilburd as Chief Ideation Officer

16.01.23|James Spiro
Gilburd is a Colonel in the IDF and a recipient of the Israel Defense Prize
הילה רום

RUNI Ventures raises $30 million

16.01.23|Sophie Shulman
Established five months ago, Reichman University’s venture capital fund (RUNI) aims to leverage the many ventures that are growing in the variety of entrepreneurship programs, innovation labs, and accelerators active on campus
Eyal Niv Pitango

Existing companies will “eat or be eaten” in 2023, says Pitango First

16.01.23|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
Managing Partner Eyal Niv joined CTech for its 2022 VC Survey series to explore options in the year ahead for tech startups
Qualcomm Ventures Boaz Peer

“Generative AI is the latest buzz in the VC industry and will attract investors’ attention in 2023"

15.01.23|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
Qualcomm Ventures predicts that not all is doom and gloom when looking ahead at the potential in the next year
מימין תות שני מאור פרידמן ו קרן קופילוב

VC crystal ball 2023: Crypto and HR-tech - out; Generative Tech and Climatech - in

11.01.23|Elihay Vidal
What sectors in high-tech should we look out for in the coming year - and why? Israel’s leading VCs reveal where they will be putting their money in 2023
Oded J-Ventures

“We have a generation of founders and VCs who are facing a hard time for the first time”

11.01.23|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
J-Ventures Group has joined CTech for its 2022 VC Survey series to share predictions for 2023.
Yair Shamir , Edouard Cukierman , Lisya Bahar Manoah

"The key to survival is focusing on efficiency - working lean"

05.01.23|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
Lisya Bahar Manoah, Partner at Catalyst Funds, joined CTech to offer companies advice ahead of the new year
Sarona Partners

"2023 is one of the best years in history to invest in Seed and Series A ventures"

04.01.23|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro
Toot Shani, Founding Managing Partner at Sarona Partners, joined CTech to offer companies advice ahead of the new year