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אמה ליפסקי שותפה קרן ההון סיכון 10D

The best time to build, the hardest time to raise

03.10.26|Emmanuelle Lipski
Execution got cheap, so we stopped underwriting it. What we buy now is the derivative: the pace of learning.
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

$13.2 billion in nine months: Inside Israel's AI-fueled funding surge

01.10.26|CTech
Three quarters of funding data suggest 2026 will comfortably exceed 2025's total of $15.6 billion. 
Protego founders

Protego Ventures closes $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech

29.09.26|Meir Orbach
The fund focuses on early-growth companies with battlefield-proven technologies and plans to expand into the US with its second fund. 
נועה ארגמני שוחררה משבי חמאס

Noa Argamani joins Vine Ventures to help Israeli startups break into the U.S.

28.09.26|CTech
After 246 days in Hamas captivity, Argamani has started a new chapter in venture capital, splitting her time between San Francisco and Tel Aviv. 
מימין: עמרי אמירב דרורי , שרי ברונפלד ו גיגי לוי וייס - שותפים בקרן NFX

“We are super bullish on the Israeli ecosystem” says Levy-Weiss as NFX abandons its traditional VC model

26.09.26|Elihay Vidal
After raising $1.5 billion across five funds and SPVs, the firm’s partners will now invest their own money with no restrictions on sector or stage.
אדם פישר שותף בקרן בסמר 2025

Bessemer raises $5.75 billion and doubles down on Israeli startups

23.09.26|CTech
The venture firm is putting $1.75 billion into early-stage companies and launching a $4 billion growth fund as startups stay private for longer. 
אסנת ולינגרד תנהל את קרן ההשקעות החדשה של אייבקס

Ibex raises $87 million for new Israel-focused secondary fund

23.09.26|Sophie Shulman
The U.S. investment firm is targeting liquidity opportunities in growth-stage Israeli companies as founders, employees and early investors seek to sell shares before an IPO or acquisition. 
דור כנפו שותף בקרן ההון סיכון סייברסטארטס ו גילי רענן שותף מייסד בקרן

Cyberstarts is looking for another Tel Aviv tower to house its growing startup empire

07.09.26|Sophie Shulman
After leasing 15 floors at Landmark B for a shared campus for its portfolio companies, the $1.4 billion cybersecurity fund is now exploring options for a second location. 
Omri Casspi

Omri Casspi raises $250 million after big wins with Cognition, Wonderful and Upwind

03.09.26|Sophie Shulman
Swish Ventures’ latest fund brings its assets under management to $800 million, after investments in nine companies that have already reached unicorn status. 
Teddie Wardi, Insight Partners Managing Director.

Insight Partners: “The adaptability that characterizes Israeli founders remains an advantage”

26.08.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal
Teddie Wardi, Insight Partners Managing Director, joined CTech for its 2026 International VC Survey.
Dor Lee-Lo

Same funds, different risk: What Israeli and American cap tables reveal about AI shock

22.08.26|Dor Lee-Lo
"Israel does NOT have an early-stage capital problem," writes Dor Lee-Lo, Managing Partner at IBI Tech Fund, "it has a supervision problem."
אופיר ליבשטיין ראש ה מועצה ה אזורית שער ה נגב

A new fund wants to turn Israel’s Western Negev into a high-tech hub

13.08.26|Meir Orbach
Ofir-SouthUp Ventures is targeting $20 million-$30 million to invest in startups that operate in or relocate to the region, betting that the area can attract technology companies as well as capital. 
מימין הדר סיטרמן נוריס לירן גרינברג שרית פירון ו אורי ברזילי team 8

Team8 raises $365 million as AI widens the gap between adoption and security

12.08.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli venture firm has closed a $265 million third fund and more than $100 million for follow-on investments, focusing on the infrastructure and cybersecurity layers enterprises will need as AI agents move rapidly from experimentation into production.
Cali Chill

OurCrowd shifts strategy toward later-stage bets and faster exits as Cali Chill takes over as CEO

11.08.26|Meir Orbach
The investment platform is moving about 80% of its future investments toward more mature companies as it seeks to shorten investment cycles and monetize its existing portfolio. 
שרדול שאה משקיע ראשון בוויז

Index Ventures raises $3.5 billion to expand AI and Israeli startup investments

02.08.26|CTech
The global venture firm behind Wiz launches new seed, venture and growth funds as it increases its focus on cybersecurity, infrastructure and artificial intelligence. 
סיטק - אירוע חצי שנתי של – עדי הורוביץ לביא  09.07.26 וידאו

“Israeli startups raised 40% more than last year”

31.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Poalim Tech’s Dr. Adi Hoorvitch-Lavi explains how investors have grown increasingly selective despite the surge in local startup funding.
מאור שלמה ואימא שלו מוסף

Base44 founder Maor Shlomo launches cancer research fund after losing his mother to the disease

30.07.26|Sophie Shulman
The entrepreneur, whose sale of Base44 to Wix is now worth nearly $100 million, says AI is creating a revolution in drug discovery, and wants to help turn it into new treatments. 
סיטק - אירוע חצי שנתי - נופר עמיקם 09.07.26 וידאו

“Cybersecurity is still the gift that keeps on giving”

30.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Glilot Capital Managing Partner Nofar Amikam explains why the cyber sector is in a "perfect storm".
סיטק - אירוע חצי שנתי של – אייל ניב  09.07.26 וידאו

“Saying AI today is like saying software”

29.07.26|Amy Shapiro
Pitango’s Eyal Niv explains why the AI era requires founders to operate as "unicorns" themselves.
סיטק - אירוע חצי שנתי של – אופיר שי 09.07.26 וידאו

“We're back to our basic principles of looking at the founders in front of us”

28.07.26|Amy Shapiro
TLV Partners Associate Ophir Shay explains why lower barriers to entry are causing early-stage investors to return to the fundamentals of founder evaluations.