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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. 
etoro איטורו פתחת המסחר נאסד"ק 3

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. 
Ophir Reshef Israel Secondary Fund

As Israeli tech ecosystem matures, the meaning of exit evolves

29.04.25|Ophir Reshef
"Despite challenges, Israel's tech ecosystem continues to grow and break records. But as companies stay private longer, pursuing larger outcomes, our financial infrastructure must adapt," writes Ophir Reshef, partner at Israel Secondary Fund, as Israel's next $100B tech leaders demand a new liquidity playbook.
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.
דובי פרנסס מייסד ו מנכל של קרן ההון סיכון גרופ 11

Group 11’s Fund V valuation tumbles 25% in two years

15.04.25|Almog Azar
The high-profile Fund V saw its asset value fall to $184 million in 2024, continuing a downtrend since its $247 million peak. 
Liad Agmon ועידת פינטק Ctech וידאו

Liad Agmon to step down as Insight managing director to launch new venture

09.04.25|Meir Orbach
“Liad has always had the entrepreneurial fire,” said Jeff Horing, Insight Partners co-founder and managing director, as Israeli tech veteran returns to building. Agmon will remain with the firm as a senior advisor and will continue to sit on the boards of several portfolio companies.
Omri Greenberg

Omri Greenberg appointed to Principal at Red Dot Capital Partners

06.04.25|CTech
Greenberg previously co-founded and served as CEO of OneView, a startup that developed a synthetic data generation platform for training computer vision models.
בנייני משרדים מגדל מאייר ברחוב רוטשילד פינת אלנבי תל אביב

Google’s $32B Wiz deal is just the beginning: Tel Aviv’s startup ecosystem is evolving

01.04.25|CTech
Corporate investment has reached record levels, raising new questions for the city’s future.
Yoni Osherov

Entrée Capital appoints former CRO of monday.com Yoni Osherov as General Partner

31.03.25|CTech
Osherov played a key role in scaling monday.com from $10M to over $1B in ARR over the past seven years.
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

Israel’s tech ecosystem defies uncertainty with $2.13 billion raised in Q1

31.03.25|Meir Orbach
Cybersecurity and mega-rounds propel sector growth despite cautious new investments. 
יניב יעקבי מייסד ושותף מנהל בקרן Horizon Capital

Is the existing VC model disappearing?

31.03.25|Yaniv Jacobi
"The rise of AI-driven efficiency doesn't signal the end of venture capital as we know it, but it does mark a major evolution in how and when capital is deployed," writes Yaniv Jacobi, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Horizon Capital.
יו"ר RGE שי רקנאטי ו טל גילאור שיקים את הקרן

RGE launches venture fund to invest in media-tech startups

25.03.25|Omer Kabir
The Israeli media giant behind Sport 5 and the Children's Channel is setting up a fund to back AI-driven content and monetization innovations.
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