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20 stories about VC
Ben Rabinowitz Amiti Ventures

A pretty simple way to promote gender diversity? A call to action for VCs and law firms

23.09.21|Ben Rabinowitz
“We need help from Israeli law firms to change the picture and make gender diversity a reality,” writes Ben Rabinowitz, founder and managing partner at Amiti Ventures
שר האוצר של ארה"ב סטיב מנוצ'ין ב ריאד סעודיה 22.2.20

SoftBank, Saudi Arabia's PIF backing Steven Mnuchin's $2.5 billion private equity fund

22.09.21|Reuters and CTech
The fund, Liberty Strategic Capital, which has an office in Tel Aviv and recently led a $275 million investment in Israeli company Cybereason, will be backed by SoftBank's $40 billion second Vision Fund and Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala
ג'ארד קושנר  יועץ הנשיא טראמפ חברת נדל"ן  The Kushner Cos

Jared Kushner to launch investment firm, focus on connecting Israel’s economy to India, North Africa and the Gulf

29.07.21|Reuters
Kushner, who served as Donald Trump's senior adviser in the White House, is in the final stages of launching an investment firm called Affinity Partners
מייסדות איי אנג'לס מימין: שלי הוד־מויאל ו מור אסיא

iAngels Ventures raises $55.5 million for first institutional fund

27.07.21|CTech
The fund is anchored by a $25 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) under Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
Noga Kap

“We are helping them early on to do as few mistakes as possible.”

24.06.21|CTech
Listening to others’ ideas is very important for founders and CEOs, says managing partner at i3 Equity Partners, Noga Kap, when talking to Michael Matias
Itamar Ben Hamo Rivery

How Q1's funding bonanza differed from the past 20 years

16.06.21|Itamar Ben Hemo
I’ve been a CEO in tech for the past two decades. Here’s what was different about raising money in the most active quarter in startup history.
Liron Azrielant Daniel Roditi Meron Capital

Meron Capital announces new $50 million fund to invest in early-stage Israeli tech

14.06.21|Meir Orbach
The VC's inaugural fund launched in 2017 has invested in 16 startups to date, registering four successful exits, with 10 of the startups raising further financing in the excess of $300 million
סוויטווד קפיטל  Sweetwood Capital מימין: עמית קורץ סמואל כהן סולל מנואל זיסהולץ

Sweetwood Ventures announces new $120 million fund

08.06.21|CTech
The Israeli VC said it would be targeting investments in leading early-stage and growth-stage Israeli technology companies and also announced a new strategic partnership with Azimut Group, one of Europe’s largest independent asset managers
Jonathan Cohen associate at Catalyst Investments

Study: Israeli unicorns reach $1 billion valuation in an average 6 years

06.06.21|Allon Sinai
According to a report by Catalyst Investments, the average time it takes for Israeli tech startups to become unicorns has decreased by half in the past decade
Joel Yarbrough Rapyd

Rapyd launches Venture Arm to boost fintech innovation globally

03.06.21|CTech
The Israeli startup will focus on investing in early and growth-stage businesses developing digital commerce and payment solutions
יעל בנימין נמרוד ורומן

Are we reliving the past? Term sheet déjà vu

30.05.21|Yael Benjamin and Nimrod Vromen
To negotiate attractive financial terms, startups must leverage lessons learned from previous financial events, including the dotcom bubble and 2008 global crisis
משה חוגג

Childhood friends of Moshe Hogeg suing the Israeli businessman for NIS 18 million

26.05.21|Lital Dovrovitski
Roee Bruchiel, who claims to be Hogeg’s childhood friend and who served as his personal assistant, and Eran Okashi, who worked as a bookkeeper at Hogeg’s Singulariteam VC, are suing former boss for fraud
Sharon Barzik-Cohen Qumra Capital

Qumra Capital appoints Sharon Barzik-Cohen as Partner and COO

25.05.21|James Spiro
It is expected that Barzik-Cohen will ultimately become CFO once Daniel Slutzky retires at the end of the year
83North מימין: יורם שניר גיל גורן לורל באודן ו ארנון דינור

VC 83North, investor of ironSource and Payoneer, raises new $550 million fund

19.05.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli firm, which will take its assets under management to $1.8 billion, has registered 21 exits in all, including six over the past two years
שלומי בן חיים JFrog איריס שור Oribi

All-star lineup of tech founders joins Qumra Capital mentorship program for growth phase entrepreneurs

11.05.21|CTech
“For years, the Israeli tech culture was ego-driven. The sentiment was that everybody knew everything and didn’t need any guidance. I am glad to see that this attitude is changing," said Micha Kaufman, CEO of Fiverr
רונן ניר ויולה ונצ'רס

Ronen Nir to no longer be involved in new Viola investments

11.05.21|Meir Orbach
Nir, a managing partner at the venture capital firm, will remain active with past investments
judah taub

On the road to fusion energy, something’s missing: Israel

10.05.21|Judah Taub
Private fusion energy companies will demonstrate sustainable, clean power in 2025; meanwhile, where are Israeli startups?
UK Israel

British Embassy in Israel launches new VC club

05.05.21|James Spiro
Currently, UK investment only accounts for 3% of Israeli startup funding, compared to 35% from the US
Merav Weinryb Qualcomm Ventures

"It's a revolution ... it's really changing the way women are perceived in our industry because the balance is slowly changing”

04.05.21|CTech
Qualcomm Ventures’ Merav Weinryn joins Michael Matias to discuss how to present the perfect pitch - in the first 45 minutes - to convince people to invest in new technologies
יזהר שי יזם היי טק

Former Science and Tech Minister Izhar Shay joins VC firm Disruptive AI

03.05.21|Meir Orbach
Shay is a former serial high tech entrepreneur and an experienced investor in venture capital with over 25 years of experience both in Israel and abroad