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צוות קרן Deep33

Deep33 launches with $100 million first close, aiming to shape the infrastructure of AI

20.01.26|Sophie Shulman

The fund has already backed five startups across quantum, energy, and AI infrastructure. Its founders are Lior Prosor, a partner at the Hanaco fund, and Michael Broukhim, an angel investor, who joined forces with a group of former senior figures from IDF technology units and serial entrepreneurs.

David Feldman Flint

“Sovereignty has become a commercial requirement, not just a political statement”

20.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro

Flint Capital Principal David Feldman joins CTech to offer his outlook on the state of Startup Nation, from its rebranding as a stress-tested allocation to the roadmap for its next export engine, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.

Nadav Shimoni, Managing Director at A² Ventures.

“The winners won’t be the loudest or the most ambitious but the most focused, efficient, and boringly profitable”

20.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal

Nadav Shimoni, Managing Director at A² Ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.

דורין בניאל מנהלת אזורית בקרן נייטדרגון

NightDragon appoints Dorin Baniel as Partner, Israel

Baniel established the firm’s first international office in Tel Aviv in 2023 and drives investments across cybersecurity, defense, and emerging technologies.

Lee Ben-Gal and Haim Bachar, Investors at lool ventures.

“AI is making output per person the real scaling metric; headcount growth is now often a lagging indicator.”

19.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal

Lee Ben-Gal and Haim Bachar, Investors at lool ventures, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.

Dean Shahar DTCP Growth

“Durable growth will be proven by how healthy cohorts behave”

19.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro

DTCP Growth managing director Dean Shahar joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss what he views as the definitive valuation metric, the state of sovereignty in Startup Nation, and why resilience tech is a promising contrarian opportunity.

Nimrod Cohen TAU Ventures

“Most countries and institutions continue to seek Israeli technology”

18.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal

TAU Ventures Managing Partner Nimrod Cohen joins the VC Survey to discuss the identity of Startup Nation in 2026, the growth of deep tech and defense tech, and the expected influence of these technologies on the civilian sector, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.

Tzahi Weisfeld, co-founder & chairman at Ignite DeepTech.

“Israel’s best companies will still be global, but not hostage to any single platform or jurisdiction.”

18.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal

Tzahi Weisfeld, co-founder & chairman at Ignite DeepTech, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.

איץ אפלבאום יו"ר קרן ההשקעות קינטיקה

Even bigger than the cyber revolution: How Israel is becoming a global defense-tech powerhouse

15.01.26|Yitz Applbaum

"Israel is going to see hundreds of billions of dollars in defense tech exits in the next few years that are going to displace existing primes and reshape the global defense landscape," writes Yitz Applbaum, chairman of Kinetica VC fund.

UpWest promotes Aya Neeman to Principal

The promotion supports the expansion of the fund’s investment activity in Israel; UpWest leads pre-Seed and Seed rounds and has invested in more than 100 Israeli startups.

Aya Peterburg S Capital

“Real value is moving away from the 'interface' and toward the 'engine' AI”

15.01.26|Elihay Vidal, Amy Shapiro

S Capital founding partner Aya Peterburg joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss why the hiring playbook is officially dead, the inevitability of Physical AI, and why integration remains Israel's greatest strength.

Ran Levitzky, general partner at Magenta Venture Partners.

“Most investors still treat AI and crypto as separate worlds. The real opportunity lies in the infrastructure layer that connects them.”

15.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal

Ran Levitzky, general partner at Magenta Venture Partners, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.

מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות דרור בין

Israel channels $450 million into venture capital to support tech industry

14.01.26|Sophie Shulman

State-backed program focuses on institutions and deeptech investment.

שרון זימן מצטרפת כשותפה לקרן הון סיכון Lama Partners

Sharon Seemann joins Lama Partners as a partner

14.01.26|Sophie Shulman

Former YL Ventures executive brings a decade of value-creation and marketing experience.

מימין אסף גרניט ואחד השותפים בIL ונצ'רס אלעד פרנקל

Celebrity chef Assaf Granit joins Israel’s deep-tech investment scene

14.01.26|Sophie Shulman

Chef partners with IL Ventures to rethink hospitality and catering.

Elle Taitou Spruch, senior investment associate at Planven.

“Innovation and resilience are not separate attributes of the Israeli tech ecosystem, they are structurally linked”

14.01.26|Zachy Hennessey, Elihay Vidal

Elle Taitou Spruch, senior investment associate at Planven, joined CTech for its 2026 VC Survey.

Alex Shmulovich Viola Ventures

“Success is no longer about hiring faster; it’s about converting intelligence into output”

14.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal

Viola Ventures partner Alex Shmulovich joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss what measures success for Startup Nation in 2026, the acceleration of AI agents, and the most overlooked opportunity in Israel's tech landscape.

Lital Leshem Protego Ventures

“I expect Israel’s next export engine to be autonomy and security for the physical world”

13.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal

Protego Ventures co-founder and managing partner Lital Leshem joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap, to discuss the resilience of Israel’s high-tech sector, evolving deep-tech capital models, and the country’s next export engine.

Yodfat Harel Buchris Blumberg Capital

“Israeli tech is not being ‘rebranded’ it is being more clearly understood”

13.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal

Blumberg Capital managing director Yodfat Harel Buchris joins CTech to share her perspective on resilience as a competitive advantage, the state of deep and dual-use tech, and what will propel Israel’s next export engine in the years ahead, as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap.

Arkin raises $100 million biotech fund focused on early clinical science

Arkin Bio Ventures III emphasizes scientific rigor amid shifting biotech markets.

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