Venture Capital

20 stories about Venture Capital
גדי איסייב ורפאל גולד, VentureIsrael

VentureIsrael raises new $25M fund to fuel Israel’s early-stage innovators

17.07.25|Meir Orbach
Initial investments include AI satellites, remote health, and crime-fighting platforms. 
Red Dot Capital Partners

Red Dot Capital closes $320M fund to back early-growth Israeli tech

07.07.25|Meir Orbach
Finout, Stigg, Oligo, and Bria AI are among the first bets of the new fund as the VC scales AUM to $750M.
שותפים ב קרן ההון סיכון  ICI Fundבאמצע גילי אלקין המייסדת

ICI secures $50M for Fund II, eyes 15 more investments by the end of 2026

01.07.25|Meir Orbach
The VC firm has already notched exits with Eureka and Suridata.
מימין יואב קנול אהרון אפלבאום פרד לנדאו מייסדי קרן דיפנס טק

Kinetica eyes $150 million to fuel Israel’s defense-tech surge

30.06.25|Sophie Shulman
The VC fund counts top Israeli generals, Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale, and U.S. security leaders among its backers and advisors.
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. 
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.
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.
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.
דורית דור מיה רסין נצר ו יואב רוזנברג קרן הון סיכון QBEAT

Tech veterans launch VC fund Qbeat, targeting $100M to fuel Israel's quantum computing ecosystem

11.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Qbeat, founded by Dr. Dorit Dor, Maya Racine Netser, and Joab Rosenberg, aims to invest in early-stage quantum startups in Israel and abroad, bridging the gap between research and commercialization.
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

Israeli pre-Seed investment surges as investors shift strategies

10.03.25|Meir Orbach
VCs and angel investors double activity, but demand more from founders before investing.
עדי דנגוט זוקובסקי אהרון רינברג ו ג'סטין בורוס

Adi Dangot Zukovsky joins Ibex Investors as partner following fund’s leadership shift

23.02.25|Meir Orbach
The former Battery Ventures and Goldman Sachs executive steps in after Ibex raised a fresh $106M early-stage fund and $40M secondary fund.
צוות גרינפילד

Greenfield Partners raises $400 million, surpassing $1 billion in assets

18.02.25|Meir Orbach
The venture capital firm launches its third fund and expands with a new office in New York.
Vgames team

Vgames raises $142 million to fuel global gaming investments

18.12.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli fund doubles down on gaming with its third and largest fund since 2020.