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Venture Capital

20 stories about Venture Capital
מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות דרור בין

Innovation Authority launches $70M program to back deep-tech venture funds

09.09.25|Meir Orbach
Grants of up to $10M per fund aim to accelerate Israeli capital raising and attract global investors.
Shahar Tzafrir , Fiona Darmon , Rotem Eldar

The legitimacy paradox: What drives or destroys tech sectors

25.08.25|Amy Shapiro
AI fuels consumer tech, defense rides geopolitical tailwinds, but binary options, crypto, and NFTs show how fast hype can sour. What defines an industry's legitimacy and trendiness in the Israeli and global landscape?
Ron Miasnik

Bain Capital Ventures taps 26-year-old partner to head Israel activity

10.08.25|Meir Orbach
Ron Miasnik will lead local strategy for BCV, which invested more than $150 million into Israeli companies over the past year.
בן הורוביץ מייסד קרן אנדריסן הורוביץ

Andreessen Horowitz eyes elite IDF tech talent in rescheduled Israel visit

06.08.25|Meir Orbach
Following wartime postponement, VC giant seeks early access to top entrepreneurs for Speedrun accelerator.
Orri Streichman , Rotem Shacham , Ran Levitzky , Shelly Hod Moyal

What VCs really want: The five pillars for building a successful AI startup

04.08.25|Elihay Vidal
CTech's exclusive survey reveals the five critical factors that determine which AI startups will secure funding and dominate the next decade.
ניו ארה new era זיו כונן , דני מאן , רן שמחה , איילת פריש , אאוג'ניו סבדיני , שירה גרשון , גידי ארגוב

New Era Capital closes $120M fund to back post-war Israeli startups

23.07.25|Sophie Shulman
Third fund targets AI-driven early-stage companies in sectors such as cyber, fintech, and mobility.
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.
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