Venture Capital

20 stories about Venture Capital
עושר עשירים מס כסף דולרים

Setting up a startup? It all starts with raising initial capital

15.10.20|Shaul Olmert
Shaul Olmert, founder of Flying Pigs offers some golden advice for new startups on the early stages of financing your dreams
תל אביב עזריאלי משרד הביטחון יולי 2020

Early-stage startups experience sharp decline in funding despite record Q3 for Israeli tech sector

14.10.20|Meir Orbach
Companies raised $2.74 billion overall in 151 deals in the third quarter of 2020, but less than $100 million has been raised in 95 seed deals this year
מוסף שבועי 19.1.17 רמי ברכה שותף מנהל בקרן ההון סיכון פיטנגו

After two years in the shadows, Rami Beracha is raising a new fund in the UAE

08.10.20|Meir Orbach
The former Pitango partner who left because of allegations of harassment seeks to cultivate innovation in the Gulf state
מורגן בלר שותפה ב NFX

Facebook exec joins NFX to help steer startups on the right path

22.09.20|Meir Orbach
Morgan Beller was the co-founder of Libra and Head of Strategy for the company’s blockchain digital wallet, Novi
לירון רוז משקיע אנג'ל

Best Practices on how to approach investors during Covid-19

21.09.20|Liron Rose
As the cliché says, this is exactly the right time for the best to prove how great they really are and to rise above all odds
Hetz Ventures Judah Taub יהודה טאוב

Venture capital firm Hetz Ventures closes $77 million second fund, despite Covid-19 restrictions

15.09.20|James Spiro
Hetz invests in Israeli entrepreneurs operating in the AI, Big Data, cybersecurity, fintech, and DevOps space
עו"ד ליאור אבירם שותף מנהל בשבלת

Down-rounds went up in Israel during first half of 2020, survey shows

14.09.20|Hagar Ravet
A new survey by law firms Shibolet and Fenwick & West shows first signs of the Covid-19 crisis’ impact on the tech industry
רופא רפואה טכנולוגיה ממוחשבת

The Valley is hot for virtual healthcare

14.09.20|Oded Hermoni
Covid-19 made telemedicine a reality and everyone is looking to invest in the now scorching sector
SNC Fintech

2019: Record Year For Israeli FinTech

31.08.20|Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
Funds raised more than doubled to reach $1.8 billion, share of global investments tripled
Jon Medved interviewed by Natasha D’Souza at the SALT conference in Abu Dhabi in Dec. 2019

“We will see dozens of interactions over the next few months that will grow into hundreds next year,” Jon Medved says of UAE ties

16.08.20|Elihay Vidal
Don’t be pushy, give Israel-UAE relationship time to develop, OurCrowd CEO cautions Israeli companies eager to do business in the Gulf
מימין מריוס נכט ו יאיר שינדל

aMoon’s second healthtech fund tops out at $750 million

22.07.20|Hagar Ravet
The Marius Nacht led fund raised an additional $90 million from Credit Suisse and other major institutional investors in Israel and abroad
קורונה בורסה וול סטריט

What U.S. investment trends mean for Israeli tech companies

20.07.20|Meir Orbach
Data from the U.S. indicates a downward trend for investments, especially in early stage companies, during Q2 2020 that is likely to continue throughout the year, affecting Israeli companies dependent on American backing
ברז מים בצורת מחסור התפלה

Analysis: Israeli startups are bracing for a dry spell

15.07.20|Hagar Ravet
The decline in the number of acquisitions in the first half of 2020 signal tough times for the Israeli tech scene
מימין:  מיה פיזוב מודי רוזן ו בן רבינוביץ׳

VC firm Amiti secures $110 million for third fund

13.07.20|Meir Orbach
Modi Rosen of Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm Magma, joined forces with Amiti’s founder Ben Rabinowitz to establish the new early stage fund
קזינו הימורים יפן

VC funds are engaging in a high stake poker game with Israel’s tech sector

09.07.20|Hagar Ravet and Meir Orbach
Israeli tech firms raised $2.5 billion in Q2, while Covid-19 raged. In a quarter or two, we will see who cashed in and who folded miserably
מוסף שבועי 18.6.20 אלי וורטמן

Wurtman’s roller coaster: From fears of bankruptcy in March to $6 billion exits in June

20.06.20|Diana Bahur-Nir and Meir Orbach
Jerusalem entrepreneur and investor Elie Wurtman, who struck gold with Vroom and Spot.io, shares insights from three months that changed his life
תל אביב יקרה מגדלי עזריאלי הקרייה

Israeli-Australian VC firm Square Peg raises $250 million in commitments

16.06.20|Meir Orbach
The funding is intended for Square Peg’s fourth core fund as well as a separate fund dedicated to later-stage investments in existing portfolio companies
מימין איל איצוקוביץ איר קסוטו אייל ניב ספיר בן הרוש  גד חולדאי צוות Pitagno Early Stage

Pitango raises $175 million for new fund focusing on seed and early-stage companies

08.06.20|Meir Orbach
The company said it is looking for entrepreneurs seeking to make a change in the world with their tech
שותפי Team8

Cybersecurity Startup Foundry Team8 Launches VC Arm, Raises $104 Million

03.06.20|Hagar Ravet
Team8 Capital will lead seed, series A, and series B rounds for startups working in the fields of data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and enterprise technologies
מנכ"ל סייברסטארטס Cyberstarts גילי רענן והשותפה החדשה ליאור סיימון

“Israel is Delusional in Thinking that the Covid-19 Crisis is Over”

31.05.20|Meir Orbach
Veteran fund manager Gili Raanan offers a reminder that "when it rains in New York, everyone gets wet"