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מימין עמית פילובסקי , שראל אלדור , עמיקם נורקין , דני אקרמן ו שמעון צנציפר

Former Israeli Air Force commander launches defense tech fund

22.08.24|Sophie Shulman
Amikam Norkin, in collaboration with the Key1 fund, is establishing a new venture capital fund, Ace Capital Partners, focused on military startups, with Harel Insurance serving as an anchor investor. The fund has already met with dozens of startups and has begun the investment process. 
Flint Sergey

Flint Capital raises $160 million to continue investment in Israeli entrepreneurs

12.08.24|James Spiro
The new fund will invest in roughly 25 companies with Israeli founders as well as Israeli pre-seed VC funds and European startups.
שרי ברונפלד NFX

NFX promotes Sarai Bronfeld to Partner

31.07.24|Meir Orbach
Bronfeld was promoted after three years at the fund, during which she served as a Principal
סינתיה פיטוסי ו אודרי שוקרון מיייסדות קרן הון הסיכון SeedIL

SeedIL raises $18 million for new early-stage fund

30.07.24|Meir Orbach
Founded by entrepreneurs Cynthia Phitoussi and Audrey Chocron, SeedIL has achieved four exits to date from its first fund, including BreezoMeter, which was acquired by Google for over $200 million.
Eyal Azoulay

Entrée Capital appoints Eyal Azoulay as Partner

25.07.24|CTech
Azoulay, the fifth partner in Entrée, will be responsible for a number of existing portfolio companies and involvement in Entrée’s value creation platform for startups, including making new investments. 
ועידת לונדון 2023 נדב צפריר שותף מנהל, Team8

Who will fill Nadav Zafrir's big shoes at Team8?

25.07.24|Meir Orbach
“We built a machine that builds companies. With us, it is one partnership that manages the whole machine, and it has become bigger than all of us,” said Team8 executive chairman Yuval Shachar following Zafrir’s departure for the role of CEO at Check Point. 
בראל כפיר שותף קרן הוא סיכון Dell Technologies Capital

Dell Technologies Capital announces appointment of Barrel Kfir as a Partner

23.07.24|Meir Orbach
Prior to joining DTC, Barrel was a Principal at Vintage, where he led primary and secondary investments in VC funds and growth-stage startups across the U.S., Europe, and Israel.
Lorne Tal Texas

New $50M Texas defensetech fund established to help Israeli companies penetrate US markets

22.07.24|James Spiro
Texas Venture Partners will be investing between $1-4 million in 15-30 early-stage companies.
מייסדי אריאלי אי.אל (מימין לשמאל): אריק בנטוב, מייסד שותף, ליסיה בכר-מנוח, שותפה-מנהלת, ואוון רנוב, מייסד שותף.

Arieli EL acquires control of Elron Ventures for $53 million

21.07.24|Golan Hazani
Elron Ventures has over $250 million in assets under management and its portfolio includes over 19 companies across the cybersecurity, B2B Software, and health-tech spaces 
ג׳וריאן דוזינדסטראל

Undeterred by war, Index Ventures invests $60 million in five Israeli startups since last October

15.07.24|Sophie Shulman
The VC fund has made 12 investments totaling $186 million in local companies since establishing an official office in Israel in 2022
Lior Akavia Viola

Viola Ventures appoints Lior Akavia as Venture Partner

14.07.24|CTech
“Lior is an experienced entrepreneur whom we have had the chance to experience both professionally and personally,” said Viola Ventures’ Zvika Orron.
Ben BiblioTech

CTech’s Book Review: How to understand the mindset of investors

07.07.24|Ben Wiener
Ben Wiener, Managing Partner at Jumpspeed Ventures, has joined CTech to share a review of “The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth” by Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang.
Eran Entree Capital

CV to VC: How to land your next dream job

04.07.24|Eran Bielski
Job seekers get frustrated when they send out their resumes and don't get results, Eran Bielski, General Partner at Entrée Capital, suggests a different approach, sending your CV to a VC.
Ilan Leiferman

Vintage appoints Ilan Leiferman as Chief Value-Add Officer

03.07.24|CTech
“We are excited to have Ilan on board to enhance our focus on connecting startups and corporates,” said Co-Managing Partner Abe Finkelstein 
Forestay team

Forestay Capital raises $220 million to invest in AI and SaaS startups in Israel and Europe

03.07.24|CTech
The European-based VC typically invests $10-15 million as a lead investor in early growth rounds. The new fund, Forestay II, has already partnered with enterprise AI startups such as Israeli cybersecurity solution Veriti 
אלון קנטור מונה לשותף בתחום הסייבר בקרן 10D

VC firm 10D appoints Alon Kantor as Partner

30.06.24|Meir Orbach
Kantor, the former VP of Business Development at Check Point, will lead investments in early-stage Israeli startups across various sectors, with a focus on the cyber and defense sectors.
טלאור זק"ש מייסד ושותף מנהל בקרן ההון סיכון eHealth Ventures

eHealth Ventures launches fast-track pre-Seed investment program for health tech companies

24.06.24|CTech
The VC promises answers within 3 weeks, including a term sheet, and investment up to 3.5 million NIS within 3 months
פשה רומנובסקי

Pasha Romanovski leaving VC firm Hanaco

23.06.24|Meir Orbach
The co-founder and General Partner is stepping down after eight years that included success stories and several recent scandals  
קמפוס מיקרוסופט הרצליה

Ground Up Ventures and Microsoft Israel R&D launch program for moonshot ideas

18.06.24|Meir Orbach
The Liftoff program is designed to support 10 companies each year. It will focus on projects that solve significant and challenging problems such as energy supply, energy storage and smart grid, food security for a growing population, smart construction and sustainable construction, defense and the future battlefield, and infrastructure for a modern labor market
גילי רענן

The Gili Ra’anan model: Questions emerging from Cyberstarts' remarkable success

13.06.24|Sophie Shulman and Meir Orbach
Calcalist reveals the mechanism behind Cyberstarts’ amazing returns: points worth tens of thousands of dollars are awarded to CISOs of organizations for deepening relationships with the fund's portfolio companies, aiding their growth. Is this model, which is increasingly questioned, one of the explanations for the fund's extraordinary success? Ra'anan said in response: "No CISO received compensation for purchasing products." 
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