Ibex Investors closes $106 million fund to invest in early-stage Israeli startups
Ibex Investors closes $106 million fund to invest in early-stage Israeli startups
Since launching its first Israel fund in 2012, Ibex has made 40 early and growth stage investments in Israel. Among the current investments in Ibex’s portfolio are BeamUp, Appwrite, Honeycomb, Visionary.ai, and Weka
Ibex Investors announced on Wednesday the close of its fourth Israel focused fund, Ibex Israel VC II LP, with $106 million in capital commitments to invest in early-stage Israeli startups. The Fund follows Ibex’s $100 million Israel early-stage fund raised in 2020 and the roster of limited partners includes founders and current and former executives across a wide range of sectors.
Ibex Investors is a U.S,-based investment firm that invests in Israeli startups from pre-seed to pre-IPO and typically leads or co-leads rounds across various verticals. The firm also invests in public Israeli companies through its hedge funds. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with an office in Tel Aviv.
The Ibex team in Israel is led by Nicole Priel, Partner, who focuses on early-stage investments, and Gal Gitter, Partner, who focuses on growth stage and secondary investments. With the recent addition of Aaron Rinberg, Partner, and Alon Cinamon, Associate, the Israel office has grown to seven people.
Since launching its first Israel fund in 2012, Ibex has made 40 early and growth stage investments in Israel. Among the current investments in Ibex’s portfolio are BeamUp, Appwrite, Honeycomb, Visionary.ai, and Weka. Previous Ibex portfolio companies have been acquired by leading firms such as Cisco, Check Point, LinkedIn, and Intuit.
“Doubling down on Israel underscores our commitment to the Israeli ecosystem as a leading market for technology,” said Justin Borus, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ibex Investors. “Despite the ongoing war and challenging global macroeconomics, our LPs recognize the opportunity to make outsized returns precisely from opportunities such as these. Most of the world’s greatest innovations come as a direct result of war and conflict and we believe this time will be no different.”
Nicole Priel, Partner at Ibex Investors, shared “Why Israel? Why now? The answers couldn’t be any more clear. We firmly believe that the Israeli tech entrepreneur possesses an innate sense of drive, creativity, and perseverance required to turn ideas into reality. We maintain our conviction that this is an opportune time to be building ventures and are committed to partnering with ambitious entrepreneurs from inception as they build the leading companies of tomorrow.”
