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20 stories about VC
Alon Pinhas

The tech fields that are immune even from a global crisis

19.07.22|Alon Pinhas
"At the end of the day we should remember that for investors the best time to invest is now. Entrepreneurs are begging for money, multipliers have gone down and it's time to go in and invest," writes Alon Pinhas
Nimrod Vroman Nicole Priel Gal GItter Ariel Maislos Delia Pekelman

“With rising ego came a rising value, and soon ‘hype’ became the essence of everything in high-tech”

17.07.22|CTech
Ariel Maislos, the entrepreneur who sold Anobit to Apple for $400 million in 2012, was speaking at "The New Normal in the High-Tech Landscape" conference held at Ibex Investors’ offices
וול סטריט ירידות שערים

Coatue's secret presentation rocks high-tech with grim prediction

14.07.22|Sophie Shulman
The American investment fund outlined the depth of the crisis in a presentation prepared for its investors. Coatue cites Lemonade as an example of a "broken business model" and is expecting further drops, but recommends Tesla and Nvidia as good buys
מיה פיזוב

Why speak with investors when you’re not raising money?

12.07.22|Maya Pizov
An hour with a VC could be rewarding down the road so don’t spurn the opportunity, writes Maya Pizov, a Partner at VC firm Amiti
מייסדי F2, מימין: נועה מץ, יונתן סאקס, מאוד פרידמן, ברק רבינוביץ

F2 Venture Capital raises $250 million for early-stage investments

05.07.22|Meir Orbach
The Tel Aviv-based VC firm has raised its third seed fund of $150 million for Israeli founders, as well as another $100 million fund to continue backing existing portfolio companies
שי גרינפלד

Investment in Israeli high-tech startups plummets by 31% in Q2

03.07.22|Meir Orbach
Local tech companies raised a relatively disappointing total of $4.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022, with only 104 funding rounds being completed compared to 135 in the same quarter last year
מימין פרופ' יאיר טאומן הילה רום ד"ר יוסי מערבי ראשי הקרן באוניברסיטת רייכמן

Reichman University setting up VC fund for its graduates

29.06.22|Sophie Shulman
The university’s fund, which already has $30 million in commitments from investors, will receive exclusive access to startups founded by students
Judah Hetz Bibliotech

CTech’s Book Review: How to live in a world of randomness

26.06.22|Judah Taub
Judah Taub, Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures, shares insights after reading “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
אריק ריינר ודן פוביצקי מייסדי Vine Ventures

Vine Ventures closes $140 million Fund II, half to be allocated to Israeli startups

22.06.22|Meir Orbach
The fund will focus on investments in B2B companies in the cloud, cybersecurity, AI, data, and fintech sectors, investing $1 million to $10 million as a first check
Sarona Partners

Sarona Ventures launches new $20 million fund with investments from private investors and wealthy families

22.06.22|CTech
The fund’s focus is on early-stage investments in Israeli entrepreneurs and startups in the Seed and Series A stages
Meir Valman

Why do they keep investing?

21.06.22|Meir Valman
Among the leading VCs, it was often two or even one investment that generated the vast majority of returns in one fund and cemented their reputation, writes Meir Valman
Tzahi 20

“My main mission is to help reinvent large, amazing companies through this journey with startups.”

20.06.22|CTech
Reinvention of large companies is Tzahi (Zack) Weisfeld’s speciality, and he accomplishes this through helping corporates to engage with startups to benefit both sides.
noemie alliel

“People are starting to see space as a place to travel to, invest in, it’s no longer futuristic”

19.06.22|Yafit Ovadia
Starburst Aerospace has big plans for the future: Investing in Israel’s “next SpaceX” and other promising startups to pave way for the future, says Israel Managing Director Noemie Alliel
Greenfield Partners

Greenfield Partners unveils new $200 million fund

16.06.22|Meir Orbach
Previous Greenfield Partners investments include Guardicore, which was sold to Akamai; Avanan, which was sold to Check Point, and unicorns VAST Data and BigPanda
Lisya Bahar Manoah Catalyst Investments 20

“To be different gives you different skills from every perspective.”

16.06.22|CTech
Appreciating differences was normal for Lisya Bahar Manoah, partner at Catalyst Investments, who grew up in a Jewish family in Turkey while attending German schools.
Bobby Demri

ROCH Ventures to invest €20 million in Israeli travel and tourism startups

15.06.22|CTech
The fund aims to invest a total of €100 million over the next four years, focusing on sustainable travel, digital nomadism and the future of business travel
מימין: השותפים בקרן ISF ג'וש שיר , דרור גלס , אווה הובשמן , שמואל שילה ו ניר לינצ'בסקי

ISF raises $312 million for 3rd secondary fund focused on Israeli high-tech market

13.06.22|Meir Orbach
Israel Secondary Fund has invested directly and indirectly in approximately 220 companies, including MyHeritage, Aidoc, WSC, Innovid, Valens, Pixellot, Verbit, Waze, Glilot, and Vertex
עומר שלוס ובן טופור, מייסדי טיטאן

Titan announces $100 million fund, looking to buy positions in Israeli growth companies from Russian investors

07.06.22|Meir Orbach
Alongside Titan's flagship fund, the company manages a number of co-investment vehicles through which it plans to deploy an additional $100 million or $200 million in total, over the next three years
Aviv Barzilay Ayal Itzkovitz Pitango First

Pitango launches Web 3.0 venture lab, setting up DAO

07.06.22|CTech
The venture capital firm is aiming to create bridges between Web 3.0 and Web 2.0 via partnerships with ventures that have sustainable growth models through equity and/or token based investments