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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
ג'ף הורינג מייסד ושותף מנהל ב קרן אינסייט האמריקאית

Insight Partners’ Jeff Horing vows to support companies during crisis

02.06.22|Meir Orbach
Horing highlighted the crisis as an opportunity for growth during a video call with entrepreneurs and CEOs of Israeli companies in which his venture capital fund has invested
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Cutback nation: Who’s afraid of layoffs?

31.05.22|Sophie Shulman
Mass layoffs at American unicorns Lacework and Bolt signals the hysteria that could turn out to be excessive and harmful in the venture capital industry. This panic could also spread to Israel and hurt companies whose situation is not necessarily bad
צוות Peak

Investment firm Peak opening investment in high-tech startups to general public

17.05.22|Meir Orbach
The firm, which is led by former Technology Minister Izhar ShaI, has begun its operations in Israel and will allow local non-accredited investors to invest in local tech companies