The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/venture-capital/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png venture capital | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/venture-capital/ 32 32 Dan Tolkowsky, former air force commander and Israeli tech pioneer, dies at 104 https://www.timesofisrael.com/dan-tolkowsky-former-air-force-commander-and-israeli-tech-pioneer-dies-at-104/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:39:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3700131 Tel Aviv-born Royal Air Force vet stayed in Britain to help Haganah obtain first planes for budding air force, which he led between 1953-1958; went on to found Israel's 1st VC fund

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]]> OurCrowd’s Medved bullish about defense tech as he steps down as CEO, becomes chairman https://www.timesofisrael.com/ourcrowds-medved-bullish-about-war-tech-as-he-steps-down-as-ceo-becomes-chairman/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:17:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3670631 Veteran investor and founder of the venture investment platform hands over the reins after 12 years for medical reasons, sees foreign investors continuing to bet on local tech

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]]> $35 million VC fund launches thanks to reservist’s chance encounter on the Gaza border https://www.timesofisrael.com/35-million-vc-fund-launches-thanks-to-reservists-chance-encounter-on-the-gaza-border/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:47:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3531159 Israeli investor David Citron bumped into NY-based venture capitalist Alan Buch while serving in the Israel-Hamas war. Their resulting fund for startups born in combat launches Monday

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]]> Arielle Zuckerberg, partners launch $181,818,181 fund for ‘magically weird’ startups https://www.timesofisrael.com/arielle-zuckerberg-partners-launch-181818181-fund-for-magically-weird-startups/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:20:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3507692 Lee Jacobs says Hamas attack 'awakened something dormant at my core,' announcing, with Meta CEO's sister, symbolically summed venture capitalist fund for innovative tech founders

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]]> US investor Sender Cohen seeks to raise $800m for Israeli science and innovation lab https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-investor-sender-cohen-seeks-to-raise-800m-for-israeli-science-and-innovation-lab/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:20:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3479467 Founder of new Nevo hub, who managed portfolios for George Soros and Stanley Druckenmiller, says Israel needs a top-tier research lab to reverse brain drain and attract top talent

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]]> Backed by S. Korean government, OurCrowd forms joint $80m fund for startup investment https://www.timesofisrael.com/backed-by-korean-government-ourcrowd-forms-joined-80m-fund-for-startup-investment/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:01:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3319984 The bilateral Israel-Korea venture fund will invest in 25-30 startups in both countries focused on semiconductors, robotics, automotive, digital health, and quantum computing

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]]> US-based investment firm secures $106 million for fund to back Israeli startups https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-based-investment-firm-secures-106-million-for-fund-to-back-israeli-startups/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:10:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3229363 Ibex Investors plans to invest in 15 early-stage firms, saying 'most of the world’s greatest innovations come as a direct result of war and conflict' and it expects the same now

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]]> In wartime, a US investor scouts for more battle-tested Israeli tech https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-wartime-a-us-investor-scouts-for-more-battle-tested-israeli-tech/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:26:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3166263 US venture capitalist Aaron Kaplowitz launches 1948 Ventures to invest in technology for military and civilian applications, as Israel wages war on Hamas terror group

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]]> Venture capitalists launch emergency impact fund for war-affected Israeli startups https://www.timesofisrael.com/venture-capitalists-launch-emergency-impact-fund-for-war-affected-israeli-startups/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:44:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3142946 The fund, backed by investors from Pitango, Viola, and Silvertech, has a goal of raising $20 million to ensure early-stage startups can continue to grow during the war with Hamas

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