Awz Ventures
Venture capitalToronto · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Founded on Yaron Ashkenazi's vision, Awz Ventures brings together the expertise of its partners and advisors to invest in innovative security and intelligence technologies. The firm targets companies addressing the global need for safety and security, aiming to create a safer, more secure world.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 15 of 22 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×4Hardware ×4IoT ×4SaaS ×4Developer Tools ×2Quantum Computing ×2
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFormerly C4, provides a view and mission management platform for automotive, aerospace, cycling, ground and ski 'vision' applications, including the SuperVision mixed-reality head-mounted display.
Assac Networks provides ShieldiT, a smartphone cyber defense solution protecting mobile endpoints against hacking and tapping, along with a ManageiT dashboard for corporate CISOs.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
CyberRidge develops post-quantum optical security for data-in-transit, using a technique that spreads and buries the signal under optical noise so it cannot be recorded or decrypted, protecting against harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks.
CybersecurityHardwareQuantum Computing
NeuralGuard provides AI-based automated threat detection that connects to existing X-ray and CT security screening equipment to identify hidden threats in scanned bags in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHardware
NewPhotonics designs highly integrated silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chips and all-optical signal processing technology for optical transceivers, pluggables, and co-packaged optics.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Octopus provides a security data fusion platform for Global Security Operations Centers (GSOCs), consolidating alarms, access control, surveillance, video intelligence, cyber security, fraud, and operational risk into a unified, cloud-based system.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Opera Security offers an agentic security operations platform for cyber-physical environments, mapping how a cyber exposure reaches operational systems and prioritizing risks by the downtime they could cause.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
OTOPIQ is an AI-driven platform for securing and managing operational technology (OT) assets in industrial and critical infrastructure environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoT
SIGA provides OT (operational technology) cybersecurity that monitors raw electrical signals at Level 0 to detect malicious manipulation of PLC logic, sensor values, and false data injections in industrial processes.
CybersecurityEnergyIoT
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesClassiq · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Pentera · investorshangout.com · Jul 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Awz Ventures invest at?
- Awz Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Awz Ventures focus on?
- Awz Ventures focuses on Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- Where is Awz Ventures located?
- Awz Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
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