Tel Aviv · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Canaan Partners Israel backs seed and early-stage Israeli technology startups, partnering with founders from the earliest stages to build companies from the ground up. The firm targets ventures with sustainable competitive advantages, large and growing markets, capital-efficient scalable models, and strong execution. CPI leverages Canaan Partners' global network and presence in New York City and Silicon Valley, along with relationships with multinational technology players, to connect founders with strategic partners, industry experts, top-tier customers, and follow-on investors. It concentrates on three sectors where Israeli entrepreneurs have a competitive edge: Digital Life & Mobile, AI & Enterprise Solutions, and Internet & Cloud Infrastructure.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×2Cloud Computing ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1GovTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 2 tracked
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Redis provides an in-memory caching layer that delivers sub-millisecond data access for real-time applications across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investors83NorthBain Capital VenturesFrancisco PartnersSoftBank Vision FundTCVAccel+20 more
Zencity provides a platform that helps government communications teams understand resident sentiment and feedback through AI-powered analytics, surveys, and sentiment monitoring tools.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSChicago, US
Eyal Wachtel(CEO + Co-Founder)Gary Filipp(Director, Executive Officer)
BoardChristopher Lawrence(Director)Collin Taylor(Director)
Co-investorsi3 PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)TLV PartnersSalesforce VenturesStepstone GroupVertex Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Canaan Partners Israel invest at?
- Canaan Partners Israel invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Canaan Partners Israel focus on?
- Canaan Partners Israel focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
- Where is Canaan Partners Israel located?
- Canaan Partners Israel is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
Co-investors · 10
TCV is a growth equity investor that has backed global, category-defining technology companies for nearly three decades, partnering with mission-driven teams to help them scale.
Viola is an Israeli technology investment group managing over $7 billion in assets, operating multiple independent investment arms spanning venture capital, growth equity, credit, and fintech.
TLV Partners is an Israeli early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from day zero onward across sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, fintech, insurtech, healthcare and quantum computing.
Bond is a venture capital fund spun out from Kleiner Perkins that combines Mary Meeker's famous multi-hundred-page "Trends" reports with late-stage investing, positioning itself as both a macro research house and capital provider for category-defining Internet and software businesses. The fund operates with a small, senior-heavy partnership that blends operators and growth investors, focusing on companies that have already proven product-market fit and helping them architect global expansion and IPO readiness.
Citi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Citi, based in Palo Alto with additional offices in New York, Shanghai, and Singapore. The unit makes equity investments and develops innovations that align with Citi's strategic priorities, working with both internal business units and external companies.
OurCrowd is an online private markets investment platform that gives accredited and high-net-worth investors access to pre-vetted startup deals, targeted venture funds, and alternative assets such as private equity and private credit.
BlueRun Ventures (BRV) is a venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building companies across fintech, digital health, enterprise software, and consumer experiences.
Vertex Ventures Israel is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 that partners early with startups and backs them as they scale into global market leaders. It has invested in more than 150 companies across its funds.
3VC is a European venture capital fund that backs carefully selected technology startups showing high ambition and early product-market fit.
360 Capital is a European venture capital firm active since 1997, investing in innovative technology startups across deep-tech, climate-tech and digital sectors.
Firms observed investing alongside Canaan Partners Israel, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Canaan Partners Israel's recorded portfolio.
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