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Cardumen Capital
Venture capitalTel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Series A · 26 people tracked
Also known as Cardumen
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Investment thesis
Cardumen Capital invests in world-class founders building deeptech companies that bring the future into the present. The firm's team of investors, founders and operators has over a decade of experience helping entrepreneurs build, scale and exit tech companies globally. It has deep expertise in AI, cybersecurity and big data, and invests across both software and hardware. Cardumen specializes in B2B and B2B2C models, favors product-led growth go-to-market strategies, and will also consider strong B2C teams. It backs AI-driven software, big data businesses, cybersecurity across IT/OT/IoT, and B2B foodtech and agritech including food science and the circular economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 26 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 29 of 53 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22SaaS ×13Enterprise Software ×8Marketing Tech ×7Consumer ×4Sales Tech ×4AdTech ×3Cybersecurity ×3
HQs:United States×11Israel×4United Kingdom×2Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data
Technion ×4Reichman University ×3Bar-Ilan University ×2Tel Aviv University ×2The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Engineering ×6Business & Management ×4Economics ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
Columbia University in the City of New York ×2Edmodo ×2eXelate, A Nielsen Company ×2Google ×2Higher Ground Education ×2Israeli Military Intelligence ×2Israeli Military Intelligence - Unit 8200 ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 23 with degree data)
Investments · 53 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 52023 · 22022 · 52021 · 22019 · 12018 · 12017 · 120 dated
Lendai provides online mortgage and real estate financing for foreign investors buying US property, offering products such as purchase loans, cash-out refinancing, fix-and-flip loans, and bridge loans, along with insurance and US entity formation services.
AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechMiami, US
Yair Benyamini(Co-Founder & CEO)inBoaz Leviatan(CFO and Credit Manager)in
Co-investorsMeron CapitalViola CreditKesha VenturesMindset Venture
Alison.ai provides AI-powered creative production tools for advertising teams, offering automated asset generation, real-time market insights, and data-driven optimization to improve campaign performance across channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCrescendo Venture PartnersAlmaz CapitalForesight Group
Axo transforms channel data into actionable sales opportunities for sales teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investors91 VenturesBetter Ventures Central Llc
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bananaz provides a shared collaboration environment where engineering, QA, manufacturing, and management teams work around a single source of truth tied to specific designs and revisions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv, IL
Or Israel(CEO & Co-Founder)inOfir Israel(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investors10D
Graphica applies foundational AI models to precision plant breeding, genetics and molecular biology, building plants and biological products.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechLondon, GB
Cecy Price(CEO)inDominic Hall(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFaberFaber Capital SCR SAHelmNucleus CapitalSie Ventures+4 more
Blee provides a collaborative platform that brings legal and marketing teams together to streamline content review and approval workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechMarketing TechNew York City, US
Guy Shahar(Founder)in
Co-investorsHannah Grey VenturesPenny Jar Capital VentureY CombinatorFin CapitalTreasury
Brandlight helps brands optimize their visibility and positioning in AI-driven search and recommendation systems.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Imri Marcus(Founder)inDvir Dvash(Founder)Uri Gafni(Founder)
Co-investorsG20 VenturesLG Technology VenturesPelion Venture Partners
Netanya, IL
Ofer Blonskey(Founder)
Co-investors10DMagma Venture PartnersNeva Sgr.Qualcomm Ventures
DoControl provides SaaS data security software that uses identity, user, and behavioral context to detect and remediate data exposure across cloud collaboration platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSNew York, US
Adam Gavish(Founder)inOmry Wienberg(Executive Officer, Director)Liel Ran(Founder)inOmri Weinberg(Founder)inRick Graham(Vice President of Marketing)in
BoardLuke Page(Director)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersRTP GlobalStageOne Ventures
INCAPTO sells specialty whole-bean coffee that is freshly roasted daily in small batches, sourced with full traceability from farm to cup.
Direct to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsBStartupBynd Venture CapitalLever VCMcWin Capital PartnersP101 VenturesSabadell Venture Capital
IVIX is an AI-powered platform that uses open-source intelligence (OSINT) to give government authorities visibility into hidden business activity, helping them identify tax noncompliance and financial crime.
AI & Machine LearningFintechGovTech
Mattan Fattal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Doron Passov(Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer)inDon Fort(Chief Business Officer)inStephen Ryan(Chief Revenue Officer)Dan Volfman(Chief Technology Officer)inYoav Zeevi(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsDisruptive AIInsight PartnersKli CapitaltoDay VenturesCiti VenturesTeam8
Kahoona provides a context generation layer for websites that interprets visitor behavior — a data modality it calls Digital Body Language — to understand and act on anonymous users and AI agents before login or identity exists.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Alon Ashkenasi(Founder)in
Co-investors91 VenturesFourth RealmMonte Carlo CapitalGlobal Founders Capital
Learn Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 that invests in early and growth-stage companies focused on education, human capital development, AI-powered learning, and workforce training.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech
Rob Hutter(Founder, Managing Partner)inGreg Mauro(Founder, Managing Partner)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalNimble PartnersIFCStreet Ventures
Loops is an AI tool that analyzes top-performing ads in a brand's market to extract winning patterns and automatically generate static ad creatives tailored to the brand.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsKima VenturesScale Venture PartnersA16Z Speedrun
Loops builds an email platform designed for software companies to manage customer communication and engagement.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSWashington, US
Chris Frantz(Founder)inAdam Kaczmarek(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBoxGroupSoma CapitalA16Z SpeedrunAlt CapitalCraft Ventures+9 more
Munch Studio offers an AI tool that creates social media posts and content strategy for businesses based on their website, videos, and other inputs, then schedules, posts, and tracks performance across platforms.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSMiddletown, US
Co-investorsA*Gandel InvestPiton Capital LLPRemagine Ventures
Rylo builds accessibility tools for Deaf and hard of hearing people, providing real-time communication solutions that preserve the richness of speech and integrate sign language research.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodNew York City, US
Tomer Aharoni(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsCanaan PartnersContour Venture PartnersGeneral CatalystK5 GlobalPrecursor Ventures+2 more
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NeuReality builds software and networking infrastructure that helps AI teams improve GPU and XPU utilization, throughput, and cost per token for production AI inference.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductors
Moshe Tanach(Co-founder & CEO)inTzvika Shmueli(Co-Founder & COO)inYossi Kasus(Co-Founder & VP VLSI)inLior Khermosh(CTO)inItay Avilevich(VP R&D)inGaurav Shah(VP Business Development)in
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueGefen CapitalMarketX VenturesOurCrowdVaranaXT Venture Capital+5 more
Oshi produces plant-based seafood alternatives, including salmon and white fish fillets made from soy protein and mycoprotein, as well as plant-based filet mignon.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesUnovis Asset ManagementVegInvestFlare Capital Partners
Peech is a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses AI and NLP to automatically turn raw video footage into branded, ready-to-publish videos and social clips.
Co-investorsFlyer One Venturesfresh.fundIbex Investors
Peech transforms written content such as web pages and articles into audio narration for users who prefer consuming information through listening rather than reading.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaSWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsFlyer One Venturesfresh.fundIbex Investors
Raftt provides a cloud-based development platform that enables developers to spawn and manage remote environments for coding and collaboration, with automatic Git workflow integration and instant code reflection.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsAlephStageOne Ventures
Rylo is a free call captioning and live transcription mobile app that provides real-time captions for phone calls, voicemails, and in-person conversations, with support for 50+ languages.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Alex Karpenko(Executive Officer, Director)Marcos Bhardwaj(Founder)inTomer Aharoni(Founder)inChris Cunningham(Director)
BoardSameer Gandhi(Director)inJeb Miller(Director)
Co-investorsAccelAlumni VenturesContour Venture PartnersGeneral CatalystVertex Ventures IsraelIcon Ventures
Second Nature builds a resident experience platform for property management that serves renters, property managers, and property owners.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Co-investorsBonaventure CapitalMultiplier CapitalVesta VenturesWolfpack Investor NetworkAngel InvestBright Pixel Capital+1 more
Second Nature offers an AI-driven role-play training platform where sales reps and support agents practice scenarios such as discovery calls, objection handling, and escalations, receiving real-time feedback and coaching.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechTel Aviv, IL
Alon Shalita(Founder)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalGrit VenturesSienna Venture CapitalStageOne VenturesKindred Ventures
Second Nature runs a clinically-informed weight-loss programme, including a medication-supported option, that focuses on building healthier eating habits and behaviour change rather than calorie counting.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechInsurTechWellness & FitnessTokyo, GB
Chris Edson(Founder)inMike Gibbsin
Co-investors500 GlobalBeringeaBethnal Green VenturesHansmann Family OfficeCalm/Storm VCIDEA Fund Partners+2 more
Spinach is an AI-powered meeting assistant that automatically records, transcribes, and organizes meetings while extracting action items and insights.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNashville, US
Matan Talmi(Co-Founder & CEO)inYoav Grossman(Founder - CTO)inJosh Willis(Co-Founder, VP Product and User Experience)in
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesMaven VenturesY CombinatorBlumberg CapitalInvestcorpQuest Ventures+3 more
Substrata provides AI-powered tools that help B2B sales professionals analyze buyer behavior, sentiment, and power dynamics during sales calls and communications.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalEvolution VenturesRaptor GroupSyntax CapitalVerissimo Ventures
Tomato.ai builds generative-AI voice tools that soften accents and cancel noise on call center calls in real time.
Danville, US
Ofer Ronen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJames Fan(Founder)inYe Jia(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Co-investorsCreative HQ — The IncubatorJAZZ Venture PartnersPoint72 VenturesGaingelsRecursive Ventures
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Vendict is an AI-native governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates manual compliance work such as security questionnaires, audits, and third-party risk workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechTel Aviv, IL
Co-investorsDisruptive AIJAL Ventures Ltd.Moneta VCNewfund CapitalNFXTuesday Capital
Verax provides a platform to help enterprises securely adopt generative AI, offering real-time visibility, governance, and policy enforcement across AI usage while maintaining compliance and data protection.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Leo Feinberg(Co-founder & CEO)inOren Gev(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsInMotion VenturesRLC VenturesTq Ventures LlcXTX Markets
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRylo · finsmes.com · Jun 9, 2026
Brandlight · finance.yahoo.com · Feb 11, 2026
Biographica · eu-startups.com · Jan 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cardumen Capital made?
- Cardumen Capital has 53 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cardumen Capital invest at?
- Cardumen Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Cardumen Capital focus on?
- Cardumen Capital focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Circular Economy, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware.
- Where is Cardumen Capital located?
- Cardumen Capital is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
- Does Cardumen Capital lead rounds?
- Cardumen Capital has led 7 of the 19 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Cardumen Capital co-invest with?
- Cardumen Capital most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Disruptive AI, Insight Partners, among 66 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does Cardumen Capital back?
- Across 7 deals with disclosed amounts, Cardumen Capital has joined rounds of $4.5M – $35M (median $9.5M).
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Co-investors · 16
StageOne Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building enterprise and deep-technology companies, having invested across five funds.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Scale Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with AI companies, supporting their transition from founder-led growth to a scalable go-to-market operation.
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.
Qualcomm Ventures is the corporate venture investment arm associated with Qualcomm, backing technology companies from early to growth stage across multiple sectors.
Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.
Sierra Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage SaaS and technology startups, focusing on B2B cloud software delivered via subscription models.
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