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Disruptive AI

Venture capital

Herzliya · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

Also known as Disruptive AI Venture Capital

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Investment thesis

Disruptive AI backs early-stage AI startups, partnering with visionary entrepreneurs who combine deep domain expertise with advanced AI technologies. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric approach, offering hands-on 360-degree support around the clock. It aims to be the home of the Israeli AI innovation community, empowering entrepreneurs, researchers, executives, and AI enthusiasts. Drawing on early leadership in the AI space and extensive entrepreneurial experience, the firm helps startups progress from early-stage through growth, guiding execution across AI-driven ventures spanning cybersecurity, fintech, e-commerce, developer tools, quantum computing, and more.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Herzliya, IL
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Tracked investments
21

Team · 6 people

from the firm's website
Tal Barnoach· General Partnerin
Gadi Tirosh· Venture Partnerin

What they invest in

from 15 of 21 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×5Cybersecurity ×4Enterprise Software ×4Media & Entertainment ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2LegalTech ×2Sales Tech ×2

HQs:Israel×3United States×2

Investments · 21 tracked

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CTECHin𝕏

Calcalist Tech (CTech) is an English-language news outlet covering Israel's technology industry, reporting on startups, venture capital, funding, AI, and innovation.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investors10D91 VenturesDesignXGandyr InvestmentsJibe VenturesMensch Capital Partners+3 more

Globesglobes.co.il

Globes is an Israeli business and financial news outlet publishing coverage of capital markets, real estate, technology, law, and the Israeli economy, along with market data and specialized magazines.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsGandyr InvestmentsVintage Investment Partners

Ironblocksironblocks.comin𝕏

Ironblocks provides blockchain security technology that separates security logic from business logic and proactively blocks threats during transaction execution.

Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsParaFi CapitalSamsung Next

IVIXivix.aiin

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)Don Fort(Chief Business Officer)Stephen Ryan(Chief Revenue Officer)Dan Volfman(Chief Technology Officer)Yoav Zeevi(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsCardumen CapitalKli CapitaltoDay Ventures

Jpostjpost.comin𝕏

The Jerusalem Post is a news media outlet publishing coverage of Israeli, Middle Eastern, and Jewish world affairs, including politics, security, and community topics.

Media & Entertainment

Nsureainsureai.com
Qualifire

Real-time monitoring solution to make GenAI models safer and more reliable.

Quantum Artquantum-art.techinJan 2022

Quantum Art designs and builds scalable quantum computers aimed at commercial applications across various industries.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingPalo Alto, US

Tal David(Co-founder)inAmit(Co-founder)inRoee Ozeri(Co-founder)inElkana(Co-founder & CEO)inJonas Lamis(Director)Justin Aversano(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAmiti VenturesBattery VenturesEntrée CapitalLumir Ventures

Roguerogue.security

Rogue Security offers a platform to discover, monitor, and protect AI agents across an enterprise, covering shadow AI discovery, behavioral anomaly and prompt injection detection, and pre-deployment red teaming with runtime guardrails.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Rogue Security

End-to-end AI agent security platform covering discovery, red teaming, guardrails and monitoring.

Spikerzspikerz.comin

Spikerz provides social media security software for PR and communications teams, offering account takeover protection, AI comment moderation, permissions management, and impersonator takedown.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsHorizon Capital

SPIRITTspiritt.io

Co-investorsSquare Peg Capital

Staircasestaircase.aiin𝕏

Staircase AI analyzes customer conversations to detect churn risk, expansion opportunities, and stakeholder sentiment or disengagement for customer success teams.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsStageOne Ventures

Startuphubstartuphub.aiin𝕏

StartupHub is a searchable directory and intelligence platform that tracks startups, investors, founders, funding rounds, patents, and research across the AI ecosystem, using AI agents to detect signals like funding, hiring, launches, and stealth-company activity.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsVocal Ventures

Stealth - Cyber company

Data access intelligence platform providing enterprises a security layer with visibility across SaaS services and unstructured data.

Superlegalsuperlegal.aiin𝕏

Superlegal provides AI-powered contract review services for construction, technology, marketing, and life sciences companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech

Noory Bechor(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlephAnD VenturesLool Ventures

Tastewisetastewise.ioin𝕏

Tastewise is an AI-powered consumer intelligence platform for food and beverage brands, turning consumer, menu, and social data into insights for product innovation, marketing, and sales.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTech

Co-investorsCornucopian Capital ManagementPeakBridge VC

Vendictvendict.comin𝕏

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 Tech

Co-investorsCardumen CapitalJAL Ventures Ltd.Moneta VCNewfund CapitalNFX

Verbitverbit.aiin

Verbit is a voice AI platform providing transcription, captioning, translation, and audio description services through its Captivate technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Yair Amsterdam(CEO)in

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalATOORO FUNDClaltechHorizon CapitalOmega Venture PartnersSamsung Next+4 more

ZyGzyg.comin

ZyG offers an agentic operating system for direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands, using AI agents and predictive models to validate product scale potential, execute digital growth (branding, store building, creative, user acquisition, conversion and logistics), and finance marketing costs.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersClaltechEmerge VenturesFELIX CAPITALO.G. Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Disruptive AI made?
Disruptive AI has 21 tracked investments.
What stage does Disruptive AI invest at?
Disruptive AI invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Disruptive AI focus on?
Disruptive AI focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech.
Where is Disruptive AI located?
Disruptive AI is headquartered in Herzliya, IL.
Who does Disruptive AI co-invest with?
Disruptive AI most often shares deals with Cardumen Capital, Claltech, Gandyr Investments, among 45 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Ep628: Yorai Fainmesser | General Partner, Disruptive AI

The Matias Experiment · Yorai Fainmesser

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Co-investors · 13

StageOne Ventures

StageOne Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders building enterprise and deep-technology companies, having invested across five funds.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $3.5M
Lool Ventures

Lool Ventures is an Israel-focused seed fund that provides capital, guidance and support to Israeli founders, positioning itself as specialists spanning from seed to scale stages.

Both backed · 1
$720K – $22M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

$1.7M – $87M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M
Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.

$100K – $10M
Sierra Ventures

Sierra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in first-principles founders, backing companies from inception through Series A across AI infrastructure, applied/vertical AI, deep tech, and physical/embodied AI.

$10M
Target Global

Target Global is a technology investment firm focused on empowering growth by backing transformational technology and ambitious entrepreneurs.

Team8

Team8 is a venture creation and venture capital firm that partners closely with founders and industry experts to identify core problems and build long-lasting companies.

$3M – $60M
Pitango

Pitango is a venture capital firm that has backed founders across multiple stages for decades, providing capital along with network access to customers, partners, and experienced leaders.

$4M – $100M
Mangrove Capital Partners

Mangrove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies, having been an early backer of eight unicorns including Skype, Wix, Flo Health and WalkMe.

$540K – $5.4M
F2 Venture Capital

F2 Venture Capital is a seed-stage fund that invests in Israeli technology companies operating in big data, artificial intelligence, and connectivity sectors.

$2M – $45M
1 more co-investors

PICO Venture Partners

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