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Hetz Ventures

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Tel Aviv · Seed–Series A · 16 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Hetz Ventures is an Israeli seed-stage fund investing in AI and data infrastructure and cybersecurity companies. It emphasizes leading rounds and supporting founders with deep operator experience, offering access to a network of over 50 AI and data leaders as well as 50+ vetted CISOs and security executives to help portfolio companies land early customers. The team has founded and exited companies, led engineering at scale, worked inside enterprises that become customers, and structured deals from seed to exit. Hetz can move quickly, offering fast-track term sheets within 20 days, and stays engaged with founders well beyond the initial investment.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$1M – $10M
HQ
Tel Aviv, IL
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
13 investments
AUM
$500M
Tracked investments
69
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
6

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

What they invest in

from 58 of 69 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×45Enterprise Software ×26SaaS ×19Developer Tools ×18Cybersecurity ×14Data & Infrastructure ×13Cloud Computing ×8Deep Tech ×6

HQs:United States×21Israel×4Belgium×1United Kingdom×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 22 portfolio companies
32%
solo founders
7 of 22 mapped founding teams
31%
repeat founders
of 36 founders with career history
~1 yr
old at investment
median across 14 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×103 founders×44+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data

Tel Aviv University ×10The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×6Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×4University of Cambridge ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×16Business & Management ×3Engineering ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2Law ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 36 founders with career history

Google ×5Cyberstarts ×3Meta ×3Palo Alto Networks ×3HM Treasury ×2Predictive VC ×2Protocol Labs ×2Stanford University ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

2 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 31 with degree data)

Investments · 69 tracked

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By year:2026 · 112025 · 52024 · 42023 · 52022 · 72021 · 12020 · 22019 · 12018 · 22013 · 139 dated

floxfloxdev.comin𝕏Aug 2025 · $25M✓ verified

Flox provides tooling to manage software and its dependencies down to individual packages, including SBOMs and provenance, with reproducible environments that work across the software lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Ron Efroni Rotman(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Brantley(CTO)inRon Efroni(CEO)inBen Futoriansky(Executive Officer)in

BoardAaron Jacobson(Director)in

Board seatPavel Livshiz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Angel Collective Opportunity FundEssence Venture CapitalFirestreak VenturesMaximilian StoiberTilia Impact Ventures+6 more

Blink Opsblinkops.comin𝕏✓ verified

BlinkOps builds a security automation platform aimed at security and IT operations teams.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US

Zion Zatlavi(Founder)inGil Barak(Founder)in

Co-investorsEntrée CapitalVertex VenturesSCB 10XVertex Ventures IsraelMeron Capital

Upriverdataupriverdata.com✓ verified

Upriver builds an AI-powered platform that automates data engineering work such as investigating broken pipelines and tracing issues across systems, letting engineers focus on defining data meaning and flow.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsTel Aviv, IL

Omri Lifshitz(Co-Founder & CTO)Ido Bronstein(Co-Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsValley Capital PartnersClarim Ventures

Gombocgomboc.aiin𝕏Oct 2024 · $13M

Gomboc provides an AI-powered code security assistant that automatically generates production-ready fixes for cloud and infrastructure code vulnerabilities through Git and CI/CD workflows.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLas Vegas, US

Ian Amit(CEO & Co-Founder)inMatt Sweeney(CTO & Co-Founder)inSweeney Matthew(Executive Officer)inJonathan Desrocher(Director)

BoardKobi Samboursky(Director)in

Board seatPavel Livshiz· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBallistic VenturesGlilot Capital Partners

Act Securityact.securityin

Act builds a security platform that eliminates accumulated access sprawl—excessive permissions, unmanaged identities, and unintended network paths—across cloud environments and prevents it from re-emerging as those environments change.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersClaltechNotable Capital

Alignedalignedup.comin

Aligned provides a centralized digital sales room where sellers and buyers collaborate on deals, sharing links, documents, milestones, and follow-ups in one workspace.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechWilmington, US

Gal Aga(CEO)inMark Mirra(Founder)inYotam Sela(Founder)in

Co-investorsJAL Ventures Ltd.NFX

Animaanimahealth.comin𝕏Sep 2021 · $10M

Anima is a healthcare platform that combines online consultation with productivity tools, featuring EHR integration, advanced analytics, and AI-powered document processing to streamline primary care workflows and improve patient outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB

Shun Pang(Founder)inRachel Mumford(Founder)inInga Deakin(Director)

BoardFirat Ileri(Director)

Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesMolten VenturesY CombinatorAmino CollectiveHarvard Management CompanyINcapital Ventures+1 more

Anima Appanimaapp.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2022 · $2.5M

Anima builds a design intelligence platform that converts visual designs into working code, powering visual-to-code workflows for software developers and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Avishay Cohen(Founder/CEO)inMichal Cohen(Founder/COO)inOfer LaOr(CTO)in

Co-investorsINcapital VenturesMizMaa VenturesY Combinator

Arrakisarrakis.financein𝕏Mar 2026

Arrakis provides onchain liquidity and market-making infrastructure for crypto projects, covering token launches, liquidity design, and yield-bearing assets.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Rafael Louis Robert Fernandez Quintanilla Loeillet Rouzier(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAccelBlossom CapitalGV (Google Ventures)LongHash VenturesSignum Capital

Ava Protocolavaprotocol.orgin𝕏Jul 2026 · $60M

Ava Protocol builds decentralized, trustless automation for Web3, aiming to integrate automated interactions into everyday users' blockchain activity.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintech

Shai Morag(Co-Founder & CEO)Tal Marom(Co-Founder & CPO)Chris Li(Founder & CEO)in

BoardMor Chen(Partner, Greylock Partners (Investor))in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBloccelerate VCElectric CapitalFoundation CapitalGreylock PartnersAccel+5 more

BAND AIband.ai

BAND provides interaction infrastructure that lets AI agents built in different frameworks, languages, and runtimes collaborate with each other and with humans in shared rooms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareKokhav Ya’ir, IL

Arick Goomanovsky(Founder)

Co-investorsSierra VenturesTeam8Team8 Capital

Clyrclyr.ioin

Clyr offers expense management software for finance teams, tracking corporate card transactions and capturing receipts via SMS at the point of purchase.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsMotivate Venture CapitalWedbush Ventures

Deepchecksdeepchecks.comin𝕏Jun 2023 · $14M

Deepchecks offers an enterprise LLM evaluation platform that unifies testing, observability, and monitoring for AI systems in production.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalGrove Ventures

Deepchecksdeepchecks.vcin𝕏Jun 2023 · $14M

Deep Checks is a curated deal channel that reviews founder pitch decks and forwards the strongest deeptech deals to domain-expert seed-stage VCs, writing a one-pager for each explaining why investors should care.

Deep Tech

John Forbes(General Manager)inJacob Jackson(General Manager)in

BoardJulian Shapiro(Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsJulian CapitalGrove Ventures

Digmadigma.ai𝕏Nov 2022 · $6M

Digma is a code analysis and observability tool for developers, now part of the JetBrains AI Platform.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSunnyvale, US

Nir Shafrir(Chief Executive Officer)inRoni Dover(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAbstraction Capitalat.inc/Inner Loop CapitalSorenson Ventures

Expansoexpanso.ioin𝕏Nov 2023

Expanso deploys lightweight agents that run where data is generated to filter, transform, and route it in place, sending a reduced, governed stream to warehouses, SIEMs, and data lakes.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Walid Baruni(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inDavid Aronchick(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsArray Ventures Management LlcGeneral CatalystSamsung Next

Faireezfaireez.comin

Faireez operates a subscription-based housekeeping platform that combines AI technology with dedicated cleaners ("fairies") assigned to residential buildings, offering task-based, hotel-quality cleaning to residents and property managers in multifamily housing.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketplacesPropTechNew York, US

Co-investorsAristagoraLongevity Venture PartnersNFXSecret Chord Ventures

Flarionflarion.ioin

Flarion provides performance-optimization technology for distributed data-processing engines such as Spark, Hadoop, and Ray, using tools like Polars and Apache Arrow to improve speed and memory efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Udi Tizan(Founder)inRan Reichman(Founder)in

Co-investorsSierra VenturesEssence Venture Capital

Formelformel.aiinPre-Seed · Feb 2025

Formel.ai combines generative AI with formal methods (mathematical verification) to build large language models that provide logical consistency guarantees, enforceable constraints, and full traceability for enterprise use cases including document auditing and compliance verification.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

Sylvain(Co-founder)inAntoine(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAgoranovCherry VenturesHeal CapitalHeartcore CapitalSingularVorwerk Ventures

Fundamentalfundamental.techin𝕏

Fundamental is an AI company building foundation models for tabular data, including NEXUS, a large tabular model that generates predictions from structured databases.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise Software

Gabriel Suissa(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalBattery VenturesFJ LabsFOG VenturesKindred VenturesMotier Ventures+4 more

Fundamentalfundamental.aiFeb 2026 · $255M

Fundamental.ai develops large language models built from first principles, with each component designed around explicit mathematical understanding rather than opaque emergent behavior.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Bertrand(Co-Founder & CEO)inGreg(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsRiverbend CapitalBattery VenturesOak HC/FTSalesforce VenturesValor Equity Partners

Gankstergankster.ggin𝕏Dec 2022 · $4M

Gankster is a platform for finding gaming teammates in Valorant, offering features for matchmaking duos, joining LFG communities, and organizing competitive teams and scrims.

Gaming

Daniel Kochav(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersSamsung Next

Heliosgethelios.dev𝕏Seed · Jun 2022 · $5M

Helios developed runtime application security tooling using eBPF and OpenTelemetry-based data collection at the platform, kernel, and application levels to give security and development teams visibility into how applications behave in production.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Eli Cohen(CEO)

Co-investorsEntrée CapitalStageOne Ventures

Identityidentity.digitalin𝕏Nov 2025 · $20M

Identity Digital is a domain registry and registrar services company that manages top-level domains (TLDs) and operates Name.com, a registrar offering domain registration, email management, and website hosting.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Paul Stahura(Founder)in

Co-investorsBCIAccelCrosspoint Capital PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)CyberstartsEmergence Capital Partners+7 more

Infinipointinfinipoint.ioacquired by Outpost24

Identity access security company offering passwordless user and device authentication with device posture checks.

Ran Lampert(Founder)in

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCrescendo Venture PartnersEmerge VenturesJAL Ventures Ltd.

Jonesgetjones.cominSeed · May 2018 · $3M

Jones Platform is an insurance compliance system for real estate and construction teams that automates document collection, verifies coverage using AI and specialist review, and tracks compliance status across vendors, properties, and projects.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechInsurTechPropTechSaaS

Michael RudmanOmri Stern

Co-investors500 GlobalCamber CreekGround Up VenturesJLL Spark Global VenturesMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+1 more

Keewanokeewano.comin𝕏

Keewano builds data infrastructure optimized for machine-generated workloads in the AI era, enabling organizations to process large-scale data with improved speed and efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureGamingSaaS

Lamalama.aiinSeed · Oct 2022 · $9M

Lama is an AI-native commercial lending platform for banks and credit unions, automating the full range of business lending (SBA, C&I, CRE) and deploying alongside a lender's existing systems.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Omri Yacubovich(CEO & Co-Founder)inRan Magen‏(Founder)in

Co-investorsViola VenturesAtomicoBlossom CapitalEJF VenturesFin CapitalSixThirty Ventures+1 more

Lumidalumida.ai

Onit offers a "decision-based exposure management" platform that uses AI agents to map, prioritize, assign ownership of, and automatically resolve security vulnerabilities and exposures for enterprise security teams.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Majestic Labsmajestic-labs.aiin𝕏

Majestic Labs builds specialized compute systems aimed at solving the "Memory Wall" and the power problem of AI infrastructure, drawing on the team's experience in custom silicon and system architecture.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Masumi Reynders(Co-founder & COO)inOfer Shacham(Founder)inShahriar (Sha) Rabii(Founder)inMark Shacham(Co-founder)

Co-investorsLux CapitalQP VenturesTal VenturesUpfront VenturesGrove VenturesPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS

Medigatemedigate.io𝕏Dec 2025acquired by Claroty

CybersecurityDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechIoT

BoardDavid Millstone(co-CEO of Standard Industries and co-CIO of Standard Investments)

Co-investorsStandard InvestmentsBlumberg CapitalForgePoint CapitalMaor InvestmentsPartech VenturesUS Venture Partners+7 more

Mozpermozper.comin𝕏Seed · Dec 2020 · $3.5M

Mozper is a fintech platform that provides physical and digital debit cards for children, along with financial literacy tools for parents to manage and monitor their children's spending across categories and teach money management.

ConsumerEdTechFintechMexico City, MX

Gabriel Roizner(Co-founder & CEO)inYael Israeli(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesImpacta Latam VCVentureSouqY CombinatorAmplifica CapitalAngel Ventures Mexico+9 more

Nimblehirenimble.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $47M

Nimble is a platform that connects teachers with K-12 schools and districts to improve hiring and workforce management.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSMiami, US

Lauren Dachille(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsDorm RoomImagine K12Target GlobalY CombinatorAccelBreyer Capital+7 more

Nimblegonimble.comFeb 2026 · $47M

Nimble sells consumer charging accessories, including a retractable-cable charger and a multi-device travel charger, made with recycled materials.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsOkapi Venture CapitalDatabricks VenturesJ-VenturesR-Squared VenturesSlow VenturesTarget Global

Nimblenimbleway.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $47M

Nimble builds a Web Search Agent Platform that uses agents to navigate dynamic websites and turn unstructured live web content into structured, verifiable data delivered through governed pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsInvest In DataJ-VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersSquare Peg CapitalTarget GlobalDatabricks Ventures+2 more

Nimblenimble.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $47M

Nimble is an AI-driven CRM platform that combines customer relationship management, email marketing, sales prospecting, and workflow automation for solopreneurs and small teams.

SaaSSales Tech

Jon Ferrara(Founder)in

Co-investorsBantam GroupMoonshots CapitalNew Ground VenturesDatabricks VenturesIndicator VenturesJ-Ventures+3 more

Nimble Roboticsnimble.aiin𝕏Feb 2026 · $47M

Nimble.ai provides fast order fulfillment and logistics solutions, enabling same-day and next-day delivery with real-time inventory visibility and rapid onboarding for e-commerce operations.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Simon Kalouche(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelBreyer CapitalDns CapitalInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcDatabricks VenturesJ-Ventures+4 more

Oakoak.idinOct 2024

Oak provides identity management solutions for enterprise organizations, with implementation support for Fortune 500 companies.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBrunswick, US

Thomas Law(Manager & Member)in

Co-investorsAccelAlphaDriveCRV (Charles River Ventures)True VenturesGreylock Partners

Onitonit.securityinDec 2013

Onit is a Decision-Based Exposure Management platform that uses AI agents to automatically triage, prioritize, assign ownership, and resolve security vulnerabilities across an organization's existing tools.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHouston, US

Eric M. Elfman(Executive Officer, Director)inEric A. Smith(Executive Officer)in

BoardSARAH SOMMER(Director)John Thornton(Director)Doug Erwin(Director)

Co-investorsBrightmind

Onitonit.comin

Onit provides software solutions for legal operations and contract management, including Enterprise Legal Management and Contract Lifecycle Management platforms designed to help organizations streamline legal workflows and improve compliance across industries such as pharma, finance, insurance, and technology.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech

Eric Elfman(Founder)inNick Whitehousein

Co-investorsElsewhere PartnersLevel EquityTexas HALO FundZillionize

Optiopti.aiin

Opti provides AI-native identity and access management (IAM) software for enterprises, automating privilege management and access decisions through domain-trained machine learning models.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew City, US

Barak Perelman(CEO & Co-founder)inIdo Trivizki(CTO & Co-founder)inMille Gandelsman(CPO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsLocalGlobeMayfield FundYL Ventures

Promptgetprompt.appDefunct

Prompt helps professionals manage and strengthen their personal relationships through guided support and tools designed to fit busy schedules.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Bobby Meelu(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorJump Capital

Promptprompt.securityin𝕏

Prompt Security provides AI governance and control software that helps organizations discover, monitor, and enforce policies across AI tools and code assistants used by employees and developers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAlphaDrive

Restaterestate.devin𝕏Seed · Jun 2024 · $7M

Restate is a lightweight runtime that turns AI agents, workflows, and backend services into durable processes with durable execution, consistent state, and reliable communication.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSanta Clara, US

Igal Shilman(Co-founder)inTill Rohrmann(Co-founder)inStephan Ewen(Co-Founder)inAhmed Farghal(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsEssence Venture Capitalfirstminute capitalRedpoint VenturesCapital One VenturesCusp CapitalESSENCE VC+3 more

Revrodrevrod.io𝕏
Runrun.house

Runhouse builds Kubetorch, a Pythonic serverless interface for running, building, and deploying machine learning workloads on Kubernetes directly from Python.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsBlackstoneCoatue ManagementMGXWork-Bench

Seekretseekret.io

Idan Gindiin

Co-investorsTarget Global

Silk Securitysilksecurity.ioSeed · Aug 2023 · $13M
Sisensesisense.comin𝕏Jul 2026 · $60M

Sisense provides embedded analytics software that enables teams to integrate data visualization and insights into business applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Ariel Katz(Chief Executive Officer)inAmir Orad(Executive Officer, Director)inTodd Sloan(Executive Officer)in

BoardTeddie Wardi(Director)inBob Goodman(Director)inItzik Parnafes(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersAUTHENTIC VENTURESClaltechFounders Circle Capital+9 more

Stiggstigg.ioin𝕏Seed · Apr 2022 · $6M

Stigg provides a usage runtime that decides in real time what customers, users, and AI agents are allowed to do, combining credits, entitlements, metering, and spend governance in a single enforcement layer.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Anton Zagrebelny(Founder)inDor Sasson(Founder)in

Co-investorsEmerge VenturesRed Dot Capital PartnersUnusual Ventures

Tabninetabnine.comin𝕏

Tabnine is an AI coding assistant that provides context-aware code recommendations to developers and engineering teams, with flexible deployment options including SaaS, VPC, or on-premises.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Dror Weiss(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesElaiaLeonis CapitalQualcomm VenturesSamsung NextTitanium Ventures+4 more

Themarketbeyondthemarketbeyond.cominApr 2019

Bright Insights is a competitive retail data platform that provides continuously refreshed pricing, assortment, stock, review, and market share data across retailers and marketplaces worldwide.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail Tech

Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VC

Tonic Securitytonicsecurity.cominSeed · Jul 2025 · $7M

Tonic Security builds an Agentic Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) platform that ingests and reconciles signals from security, IT, cloud, identity, and collaboration systems into a Security Knowledge Graph, using AI agents to maintain a living model of an organization's exposure landscape.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsRepsol Energy Ventures

Trigotrigodata.comin𝕏acquired by Snappt

Trigo aggregates rental payment data to help underwriters assess creditworthiness and enables renters to build credit profiles using housing payment history.

Data & InfrastructureFintechPropTechNew York City, US

Sam Stein(Founder)inAbe Wheeler(Founder)in

Co-investorsFour Acres CapitalRed Dot Capital PartnersY Combinator83NorthAcacia Venture Capital PartnersAidenlair Capital+11 more

Trigotrigoretail.cominJan 2018

Trigo develops computer vision AI for retailers to prevent shrinkage/loss, enable grab-and-go checkout, and convert in-store data into operational insights.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS

Daniel Gabay‏(Founder)inMichael Gabay(Founder)in

Co-investors83NorthRed Dot Capital PartnersVertex Ventures IsraelViola VenturesTemasekVertex Ventures

Tymelytymely.aiin

Tymely provides an AI solution for customer support teams that learns from agent behavior to automate ticket resolution at high accuracy rates.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales Tech

Ohad Rozen(Founder)in

Co-investors97212 VenturesIbex Investors

Velocityvelocity.techin𝕏Seed · Dec 2020 · $5M

BigPanda provides an AI-powered platform for IT operations that automates incident management, change management, and service desk workflows for enterprise IT teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsDragonflyFirstMark CapitalGreycroft

Wilcotrywilco.comSeed · Jun 2022 · $7M

Wilco was an AI-native learning platform that functioned as a "flight simulator" for developers, offering practical, real-world coding scenarios and quests to help engineers develop judgment and hands-on experience with complex systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEdTech

Co-investorsBlue Trail PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersSamsung NextSecret Chord Ventures

Willowwillowvoice.comin𝕏

Willow is a voice-to-text application that transcribes and formats spoken words into written text across desktop and mobile devices.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Allan Guo(Founder)in

Co-investorsBoxGroupSeven Seven SixY CombinatorGoodwater Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

GeltrAcumenMarket BeyondPrompt SecurityRunhouseUpriver

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 6

6 acquisitions · showing 5

Infinipointacq. by Outpost24Medigateacq. by ClarotyPrompt Securityacq. by SentinelOneRunhouseacq. by AnthropicTrigoacq. by Snappt

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Hetz Ventures made?
Hetz Ventures has 69 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 18 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Hetz Ventures invest at?
Hetz Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Hetz Ventures's typical check size?
Hetz Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
What sectors does Hetz Ventures focus on?
Hetz Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools.
Where is Hetz Ventures located?
Hetz Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
Does Hetz Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Hetz Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Hetz Ventures co-invest with?
Hetz Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Samsung Next, among 85 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 13

MizMaa Ventures

MizMaa Ventures is an early-stage, thesis-driven venture capital firm backing Israeli entrepreneurs building deep-technology solutions, offering hands-on support alongside long-term capital.

Both backed · 3
$1M – $6M
Foundation Capital

Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.

Both backed · 2
$250K – $15M
Viola Ventures

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.

Both backed · 2
$500K – $10M
Vertex Ventures Israel

Vertex Ventures Israel is an early-stage venture capital firm backing Israeli startups from Seed to Series B, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, and deep tech. It is part of the global Vertex Ventures network.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $10M
Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $5M
Ridge Ventures

Ridge Ventures is a focused venture capital fund that backs experienced founders building revenue-first enterprise software companies at the late seed and early Series A stages.

Both backed · 1
Prompt Security
$2M – $7M
83North

83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $10M
Glilot Capital Partners

Glilot Capital Partners is an Israel-based venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity and AI, backing founders from seed through growth stages with hands-on support, capital, and a global network.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $5M
JLL Spark

JLL Spark is the corporate venture arm of JLL, a global commercial real estate services firm with over 200 years of experience. The fund invests in early-stage technology companies that drive innovation in the real estate and built environment sector.

Both backed · 1
Jones
SixThirty Ventures

SixThirty is a global early-stage venture capital firm investing at the intersection of health, wealth and privacy, connecting startups with established institutions through its collaboration platform.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $250K
Impacta Latam VC

Impacta VC is a Latin American impact-focused venture capital firm that invests capital and provides mentorship and network access to early-stage startups whose purpose is to generate positive social and environmental impact.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $500K
Okta Ventures

Okta Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Okta, investing in and supporting startups building technologies enabled by identity, security, and privacy.

$200K – $1M
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Picture Capital

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