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Joule Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Tel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked

Also known as JOULE VENTURES LLC

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Investment thesis

Joule Ventures partners with Israeli founders from day one to build enterprise solutions, believing these entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to address the many inefficiencies found across the modern enterprise. The firm operates on a partner-only model, giving founders direct access to decision makers and senior resources without organizational hierarchy. Its emphasis on strong relationships and delivering tangible value is designed to create a clear path toward accelerated U.S. commercialization for the companies it backs.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$1M – $3M
HQ
Tel Aviv, New York, IL
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Private fund assets
$182.6M
VC funds
10
Tracked investments
34
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 24 of 34 portfolio companies

SaaS ×15AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×10Cybersecurity ×9Fintech ×7Developer Tools ×4Cloud Computing ×3Sales Tech ×3

HQs:United States×12Israel×3

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies
46%
solo founders
6 of 13 mapped founding teams
29%
repeat founders
of 14 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×43 founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data

Tel Aviv University ×4Technion ×3New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×5Computer Science ×5Engineering ×3

Investments · showing 33 of 34

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By year:2025 · 52023 · 12021 · 28 dated

Atomationatomation.netinMay 2025

Atomation builds an IoT platform that connects new and legacy devices to the internet and turns their data into monitoring insights and alerts for operations teams.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareIoTSaint Louis, US

Guy Weitzman(Co-Founder & CPO)inSteve Hassell(CEO)Eran Keshet(Co-Founder & CTO)Yoel Cheshin(Director)

BoardReuvin Avi-Tal(Director)Christopher Dorr(Director)

Board seatDaniel Frankenstein· per SEC Form D

Co-investors2B.VC

acsenseacsense.comin

Acsense builds a resilience platform for identity and access management (IAM) that provides one-click recovery, continuous data verification, and point-in-time change detection to protect enterprise workforce and customer IAM against threats like ransomware, insider attacks, and human error.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Itzik Hanan(Founder)in

Co-investorsDreamit Venturesfresh.fundFusion VCTachles VC

Arnicaarnica.ioin𝕏Jul 2021 · $7M

Arnica provides an application security platform that governs AI-generated code by injecting security policies into AI coding assistants like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code, and scans every code push with AI SAST, SCA, IaC, and secrets detection.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSaaSJohns Creek, US

Eran Medan(Secretary and Chief Technology Officer)inMoshe Dahan(Executive Officer, Director)inNir Veltman(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAmit Sridharan(Director)inBrian Rosenzweig(Director)in

Co-investorsFirst Rays Venture Partners

BioCatchbiocatch.comin𝕏

BioCatch develops behavioral biometric authentication technology for fraud detection and identity verification.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Avi Turgeman(Co-founder)inBenny Rosenbaum(Co-founder)Uri Rivner(Co-founder)inGadi Mazor(CEO)inP. Howard Edelsteinin

Co-investorsBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBlumberg CapitalEpisode1Maccabee VenturesMaverick VenturesOurCrowd+1 more

Cellwizecellwize.com

Global leader in mobile network automation and orchestration for telecom carriers and connected car OEMs

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalIntel CapitalQualcomm VenturesVerizon VenturesDTCPSamsung Next+3 more

Control Monkeycontrolmonkey.ioin

ControlMonkey provides a backup and recovery platform that protects cloud infrastructure and configuration for security and cloud teams.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsTel Aviv, IL

Aharon Twizer(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaia VenturesLool Ventures

Coralogixcoralogix.comin𝕏

Coralogix provides an observability platform that analyzes real-time telemetry with AI-powered investigation and cost controls for engineering teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Ariel Assaraf(CEO & Co-founder)inYoni Farin‏(Founder)inYoni Farin(CTO & Co-founder)inChetan Chaudhary(CRO)inYael Sapir-Zahavi(CHRO)Eran Hadad(CFO)in

Co-investors2B.VCAlephBright Pixel CapitalBrighton Park CapitalGreenfield PartnersLakewest Venture Partners+6 more

Corbelpaycorbelpay.com

Corbel Pay provides embedded monthly payment financing solutions for industrial equipment sales, enabling buyers to see financing options at the point of sale to reduce purchase friction.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesSelah Ventures

Equipment Leasing and Finance Associationelfaonline.orgin

ELFA (Equipment Leasing & Finance Association) is a US industry trade association serving companies in the equipment leasing and finance sector.

Fintech

Equipment Leasing and Financing Foundationleasefoundation.org

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on research, education, and workforce development for the equipment leasing and finance industry.

Fintech

Factmrfactmr.com

Fact.MR is a market research firm that publishes handcrafted industry reports and forecasts across sectors including chemicals and materials, industrial goods, healthcare, technology, food and beverage, automotive, consumer goods, and sports.

Enterprise Software

Getqiptgetqipt.com

Qipt provides an AI-powered sales assistant that learns a company's product catalog, pricing, and sales processes to answer buyer inquiries instantly and allow sales representatives to focus on relationship-building and deal closure.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsSelah Ventures

Grandviewresearchgrandviewresearch.com

Shashi Kumar(Founder)in

Co-investorsNFX

Hearhear.aiin𝕏

Hear develops AI-powered communication and customer experience solutions that help people and organizations understand each other better.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Noam(Co-founder)Yossi(Co-founder)

Co-investorsRUNI Ventures

Ironvestironvest.comApr 2025

IronVest provides intent-centric biometric authentication that verifies user identity and intent behind financial interactions to prevent AI and human fraud, including deepfakes, scams, malware, and account takeover.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaSNew York, US

Avi Turgeman(Director, Executive Officer)inYaron Dror(Founder)in

BoardAdam Hurwich(Director)Rob Shavell(Director)

Co-investorsNorwest Venture Partners

Lingacomlingacom.com

Lingacom develops muon-based detection systems using natural cosmic ray particles and proprietary imaging algorithms for applications in homeland security, civil engineering, archaeology, industrial inspection, and mining exploration.

Construction TechCybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechHardware

Yossi Kolkovich(Founder)inDavid Yaish(Founder)in

Newsboundnewsbound.aiin

Newsbound offers an AI-powered "PR autopilot" that monitors the web to identify relevant journalists, writes personalized pitches, sends them, and manages follow-ups, backed by human PR professionals.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Ran Peled(Founder)in

Co-investors91 Ventures

Paper Tigerpapertiger.comin

Paper Tiger is a strategic design partner that provides art direction, responsive web design, full-stack and low-code development (including WordPress-to-Webflow migrations), and brand strategy for companies.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechRidgewood, NJ, US

Marc Debiak(Founding Partner)inJason Debiak(Founding Partner, COO)inMirko Santangelo(Managing Partner, Creative Director)in

Co-investorsM13

Perfectgoperfect.comin𝕏Feb 2025 · $23M

GoPerfect offers an AI recruiting platform whose agent sources, screens, and engages candidates by searching 800M+ profiles, scoring applicants, and sending personalized outreach via LinkedIn, email, and SMS.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSVancouver, US

Michael Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Lile(Executive Officer, Director)Miriam Kim(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsFirestreak VenturesHorizons VenturesTemasek

Perfectperfect.techinFeb 2025 · $23M

Perfect builds game-like software solutions for restaurants to solve operational problems and improve execution.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaS

Mike Wallace(CEO & Founder)inMiriam Kim(COO & Founder)in

Co-investorsOregon Venture FundRTP GlobalTarget Global

Pyntpynt.ioin𝕏Sep 2023 · $6M

Pynt is an API security testing platform that automatically discovers internal, external, and third-party APIs and identifies vulnerabilities through context-aware testing and synthetic traffic generation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWilmington, US

Co-investorsHoneystone Ventures

Reecoreeco.ioin𝕏

Miami, US

Omri Shalev(Founder)

Reposifyreposify.comin𝕏

Reposify now redirects to CrowdStrike's External Attack Surface Management (EASM) product, which discovers and secures internet-facing assets by continuously mapping the internet and providing adversary-driven risk insights.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Yaron T.‏(Founder)in

Co-investorstoDay VenturesFirst Rays Venture Partners

Sayarisayari.comin𝕏

Sayari provides forensic investigation services using corporate records, trade data, and network analysis to uncover hidden risk networks across sanctions evasion, financial crime, counternarcotics, and adversary operations for law enforcement and government clients.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechLegalTechWashington, US

Farley Mesko(Executive Officer)inEric Rhoades(Executive Officer)inBenjamin Power(Executive Officer)inDavid Asher(Executive Officer)in

BoardMike Zappert(Director)Benjamin Cukier(Director)

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelCentana Growth PartnersIronGate Capital AdvisorsLavrock VenturesMissionOGTFX Capital+3 more

Shield-IoTshieldiot.ioin𝕏

Shield-IoT provides an agent-less, AI-powered SaaS platform for securing IoT, operational technology, and IT networks through asset visibility and threat management.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTSaaS

Udi Solomon(Founder)inNoam(Sales Leader)Motty(VP R&D)Shani(CFO)

Co-investorsBloc VenturesFuture Energy VenturesNextLeap VenturesTachles VCAkamai TechnologiesDIVEdigital+2 more

Swishswish.aiin𝕏Acquired

The company offers an enterprise AI platform for deploying agentic workflows, with each solution reusing shared context and enriched data to speed up subsequent deployments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsSamsung NextStageOne VenturesAccelBain Capital Ventures

Tackle.iotackle.ioin𝕏Feb 2025 · $23M

Tackle provides a platform that helps enterprise software companies sell and transact through cloud marketplaces like AWS, Microsoft Marketplace, and Google Cloud.

B2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingSaaSSales TechBoise, US

Dillon Woods(Founder / CTO)inBrian Denker(Founder / COO)inJohn Jahnke(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMichael Droesch(Director)inLeo Spiegel(Director)inMichael Asher(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue Management

WeWorkwework.comOct 2021

New York, US

Jared DeMatteis(Chief Legal Officer)Sandeep Mathrani(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Benjamin Dunham(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsAvant Global LLCDag VenturesInvestXMetaPropSoftBank Vision FundXG Ventures+1 more

Other

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

ESGMirato360MycacheOutgageProvokemedia

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Joule Ventures made?
Joule Ventures has 34 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Joule Ventures invest at?
Joule Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Joule Ventures's typical check size?
Joule Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
What sectors does Joule Ventures focus on?
Joule Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Joule Ventures located?
Joule Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
Does Joule Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Joule Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Joule Ventures co-invest with?
Joule Ventures most often shares deals with 2B.VC, Bright Pixel Capital, Honeystone Ventures, among 54 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 3

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Journey Ventures

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Firms observed investing alongside Joule Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Joule Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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