Maccabee Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 42 people tracked
Investment thesis
Maccabee Ventures is an early-stage venture firm serving as a bridge between Israel and North America. It backs founders with more than capital, offering hands-on guidance, tailored introductions, and deep ecosystem access to help sharpen market understanding, refine product-market fit, and execute quickly. The firm positions itself as a strategic, all-in early partner amid the rise of 'seed strapping.' It describes itself as a generalist firm with specialist knowledge, maintaining a broad, balanced early-stage portfolio with particular depth in healthcare and other innovation-driven sectors. With cultural competence in both regions, it helps portfolio companies penetrate new markets. It explicitly does not invest in bio, pharma, or hardware companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 42 people
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What they invest in
from 43 of 56 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×25SaaS ×23Enterprise Software ×12Digital Health ×8Fintech ×8Healthtech ×8Consumer ×7Marketing Tech ×7
HQs:United States×20Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×63 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Reichman University ×4
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Wix ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 56 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12021 · 42018 · 12014 · 18 dated
Braze is a customer engagement platform that helps brands connect with customers across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Bill Magnuson(CEO)Jon Hyman(CTO)Mark Ghermezian
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalCross Creek AdvisorsFour Acres Capital+10 more
DoubleVerify provides a media effectiveness platform that uses measurement data and AI optimization to maximize digital advertising campaign performance and drive business outcomes.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechNew York, US
Julie Eddleman(Executive Officer)Mark Zagorski(Executive Officer, Director)Nicola Allais(Executive Officer)Matthew McLaughlin(Executive Officer)Rosie Perez(Director)Joshua L. Selip(Director)
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalComcast VenturesJMI EquityGenacast Ventures
Katapult offers a lease-to-own financing platform that lets consumers apply online and shop at over 200 retailers for furniture, electronics, appliances, and similar goods, making payments over time.
ConsumerFintechRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Sterling Tougas(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Nutanix provides a cloud infrastructure platform that enables organizations to run applications, data, and AI across hybrid environments including public clouds, private clouds, datacenters, on-premises, and edge locations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Dheeraj Pandey(Executive Officer, Director)inRajiv Mirani(Executive Officer)Howard Ting(Executive Officer)Duston M. Williams(Executive Officer)Sunil Potti(Executive Officer)David Sangster(Executive Officer)
Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESInventus Capital Partners+9 more
Addepar is a portfolio management platform that enables investment teams and CIOs to aggregate, analyze, and report on diverse asset classes—including liquid equities and private markets—within a single consolidated system.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMountain View, US
Joe Lonsdale(Founder and Chairman of the Board)inEric Poirier(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)inStephen Snyder(Executive Officer)Mitchell Bompey(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardLaurence Tosi(Director)inJuan Sabater(Director)
Co-investors8VCBlumberg CapitalCollective LiquidityCota CapitalCraft VenturesFf Venture Capital+10 more
AfterAll provides online cremation and end-of-life planning services, letting individuals arrange cremations or preplan their own final arrangements from home with upfront pricing and a 24/7 care team.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
Agora offers investment management software for real estate firms, handling investor onboarding, subscription documents, tax operations such as K-1 distribution, and communications.
FintechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsFusion VCGoAhead VenturesAlephInsight PartnersQumra Capital
Anchor Browser provides tools that connect AI agents to web applications for browser-based automation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalGradient Ventures
Aren offers a patented software toolset that uses computer vision and machine learning to detect, quantify, and track damage on civil infrastructure assets such as bridges, producing 3D digital twins and predictive maintenance and capital allocation plans.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechSaaSNew York, US
Ali Khaloo(Executive Officer, Director)inEdgar Erasto Martinez Ceja(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPramod Reddy(Director)
Co-investorsShadow VenturesGreen Egg Ventures
BioCatch develops behavioral biometric authentication technology for fraud detection and identity verification.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Avi Turgeman(Co-founder)Benny Rosenbaum(Co-founder)Uri Rivner(Co-founder)Gadi Mazor(CEO)inP. Howard Edelsteinin
Co-investorsBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBlumberg CapitalEpisode1Joule VenturesMaverick VenturesOurCrowd+1 more
Clocr offers a RUFADAA-compliant online tool for families to create estate plans for their digital assets, storing them in an encrypted digital safety deposit box and managing beneficiaries.
Cloud ComputingConsumerLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Apoorva Chintala(CEO / Co-Founder)inSree Chintala(CTO / Co-Founder)in
CoreCare builds AI-powered operations and billing management software for long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Dennis Antonelos(Cofounder & CEO)inMehrdad Shafaie(Co-Founder & COO)inGeoffrey Roguelon(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsY CombinatorGoat CapitalPrimetime Partners
Cyabra is a disinformation detection platform that identifies fake profiles, bots, and coordinated inauthentic networks across social media to help brands and organizations assess online conversations and threats.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSTel Aviv
Dan Brahmy(Chief Executive Officer)Yael Sandler(Chief Financial Officer)Yossef Daar(Chief Product Officer)Michael Richard Pompeo(Director)Sonny Vu(Director)James Flanagan(Director)
Co-investorsIneffable VenturesOurCrowdTAU VenturesVulpes Ventures
dig is a social intelligence platform that monitors and analyzes brand narratives across social media, including video and image content, offering tagging, classification, monitoring, and a natural language research chatbot.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investors97212 VentureseGateway CapitalNew Era Capital PartnersOsage Venture Partners
Eleos develops AI-powered software that helps behavioral health clinicians deliver more effective care through data measurement and personalization.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthCambridge, US
Alon Joffe(Chief Executive Officer)inDror Zaide(Chief Revenue Officer)inAlon Rabinovich(Chief Technology Officer)inDenny Morrison(Chief Clinical Officer)inRaz Karmi(Chief Information Security Officer)inNoam Cohen(VP of R&D)in
Co-investorsaMoonArkin CapitalF-Prime CapitalGreenfield PartnersLool VenturesMenlo Ventures+2 more
FundGuard develops cloud-based investment accounting and asset servicing software for banks, asset managers, and fund administrators.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechSaaSDedham, US
Lior Yogev(CEO & Co-founder)inYaniv Zecharya(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalKey1 CapitalLionBirdMindset VentureSymbolUnion Tech Ventures+1 more
PrimeTime builds mobile entertainment experiences aimed at people aged 60 and older, combining games and content with cognitive training, social engagement, and lifelong learning.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Gracey Care is a human-led, AI-enabled care navigation platform for aging adults and their families, pairing each family with a dedicated care coordinator to manage care plans, appointments, medications, insurance navigation, and health tracking.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Guardoc provides a compliance platform for long-term care facilities that uses AI to continuously audit clinical documentation inside the EHR, flag documentation gaps, and route corrections to nurses to prevent survey citations.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsATOORO FUNDfresh.fundSpringbank
Jiga operates a global network that manufactures custom parts and components for hardware companies, including CNC machining, sheet metal work, injection molding, and 3D printing services.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL
Adar Hay(Founder)inAssaf Geuz(Founder)inYonatan Wolowelsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlephSymbolY Combinator
Joshu is an AI-native insurance platform that lets carriers and MGAs configure products, rates, documents, and bind rules without code, and ship each product with a branded broker storefront.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalDragonX
Kredit provides a debt clearing solution built for financial institutions, aiming to speed up operational cycle times.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAltari VenturesFinTech VenturesGreen Egg VenturesRosecliff VenturesImpression Ventures
LiquiDonate provides a donation-based disposition service that matches retailers' and brands' warehouse overstock and unsellable returns to a vetted network of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, handling fulfillment, tax documentation, and impact reporting.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Disney Petit, MBA(Founder)in
Co-investorsGraham Walker VentureKapor CapitalUncork CapitalSlauson & Co.
Marqii is a discoverability and guest engagement platform for hospitality operators that automates SEO and GEO tasks, including listings updates across 70+ sites, menu syncing from POS systems, AI-powered review responses, FAQ widgets, and location pages.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US
Avi Goren(Co-Founder/CEO)inEvan Perlmutter(Co-Founder/COO)Bryan Rutcofsky(Co-Founder/CRO)Ashley McGowan(VP of Customer Success)Carl Lane(VP of Engineering & Product)Kelsey Verdier(VP of Marketing)
Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesMagma PartnersNew York Venture PartnersNext Coast Ventures
Materialspace offers an AI platform for kitchen and bath businesses to automate estimating, pricing, and design workflows, including cabinet lists, countertop measurement, catalog-based pricing scenarios, and converting blueprints into kitchen layouts and shop drawings.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesStout Street Capital
Native Voice operates an on-demand voice services library letting users reach branded voice assistants across audio devices.
Denver, US
John Goscha(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBantam GroupFirst Star VenturesPJCTech Square VenturesValia Ventures+4 more
PackageX offers a vision-scanning app that lets logistics teams build no-code scanning workflows for inbound, outbound, returns, and inventory tasks on any camera-equipped device.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York City, US
Farrukh Mahboob(Founder)in
Co-investorsBullpen Capitalm]x[v CapitalSierra Ventures
Polymer is a data security platform that identifies, analyzes, and mitigates real-time security risks across an organization's AI and SaaS ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesStory VenturesTensility Venture PartnersFuture Food FundIndicator VenturesMotivate Venture Capital+2 more
Pontera provides infrastructure that lets financial advisors connect to, manage, and report on clients' workplace retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
David Weisz(Founder)inYoav Zurel(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalHanaco Venture CapitalHyperwise VenturesICONIQThirdstream PartnersCollaborative Fund+2 more
Prescient AI provides a media mix modeling platform that measures the direct and halo effects of each marketing channel and offers budget optimization, predictive forecasting, and saturation-curve analysis.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsFocal VenturesBlumberg CapitalDarling VenturesHeadline
Cuyahoga Falls, US
Edward Willard Lowe, Jr(Executive Officer)Nathan Scott Alexander(Director)
Protego Health offers Protego Guardian, an AI tool that embeds payer-specific policy and coding intelligence into billing workflows to prevent medical claim denials and automate the generation of policy-backed appeals.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsP5 Health Ventures
Runhappy (Tildei) automates event and booking inquiry management for experience venues and entertainment operators, capturing inquiries across web, SMS, email, and voice 24/7 and working them through to confirmed bookings.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Kevin Dutra(Founder)inManisha Shah(Founder)Mark Ghermezian(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsGradient Venturesm]x[v CapitalVine VenturesLerer HippeauLudlow VenturesMXV Capital+1 more
Shabodi NetAware is a platform that turns proprietary network capabilities into standardized network APIs based on GSMA Open Gateway and CAMARA standards, letting telecom operators expose and monetize network assets and letting aggregators integrate APIs from multiple operators into a unified catalog with routing, metering, and billing.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalFour Acres CapitalGreen Egg VenturesLorimer VenturesMAVA VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURES+3 more
Shopeaks is a social commerce platform that converts social media posts, stories, and ads into personalized, shoppable storefronts with fast checkout.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsRUNI VenturesStorytime Capital
Sonar provides 24/7 text-based wellbeing coaching and care navigation for youth, using trained human coaches supported by AI tools to surface context and flag risk.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Drew Barvir(Founder)inGabriel Moynihan
Co-investors500 GlobalInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcJ4 VenturesNina CapitalThe MBA FundGSR Ventures
Spiral offers an embedded banking platform for financial institutions, providing savings, charitable roundup, and giving features that account holders access within digital banking.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Shawn Melamed(Founder)
Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersCurql Collective, LLC
Squire operates a two-sided platform where customers can book appointments with barbers while shop owners gain access to integrated booking, payment processing, inventory, and payroll tools to manage their operations.
ConsumerNew York City, US
Songe LaRon(Founder/CEO)inDave Salvant(Founder/President)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAltaIR CapitalAurumCRV (Charles River Ventures)Debut CapitalICONIQ+6 more
Tembo Health provides care coordination and management services for seniors, particularly those with chronic conditions and dementia.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity
Anurag Gupta(CEO and founder)
Co-investorsCity LightEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)HDS CapitalHeadwater VenturesOceans VenturesPrimetime Partners+3 more
Timeless is a platform that converts conversations into automated agent actions within team workspaces.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Tommy Barav(Founder)in
Co-investorsFusion VCIneffable VenturesResolute VenturesIbex Investors
Uplifted is an AI creative asset management platform that auto-syncs video, image, and ad assets from drives and ad accounts into one searchable library, auto-tags what's inside each file, and links assets to performance metrics like ROAS and CTR.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsIGNIAJibe VenturesTal Ventures
Yes Hearing sells hearing aids from established manufacturers and provides in-home audiologist services including testing, fitting, and support for people with hearing loss.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtech
Co-investorsHDS CapitalPrimetime PartnersBlue Heron CapitalGaingels
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBraze, Inc.NASDAQ: BRZEDoubleVerifyNYSE: DVKatapultNASDAQ: KPLTNutanixNASDAQ: NTNX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Pontera · investmentnews.com · Aug 19, 2026
Katapult · stocktitan.net · Aug 13, 2026
Addepar · forgeglobal.com · Jul 26, 2026
Braze, Inc. · pulse2.com · Jul 19, 2026
Nutanix · simplywall.st · Jul 17, 2026
Eleos Health · mentalyc.com · Jun 30, 2026
Jiga · thesaasnews.com · Nov 19, 2025
Anchor Browser · finance.yahoo.com · Oct 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Maccabee Ventures made?
- Maccabee Ventures has 55 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Maccabee Ventures invest at?
- Maccabee Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Maccabee Ventures's typical check size?
- Maccabee Ventures typically writes checks of $200K – $400K.
- What sectors does Maccabee Ventures focus on?
- Maccabee Ventures focuses on Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Fintech, Healthtech, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Maccabee Ventures located?
- Maccabee Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Maccabee Ventures lead rounds?
- Maccabee Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Maccabee Ventures co-invest with?
- Maccabee Ventures most often shares deals with Blumberg Capital, Green Egg Ventures, ICONIQ, among 127 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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An Intro to Maccabee Ventures, With Moshe Bellows
Mindset Startup Academy - Verlin Gradney · Moshe Bellows
How Maccabee Defines Pre-Seed & Seed Investing, With Moshe Bellows of Maccabee Ventures
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