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MizMaa Ventures
Venture capitalTel Aviv · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
MizMaa Ventures is an early-stage, thesis-driven venture capital firm focused on Israeli entrepreneurs building deep-technology solutions. The firm positions itself as a hands-on investor that works closely with founders to help them build successful, global companies. Beyond providing long-term investment capital, MizMaa emphasizes offering meaningful connections and expert advice across areas such as fundraising, hiring, and go-to-market strategy. It highlights a strong commitment to its portfolio companies, prioritizing their needs and supporting them through multiple facets of company building.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's websiteFounder mafia
2 people who came through MizMaa Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 42 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×23Enterprise Software ×13Cybersecurity ×9SaaS ×9Developer Tools ×8Deep Tech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5Cloud Computing ×4
HQs:United States×5Israel×4United Kingdom×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×63 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×3Technion ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Business & Management ×2Engineering ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history
Microsoft ×3Mimecast ×2Solebit (Acquired by Mimecast) ×2
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 42023 · 12022 · 32021 · 42020 · 12019 · 12018 · 32017 · 122 dated
Anagog's Intent platform uses behavioral intelligence to help organizations identify when customers are ready to take action, based on real user behavior rather than assumptions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsIN VentureUnion Tech Ventures
Private networking platform connecting users, devices, and services with LAN-like simplicity, replacing VPN/MPLS/SD-WAN.
Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundPerot Jain
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 CompanyHetz Ventures+1 more
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-investorsHetz VenturesINcapital VenturesY Combinator
Aurora Labs develops AI technology for understanding and managing complex embedded systems, AI infrastructure, and data-center environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US
Zohar Fox(Founder)inCharles Alexander Wearn(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Wearn(Director)
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalFraser McCombs CapitalManiv MobilitySommet ABTrucks VC+4 more
Autofleet is a fleet management technology company that provides operational optimization software to help fleet operators and mobility businesses improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and enhance sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsFujitsu VenturesGoodyear VenturesManiv MobilityNext Gear Ventures
Blast provides a preemptive cloud security platform that uses a cloud environment's own native controls to model, test, and enforce changes before they introduce risk.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Boris(Co-founder)inIdo(Co-founder)inRoi(Founder)inBoris Vaynberg(Founder)inRoi Panai(Founder)in
CHEQ operates a threat intelligence team that analyzes bot, human abuse, and AI-agent activity in real time and embeds those findings into its detection engine to protect enterprise digital interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Ehud Levy(Co-founder & President)inGuy Tytunovich(Co-Founder & CEO)inAsaf Botovsky(Co-founder & CTO, Head of Threat Intelligence Team)Toby Arbel(Chief Human Resources Officer)inRory Stern(Chief Revenue Officer)inMerav Niv(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesHanaco Venture CapitalKey1 CapitalTiger Global ManagementWestRiver Group
ClearML offers an open-source AI Development Center platform for managing the machine learning lifecycle, covering data preparation, model training, experiment tracking, orchestration, and deployment.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Moses Guttmann(CEO & Co-Founder)inGil Westrich(CTO & Co-Founder)Noam Harel(Co-Founder, CMO & GM North America)in
Co-investorsRobert Bosch Venture CapitalBosch VenturesGandyr InvestmentsMaverick Ventures IsraelSamsung Catalyst Fund
Clutch Security offers an identity security platform focused on non-human identities, AI agents, and secrets across cloud, SaaS, on-prem, and code environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Ofir Har-Chen(Founder)in
Co-investorsSignalFireThe Westly GroupLightspeed Venture PartnersMerlin Ventures
Corephotonics develops camera technologies for smartphones, combining optics, mechanics, and computational photography to improve mobile image quality, and pioneered compact dual-camera and folded (periscope) zoom systems adopted in flagship phones.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
David Mendlovic(CEO)in
Co-investors10DAmiti VenturesLSG HoldingsOurCrowdMediaTekSamsung Ventures
Coro provides a unified security platform that consolidates endpoint, email, cloud, network, identity, data protection, and security awareness training for businesses.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Joe Sykora(CEO)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBallistic VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Neva Sgr.One Peak
Decart builds infrastructure and real-time AI models for live, interactive experiences, optimizing the stack from hardware to live models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsGamingRoboticsSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Moshe Shalev(Co-founder and Chief Product Officer)inDr. Orian Leitersdorf(Co-founder and Chief Scientist)Dean Leitersdorf(CEO & co-founder)in
Co-investorsRadical VenturesBenchmarkAbstract VenturesAtreides ManagementManhattan Venture PartnersNVIDIA+7 more
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)inPavel Livshiz(Director)in
Co-investorsHetz VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Angel Collective Opportunity FundEssence Venture CapitalFirestreak VenturesTilia Impact Ventures+5 more
Hexight provides AI-powered sales and operations planning software for managing complex supply chain decisions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsMensch Capital Partners
Latica provides a secure data collaboration platform for healthcare organizations and research teams, comprising a Trusted Data Environment and Data Exchange that enable analysis of anonymized medical data while maintaining patient privacy and data ownership.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech
Omer Dror(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew York Life VenturesTriventuresUpWestiAngelsLayout VenturesSeedIL Ventures
Loadmill provides API and end-to-end testing tools designed for teams operating at scale with distributed systems, prioritizing determinism and reliability over test coverage volume.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ido Cohen(Founder)inShachar Landshut(Founder)in
Co-investorsGefen CapitalUpWest
Latica provides a secure platform for accessing and analyzing real-world structured and unstructured patient data across the patient journey, including images, physician notes, and video.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech
Ofir Farchy(Founder)in
Co-investors.406 VenturesCVS Health VenturesFlare Capital PartnersFrist Cressey VenturesMcKesson VenturesObvious Ventures
Mobb provides an automated tool for fixing security vulnerabilities in code, addressing issues such as XSS, injection, path traversal, and server-side request forgery.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Eitan Worcel(Founder)in
NOVOS is a longevity biotechnology company that develops science-validated supplement formulations and aging assessment tools designed to target the biological mechanisms of aging rather than disease symptoms.
BiotechDirect to ConsumerHealthtechLongevityWellness & Fitness
Chris Mirabile(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCornucopian Capital ManagementFab Co-Creation Studio VenturesResolute VenturesUNCOMMON DENOMINATORKaedan CapitalRemagine Ventures
Holistic training platform for gamers offering personalized plans to improve performance.
Co-investorsKaedan CapitalRemagine VenturesResolute
Orca offers a mobile banking platform targeting young adults, featuring peer-to-peer money transfers, group bill-splitting, local merchant discounts, and integrated spending and savings tools.
FintechSan Francisco, US
DY (Founder)inTim Qin(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorMusha VenturesOCV Partners
Orca is a liquidity protocol and trading platform on the Solana blockchain that enables users to discover, deploy, and manage yield strategies across decentralized liquidity pools.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Michael Hwang(CEO)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCollab+CurrencyFoundation CapitalMarin Digital VenturesPlaceholder VCRockawayX+5 more
Orca Water builds a water monitoring and predictive leak detection system that uses ultrasonic sensors and machine learning to visualize and localize water use down to specific fixtures via an interactive dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechIoT
Co-investorsForesightInnovation UBCAnkona CapitalBrighton Park CapitalEnza CapitalNorrsken22+2 more
Orca is a software platform that modernizes venture capital fund management by automating operations and streamlining workflows.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Shalom(CEO and Founder)Itzik(Head of Growth)Artem(Chief Product Officer)Meital(CFO)
Co-investorsF2 Venture CapitalState of Mind VenturesAnkona CapitalBrighton Park CapitalEnza CapitalNorrsken22+2 more
Orca AI applies computer vision and deep learning to maritime shipping, providing situational awareness and automation tools to help commercial vessels navigate more safely and operate more efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Yarden Gross(Co-founder & CEO)inDor Raviv(Co-founder & CTO)inShoval Bolotin(VP Product / Operations)inFabrizio Ferraro(Global Sales Lead)inLirit(CFO)inAmit(VP R&D)in
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalBrighton Park CapitalOCV PartnerstheDOCKSanta Barbara Venture Partners
Ottopia develops teleoperation software for remote driving in complex, real-time environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechRoboticsTel Aviv, IL
Amit Rosenzweig(Founder)inDamir(VP of R&D)in
Co-investorsIN VentureMaven VenturesNext Gear VenturesGlory Ventures InvestmentsShift4Good
PayKey provides an embedded banking platform that lets banks deliver real-time financial services to customers within everyday digital contexts.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTel Aviv, IL
Co-investorsDigital Leaders VenturesMagma Venture PartnersMindset VentureMouro CapitalSCB 10XCommerzVentures+1 more
QEDIT is an applied cryptography firm that designs cryptographic protocols, audits their implementations, and provides formal verification services using machine-checked proofs.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep Tech
Jonathan Rouach(CEO, Co-Founder)inAviv Zohar(Chief Scientist, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCollider VenturesJovonoTarget GlobalMeron CapitalRGAx
Resolution Games is a game studio that develops virtual and mixed reality games across platforms from PC to XR, with titles including Demeo, Racket Club, Blaston, and Spatial Ops.
ConsumerGamingStockholm, SE
Carl-Arvid Ewerbring(Founder)inTommy Palm(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBonnier CapitalColopl NextGV (Google Ventures)node.vcPartech Ventures+7 more
SpectralOps publishes content on software security topics, including securing code and software supply chains.
CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAmiti Ventures
Syte provides visual AI-powered product discovery solutions for e-commerce retailers, including visual search, product tagging, and personalized recommendations to increase shopper conversion and lifetime value.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investors10DBright Pixel CapitalKreos CapitalMagma Venture PartnersNorth Base MediaStardom+6 more
Tenet Security provides a security platform designed to monitor, detect, and prevent unauthorized actions by AI agents in real-time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
BarakNevo
Co-investorsThe Westly GroupTata Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AllegroAnandaBlast SecurityCloud DefenseHyper SpaceProtego LabsVaradaVayavision
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsProtego Labsacq. by Check PointVayavisionacq. by LeddarTech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Decart · pymnts.com · Aug 13, 2026
Tenet · finsmes.com · Jun 17, 2026
Blast · finsmes.com · Nov 24, 2025
flox · thesaasnews.com · Sep 26, 2025
Orca AI · orca-ai.io · May 6, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MizMaa Ventures made?
- MizMaa Ventures has 42 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does MizMaa Ventures invest at?
- MizMaa Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is MizMaa Ventures's typical check size?
- MizMaa Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $6M.
- What sectors does MizMaa Ventures focus on?
- MizMaa Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech.
- Where is MizMaa Ventures located?
- MizMaa Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
- Does MizMaa Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, MizMaa Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does MizMaa Ventures co-invest with?
- MizMaa Ventures most often shares deals with 10D, Cyber Mentor Fund, Gefen Capital, among 60 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEp90: Isaac Applbaum | Co-Founder of MizMaa Ventures & Prev Senior Vice President, Bank of America
The Matias Experiment · Isaac Applbaum
Why Allegro AI? With Catherine K.C. Leung, MizMaa Ventures
ClearML · Catherine K.C. Leung
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Co-investors · 29
Hetz Ventures is an Israel-based seed fund focused on AI/data infrastructure and cybersecurity startups, providing founders with access to enterprise leaders and security buyers.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Maniv Mobility is a venture capital firm focused on the transformation of transportation and the broader economy of movement, backing startups across energy transition and the digitization of automotive, transportation and logistics.
Brighton Park Capital is a growth equity firm that invests in entrepreneur-led companies building innovative and disruptive technology, partnering closely with founding teams.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.
Partech is a global venture capital firm supporting founders across multiple continents and investment stages through dedicated teams and funds.
Addition is a venture capital firm that invests in early and growth-stage tech companies.
BITKRAFT Ventures is a global investment platform focused on gaming, interactive media, and related technologies, backing companies building at the convergence of physical and digital worlds (which it calls Synthetic Reality).
Qualcomm Ventures is the corporate venture investment arm associated with Qualcomm, backing technology companies from early to growth stage across multiple sectors.
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StageOne VenturesMaven VenturesSommet ABAlephAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersAccompliceCyberstarts83NorthNyca PartnersTeam8Zoom VenturesTA VenturesPlayfair CapitalPICO Venture PartnersZAKA VC
Firms observed investing alongside MizMaa Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with MizMaa Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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