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MizMaa Ventures

Venture capital

Tel 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 developing deep-technology solutions. The firm takes a hands-on approach, working closely with founders to build successful, global companies. It provides long-term investment capital along with meaningful connections and expert guidance across fundraising, hiring, and go-to-market strategy. MizMaa emphasizes prioritizing the needs of its portfolio companies and supporting them in every possible way.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Tel Aviv, IL
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Tracked investments
24

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website
Aaron Applbaum· General Partnerin

General Partner at MizMaa Ventures and author of the firm's post explaining its investment in Tenet.

Catherine K.C. Leung· Founder & Partner

Co-founder and Partner at MizMaa who sits on several portfolio boards. Previously a 20-year investment banker, last serving as Vice Chairman of Asia Investment Banking at JP Morgan with a focus on Greater China; Wharton graduate.

Isaac ("Yitz") Applbaum· Founder & Partnerin

Co-founder and Partner at MizMaa with 30 years in entrepreneurship, venture capital and philanthropy. Formerly founded Concorde Solutions (sold to Bank of America), was an SVP at Bank of America, and was a Partner and Managing Director for Israel at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Rick Kaplan· Operating Partnerin

Operating Partner at MizMaa with a 30-year IBM career, including roles as worldwide business development leader for IBM's Financial Services Unit and IBM Israel Country General Manager. Sits on several company boards.

Aviv Kerbel· Vice Presidentin

Vice President at MizMaa leading R&D, Cloud and Cyber investments. Joined in 2023 from a DevTool startup and previously served as a developer in the IDF's 8200 unit.

David Levin· Advisor (EiR at Arizona State University)

MizMaa advisor and former CEO of McGraw-Hill Education, UBM plc, and Symbian Ltd.

Gilad Shany· Advisor (Managing Partner, ION Crossover Partners)

MizMaa advisor and Managing Partner at ION Crossover Partners, Israel's first technology crossover fund. Previously a General Partner at Magma Venture Partners and spent nearly eight years at Baron Capital; former Israeli Air Force F-16 pilot.

Sammy Hsieh· Advisor (Cofounder & CEO of iClick)

MizMaa advisor with over 20 years building and investing in ventures. Co-founder and director of iClick Interactive Asia Group and an active angel investor in early-stage Asian startups.

Sarit Konikov· Head of Operationsin

Head of Operations at MizMaa who previously spent eight years at ELAL Israel Airlines, including as an Operations Center Manager.

Yoram Tietz· Advisor (Managing Partner, EY Israel)

MizMaa advisor and Managing Partner of EY Israel with over 20 years serving startups and public tech companies, having participated in many M&A and IPO transactions.

Investments · 24 tracked

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Allegro

ML/DL platform (Allegro Trains open-source plus enterprise offering) for managing experiments and deploying deep learning.

Anagog

Edge AI mobile engagement platform generating real-world user insights on-device while preserving privacy.

Ananda Networks

Private networking platform connecting users, devices, and services with LAN-like simplicity, replacing VPN/MPLS/SD-WAN.

Anima

Design-to-code automation platform that converts Figma, XD, and Sketch designs into developer-friendly code such as ReactJS and HTML.

Aurora Labs

AI-based Vehicle Software Intelligence for the full lifecycle of automotive embedded software, from development to OTA updates.

Autofleet

Platform for fleets and mobility operators to optimize operations and launch on-demand passenger and logistics services.

Blast Security

Preemptive, continuous cloud security that replaces reactive alert-chasing with an evolving defense fabric.

CHEQ

Go-to-Market Security platform protecting GTM operations from bots, fake users, compliance risk, and account takeovers.

Corephotonics

Market leader in dual-camera and computational photography technologies for mobile devices.

Coro

AI-driven cybersecurity platform protecting devices, users, and cloud apps from malware, ransomware, and phishing.

Hyperspace

Domain-specific compute engine accelerating real-time AI deep search over large multi-dimensional datasets.

Loadmill

Automates backend regression testing by replaying real user behavior via smart recordings.

Mobb

Application security tool providing automated remediation with suggested code fixes.

NOVOS

Holistic training platform for gamers offering personalized plans to improve performance.

Orca AI

Deep learning and computer vision platform for marine navigation and collision avoidance.

Ottopia

Teleoperation platform enabling remote humans to safely guide autonomous vehicles.

Protego Labs

Full-lifecycle security platform for serverless applications (acquired by Check Point).

QEDIT

Enterprise data-privacy solutions based on Zero-Knowledge Proofs, MPC, and homomorphic encryption.

Resolution Games

VR and AR game studio building a catalog of immersive titles.

Spectral

Developer-first code security platform that detects and mitigates misconfigurations and exposed secrets in the coding pipeline.

Syte

Visual AI product discovery platform with camera search and personalization for retailers.

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Varada

Adaptive indexing and dynamic analysis engine to make large datasets fast for analytics.

Vayavision

Environmental perception software for autonomous driving using raw data fusion, AI, and computer vision (acquired by LeddarTech).

Frequently asked questions

What stage does MizMaa Ventures invest at?
MizMaa Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
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.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Why Allegro AI? With Catherine K.C. Leung, MizMaa Ventures - YouTube

ClearML · Catherine K.C. Leung

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