StageOne Ventures
Venture capitalHerzliya Pituach · Seed–Late Stage · 25 people tracked
Also known as STAGE ONE II CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD.
Investment thesis
StageOne Ventures focuses on seed-stage investing in enterprise technology companies, backing founders whose technologies have potential to disrupt global markets. The firm positions itself as providing the infrastructure founders need to make sound early decisions, validate their technologies, and scale globally. Its team is composed of experienced investors who came from backgrounds as entrepreneurs, executives, researchers, and innovators, and it emphasizes building long-lasting investor-founder relationships grounded in mutual respect, communication, and trust. The firm leverages global networks spanning multiple dimensions of the enterprise landscape.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 25 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 27 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×24SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×10Cybersecurity ×8Data & Infrastructure ×5Developer Tools ×5Cloud Computing ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×2
HQs:United States×5Israel×3
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12021 · 12020 · 14 dated
DoControl provides SaaS data security software that uses identity, user, and behavioral context to detect and remediate data exposure across cloud collaboration platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSNew York, US
Adam Gavish(Executive Officer, Director)inOmry Wienberg(Executive Officer, Director)Liel Ran(Executive Officer)Omri Weinberg(Founder)inRick Graham(Vice President of Marketing)
BoardLuke Page(Director)
Board seatTal Slobodkin· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCardumen CapitalInsight PartnersRTP Global
Axonize provides IoT strategy consulting and support services to help organizations advance their Internet of Things initiatives.
IoT
Janiv Ratson(Founder)in
Co-investorsCornerstone Venture PartnersMeron Capital
Backline develops an autonomous vulnerability remediation platform that automatically detects, prioritizes, and fixes security vulnerabilities at enterprise scale.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Eran J. Leib(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution Equity PartnersGradient Ventures
Backslash is a security platform for the agentic AI layer, giving enterprises visibility, governance, and real-time protection over AI agents, MCP servers, skills, and plugins running on developer and citizen-developer endpoints.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsManiv MobilityKOMPAS VC
Canditech is a pre-employment skill assessment platform that evaluates candidates' technical and soft skills, cognitive abilities, and personality through AI-generated job simulations, video interviews, and pre-screening chatbots.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Vardit Legali(Co-Founder & CEO)
Stealth mode startup providing real-time software solutions for human interaction over digital using computer vision, deep learning, and 3D compression; acquired by Apple.
Coralogix provides an AI-native observability platform with a data lake that lets engineering teams ingest, store, and query telemetry (logs, metrics, and traces) across their stack using a unified query language and conversational AI investigation interface.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Ariel Assaraf(Founder)inYoni Farin(Founder)in
Co-investors2B.VCAlephBright Pixel CapitalBrighton Park CapitalGreenfield PartnersJoule Ventures+6 more
DagsHub is a web platform built on open source tools for hosting, discovering, and collaborating on machine learning and data science projects.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsDover, US
Dean Guy Smoilovsky(Executive Officer, Director)Rami Lachter(Director)
Co-investorsAviso VenturesVerissimo VenturesRainfall Ventures
Silverfort provides a unified identity security platform that protects all identities across cloud and on-premises environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL
Hed Kovetz(CEO, Co-Founder)Yaron Kassner(CTO, Co-Founder)inMatan Fattal(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesBrighton Park CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersGreenfield PartnersLumir Ventures+8 more
Definity provides an AI agent platform for data engineering on Lakehouse and Spark environments, offering cost optimization, in-motion observability, incident troubleshooting, and code-change validation for data pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US
Ohad Raviv(Founder)inTom Bar-Yacov(Founder)Roy Daniel(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesHyde Park Venture Partners
Eikona provides an adaptive content engine that uses generative AI and reinforcement learning to automatically generate, test, and refine lifecycle marketing content for individual users.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsClarim VenturesCrescendo Venture Partners
Entro is a security platform for managing and protecting non-human identities and programmatic access to cloud services and data, including AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Adam Cheriki(Co-Founder & CTO)Itzik Alvas(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsHyperwise Ventures
Geniez.ai builds a suite of AI agents ("Genies") that let mainframe professionals query mainframe data sources in natural language for operations, security, application modernization, and capacity planning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Kovrr provides AI-driven cyber risk management and governance solutions that help organizations assess security exposure and business impact through data-driven insights.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Yakir(CEO)inShalom(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsFounders FactoryKickstart InnovationMindset VentureMundi VenturesOcean Azul PartnersSixThirty Ventures
Minerva Labs was an Israeli endpoint security company whose anti-evasion platform prevented malware by simulating hostile environments to deter evasive threats.
Cybersecurity
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersWebb Investment Network
NeuroBlade builds SPU (data analytics accelerator) technology delivered as PCIe cards or accelerated cloud instances to speed up query processing for AI/ML workloads.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductors
Elad Sity(Founder)in
Co-investorsIntel CapitalGrove Ventures
Parter provides an AI platform that combines engineering, sourcing, and supply chain tools to help hardware teams design for cost and manufacturability, source bills of materials, and monitor components for shortages, obsolescence, and disruptions.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsZenda
JFrog ML (formerly Qwak) is an MLOps platform for building, deploying, managing, and monitoring AI and machine learning workflows, including generative AI, large language models, and classical ML models.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Alon Lev(Founder)inLior Penso(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersLeaders FundNordstarAMITI
Second Nature offers an AI-driven role-play training platform where sales reps and support agents practice scenarios such as discovery calls, objection handling, and escalations, receiving real-time feedback and coaching.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechTel Aviv, IL
Alon Shalita(Founder)
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalGrit VenturesSienna Venture Capital
Sedric is an AI-powered compliance platform for financial services teams in regulated industries, converting company policies into automated controls that review, monitor, and enforce marketing content and customer communications.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Eyal Peleg(Founder)
Co-investorsGefen CapitalK20 Fund
Staircase AI analyzes customer conversations to detect churn risk, expansion opportunities, and stakeholder sentiment or disengagement for customer success teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsDisruptive AI
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 NextAccelBain Capital VenturesJoule Ventures
Theator builds an intelligence layer for surgery that turns video from minimally invasive procedures into usable data.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US
Dotan Asslemann(Director)Tamir Wolf(Executive Officer, Director)Dotan Asselmann(Founder)in
BoardGigi Levy Weiss(Director)in
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalInsight PartnersNFXKdT Ventures
vHive offers an enterprise platform that digitizes physical assets using autonomous data capture (including drone-based) and AI analytics, helping organizations automate processes, cut costs, and plan across the asset life cycle.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Yariv Geller(Founder)in
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCommon Groundacq. by AppleMinerva Labsacq. by Rapid7NeuroBladeacq. by AWS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCoralogix · fintech.global · Jun 4, 2026
Definity · pulse2.com · Apr 30, 2026
Data & Security Early · calcalistech.com · Apr 28, 2026
Swish · hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Mar 24, 2026
Backslash · calcalistech.com · Feb 11, 2026
NeuroBlade · calcalistech.com · Oct 9, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does StageOne Ventures invest at?
- StageOne Ventures invests at the Seed, Late Stage stages.
- What is StageOne Ventures's typical check size?
- StageOne Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $3.5M.
- What sectors does StageOne Ventures focus on?
- StageOne Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is StageOne Ventures located?
- StageOne Ventures is headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, IL.
- Does StageOne Ventures lead rounds?
- StageOne Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does StageOne Ventures co-invest with?
- StageOne Ventures most often shares deals with Disruptive AI, Intel Capital, KOMPAS VC, among 3 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHow StageOne Ventures Supports Entrepreneurs in Achieving Their Vision ft. Tal Slobodkin
IsraelTech · Tal Slobodkin
Ep392: Yuval Cohen | Founder and Managing Partner, StageOne Ventures
The Matias Experiment · Yuval Cohen
Co-investors · 66
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
KOMPAS VC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enabling technologies for physical industries such as manufacturing, energy, logistics, infrastructure, and the built environment.
Greenfield Partners is a technology-focused investment firm that partners with companies at the early growth stage, helping them scale from product-market fit to global reach.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm that backs technical founders — engineers, researchers, and scientists — building companies across AI/ML, data infrastructure, developer tools, and life sciences.
Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.
Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.
NewView Capital is a venture capital firm that provides flexible capital to growth-stage companies, investing on a primary, secondary, or hybrid basis and offering operational guidance on scale-up decisions.
TLV Partners is an Israeli early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from day zero onward across sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, fintech, insurtech, healthcare and quantum computing.
Grove Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, backing enterprise AI, deeptech, AI infrastructure, and healthtech companies, with a focus on Israeli startups.
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AlephCardumen CapitalManiv MobilityDisruptive AIRed Dot Capital PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersCraft VenturesGreylock PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Index VenturesAlumni VenturesRedpoint VenturesBenchmarkMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalSapphire VenturesBattery VenturesAME Cloud VenturesAccel-KKRCanvas VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersUS Venture PartnersCyberstartsDell Technologies Capital23andMeComcast VenturesViola VenturesPoint72 VenturesSpider Capital83NorthThird Point VenturesCoelius CapitalTeam8Z47Vertex Ventures IsraelMorado Venture PartnersPitangoAngular VenturesGE VenturesFrontline VenturesS CapitalSaaSholicSommet ABMizMaa VenturesConvergence VenturesPicture CapitalGlencrest GroupYL VenturesFirst Rays Venture PartnersIsrael Growth PartnersLool VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Cedar FundHearst Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside StageOne Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with StageOne Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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