State of Mind Ventures
Venture capitalTel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 11 people tracked
Also known as State of Mind Ventures (SOMV)
Investment thesis
State of Mind Ventures focuses on backing founders early at the seed stage, seeking daring, hungry, and highly ambitious teams of over-achievers. The firm aims to partner with founders from the beginning and stay involved as they shape their vision, build out their teams, and scale toward rapid growth. SOMV emphasizes a hands-on, high-ownership model where each leader on the team manages a focused portfolio with deep precision, reflecting a belief in empowering the founders of the future.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
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What they invest in
from 17 of 37 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4B2B Marketplaces ×2Cybersecurity ×2Fintech ×2IoT ×2
HQs:Israel×4United States×4
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
Texas Instruments ×3
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAstera Labs develops connectivity solutions for hyperscale data centers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Gajendra Sanjay Akkasalamakki(Executive Officer, Director)Jitendra Mohan(Executive Officer, Director)Jitendra M.(Founder)inSanjay Gajendra(Founder)inCasey Morrison(Founder)inRonald Jankov(Director)
Co-investorsAtreides Management
Clearitty provides a sales intelligence platform that gives sales executives insights about buyers to help them shorten sales cycles and close deals.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsfresh.fund
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
LiveAssurance (now part of BlueCat Networks) is a network and security observability tool that continuously scans infrastructure to detect risks to security, performance, and uptime, then diagnoses root causes and provides automated remediation.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsRTP GlobaliAngelsSequoia Capital
Media & EntertainmentSanta Monica, US
Co-investorsFusion VCTechstarsGoAhead VenturesOryzn Capital
Motormia is a social network and AI-powered toolkit for car enthusiasts to document vehicle builds, track modifications, and discover aftermarket performance parts.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerce
Isaac Bunick(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsVerissimo Ventures
Optibus provides a unified software platform for public transportation agencies and operators to plan, schedule, and manage transit services using artificial intelligence and optimization algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSTel Aviv, IL
Amos Haggiag(Co-Founder & CEO)inEitan Yanovsky(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersPitangoTencent HoldingsVerizon VenturesNew Era Capital Partners+2 more
Percepto develops autonomous drone ("drone-in-a-box") systems and software for automated inspection and continuous monitoring of critical industrial infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoTRobotics
Dor Abuhasira(Co-founder & CEO)inAriel Avitan(Co-founder)inSagi Blonder(Co-founder, Head of R&D)inRaviv Raz(Co-founder)inUdi Zohar(Chief Product Officer)inNir Simon(CFO)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalBeast VenturesCourtside VenturesEmerge VenturesHTwentyKoch Disruptive Technologies+5 more
Creates products enabling cloud and enterprise data centers to access data up to 50x faster with lower computational load and power consumption.
Co-investorsBrilliance VenturesExpon CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNaiss
Proven offers a vendor management platform that helps organizations connect their communities to vetted service providers and tools, manage perks, and support buying decisions.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareGovTechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsMindset Venture
Acquired by Silverfort (past investment)
Rivery is a SaaS platform for building end-to-end ELT/ETL data pipelines using no-code or custom code, with managed API and CDC replication to load data into cloud data warehouses and data lakes.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsEntrée Capital
Seemore Data provides a platform for monitoring and optimizing data infrastructure costs and performance in real time.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsHanaco Venture Capital
Servc provides financial and administrative services to venture capital, private equity, and real estate investment funds, including fund administration, controller and CFO services, and accounting support.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSHerzliya, IL
Co-investorsSIBF (Southern Israel Bridging Fund) VC
SpacePharma develops pharmaceutical research and manufacturing systems designed to operate in microgravity environments aboard satellites and spacecraft.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSpace Tech
Yossi(Co-Founder & CEO)Martin(Co-Founder, General Manager)
StreamElements offers a chatbot for live streamers on Twitch and YouTube, providing interactive modules, mini-games, chat commands, automated moderation filters, and loyalty-based rewards.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsSamsung NextSoftBank Vision FundRainfall Ventures
Trusstor provides on-site management software for construction projects that tracks worker progress, resource allocation, and costs in real-time.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsBuiltUp VenturesEmerging VenturesMetroCap PartnersVerissimo VenturesFirst Check Ventures
Vee provides software solutions designed to help nonprofit organizations manage operations and expand their mission impact without adding administrative burden.
AI & Machine LearningImpact & Social GoodSaaS
May Piamenta(CEO and Co-Founder)
Co-investorsDisruption VenturesHorizon CapitalOryzn CapitalTLV Partners
Co-investorsBosch VenturesMagenta Venture PartnersNorth First VenturesRobert Bosch Venture Capital
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAstera LabsNASDAQ: ALABFortinetNASDAQ: FTNTNetAppNASDAQ: NTAPTenableNASDAQ: TENB
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAstera Labs · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 31, 2026
Percepto · startuphub.ai · Aug 17, 2026
Vee · latamrepublic.com · Aug 17, 2026
Data & Security Early · calcalistech.com · Apr 28, 2026
Proven · qubit.capital · Dec 26, 2025
Seemore Data · seemoredata.io · May 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has State of Mind Ventures made?
- State of Mind Ventures has 36 tracked investments.
- What stage does State of Mind Ventures invest at?
- State of Mind Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does State of Mind Ventures focus on?
- State of Mind Ventures focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is State of Mind Ventures located?
- State of Mind Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
- Who does State of Mind Ventures co-invest with?
- State of Mind Ventures most often shares deals with Koch Disruptive Technologies, TLV Partners, Verissimo Ventures, among 48 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 24
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
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.
SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.
Entrée Capital is a venture firm run by former serial founders, managing $1.5bn across multiple funds with offices in Tel Aviv, London and New York.
Pitango is a venture capital firm that has backed founders across multiple stages for decades, providing capital along with network access to customers, partners, and experienced leaders.
Vintage Investment Partners is a venture capital firm managing $4.4 billion in assets with operations across the U.S., Europe, and Israel, serving as an active partner to portfolio companies.
Magenta Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on Israeli and Israeli-related early-stage technology startups across sectors such as mobility, enterprise software, IoT, AI, and fintech.
Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.
Flybridge Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs building companies with global reach. The firm focuses on supporting innovative ventures from their initial funding stages.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
Kortschak Investments is an investment firm that backs technically talented founders tackling difficult scientific and engineering problems, aiming for outsized returns.
▶12 more co-investors
Dell Technologies CapitalCausalViola VenturesOurCrowdWalden CatalystGrove VenturesIn-Q-Tel10DTakwin VenturesDarkmode VenturesRefinery VentureNielsen Innovate
Firms observed investing alongside State of Mind Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with State of Mind Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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