Tel Aviv · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Also known as ZEEV VENTURES, LLC
Investment thesis
Solo GP running an anti-firm—no partners or committees—delivers VC-sized checks quickly, backing nontraditional founders with deep personal pain points and often co-founding, incubating, and serving as primary capital partner.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 31 of 61 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16SaaS ×15Fintech ×7Developer Tools ×4Enterprise Software ×4Cloud Computing ×3Consumer ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:United States×18Israel×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×24+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
Technion ×4Tel Aviv University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
HP Software ×2Intel Corporation ×2Israeli Military Intelligence ×2Mercury ×2
Investments · 61 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 32020 · 22015 · 12013 · 116 dated
Navan is an AI-powered platform for corporate travel and expense management that combines booking, policy management, and real-time reporting for enterprise clients.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityPalo Alto, US
CohenTwigAriel Cohen(Founder)in
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAkkadian VenturesAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBase PartnersElad Gil+11 more
Chegg is an education technology company that helps students learn more efficiently and affordably, supporting them from learning through career development.
EdTechSanta Clara, US
Dan Rosensweig(CEO)Barry McCarthy(Director)Sam Spadafora(Director)Rob Chesnut(Director)Aayush Phumbhra(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Wong(Director)
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsDag VenturesDelta-v CapitalFloodgateGabriel Venture PartnersInsight PartnersKleiner Perkins+5 more
dLocal provides a cross-border payment platform that lets global merchants accept payins and send payouts through local and alternative payment methods across emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
E-commerceFintechSaaS
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsAcross Capital PartnersAlkeon Innovation
HomeLightoffers bridge loans and financial solutions that allow homebuyers to remove sale contingencies and access equity for home purchases.
Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US
Andrew Uher(Executive Officer, Director)Drew Uher
BoardTyler Sosin(Director)in
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D
Co-investors500 GlobalBullpen CapitalCrosslink CapitalFundersClubKrillion VenturesMenlo Ventures+12 more
San Francisco, US
Ran Harpaz(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D · $18M raise · filed Aug 2025
Dallas, US
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D
ERGO NEXT Insurance (formerly NEXT Insurance) provides online business insurance for small businesses across more than 1,300 professions in the U.S., offering fast quotes and tailored coverage through a fully online quote and bind process.
FintechInsurTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Guy Goldstein(Executive Officer, Director)Nissim Tapiro(Director)inAlon Huri(Founder)in
BoardNick Shalek(Director)inEitan Bek(Director)Matthew McElhattan(Director)
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAllianz XBattery VenturesG SquaredGroup 11MS&AD VenturesRedpoint Ventures+3 more
Walnut, US
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D · $2.6M raise · filed Sep 2020
ShipIn applies AI to onboard CCTV video from vessels, turning it into operational intelligence through its FleetVision platform to detect early risk signals, prevent incidents, and support compliance across fleets.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNewton, US
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsTwo Lanterns Venture Partnersat.inc/ATINCHike VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalMunich Re Ventures
Sunbit provides point-of-sale financing and a fee-free co-branded credit card that let consumers pay over time for in-person services such as auto repair, dental, and optical care, as well as retail purchases.
FintechRetail TechLos Angeles, US
Arad Levertov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalChicago VenturesGroup 11Soundproof VenturesStarting Line
Carlsbad, California-based technology company incorporated in Delaware and funded through private equity placements.
Carlsbad, US
Itai Hirsch(Executive Officer, Director)Rami Lachter(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGary Benitt(Director)in
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jun 2021
Co-investorsSocial Leverage
Palo Alto, US
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D · $275M raise · filed Oct 2021
Co-investorsLightspeed Venture Partners
San Mateo, US
Amit Haller(Executive Officer, Director)Dafna Ben Porat Akiva(Director)Sean Freeberg(Executive Officer)Jon Jaffe(Director)
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D · $400M raise · filed Feb 2022
New York, US
Adi Sideman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndy Weissman(Director)inDavid Pakman(Director)Shaival Shah(Director)
Board seatOren Zeev· per SEC Form D · filed May 2020
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
AngelSense provides a personal GPS tracking and monitoring service designed for the special needs community, helping parents and caregivers locate and safeguard children with special needs.
ConsumerDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechIoT
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Audible produces and distributes audio entertainment, including Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts created with storytellers worldwide for its global base of listeners.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsKleiner Perkins
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Datarails provides FinanceOS, a governed, Excel-connected operating layer that consolidates and maps financial data from ERP, CRM, HRIS, and 600+ sources for finance teams and the office of the CFO.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Didi Gurfinkel(Founder)Eyal Cohen(Founder)
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsClaltechHorizon CapitalJAL Ventures Ltd.One PeakOryzn CapitalTitan Capital Partners+2 more
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)Dr. Orian Leitersdorf(Co-founder and Chief Scientist)Dean Leitersdorf(Founder)in
Co-investorsRadical VenturesBenchmarkAbstract VenturesAtreides ManagementManhattan Venture PartnersNVIDIA+5 more
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Domestika is an online learning platform offering courses in creative disciplines such as design, illustration, photography, marketing, and crafts, taught by professionals through project-based lessons.
Creator EconomyEdTechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsGaldana VenturesGSV Ventures
Duda is a website building platform that lets users create websites at scale, with built-in AI tools, an AI widget builder, SEO features, and tools to improve visibility in AI-powered search.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Amir Glatt(Founder)Itai Sadan(Founder)
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsSusquehanna Growth Equity
Exodigo maps utilities, foundations, and geotechnical conditions beneath infrastructure projects without excavation, using multi-sensor fusion and AI to produce subsurface maps, insights, and visualizations.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep Tech
Jeremy Suard(Founder)inOmer HameiriOriel HalvaniIliya KatzIdo Gonen(Founder)in
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investors10DAlpha PartnersGreenfield PartnersJibe VenturesNext Legacy PartnersSquare Peg Capital+3 more
Fieldin provides software tools and real-time insights to high-value crop growers for optimizing farm operations, improving productivity, and enhancing environmental and social governance outcomes.
AgTechIoTSaaS
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesCavallo VenturesGermin8 VenturesMaor InvestmentsMindset VentureAgFunder+1 more
Firebolt is a Postgres-compliant analytical database designed for engineers and AI agents, running from a single laptop binary to multi-node cloud clusters.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Eldad Farkash(Co-Founder)inSaar Bitner(Co-Founder)inBenjamin Wagner(CEO)in
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAngular VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDawn CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementSozo Ventures+1 more
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
groundcover is a full-stack observability platform that monitors cloud infrastructure, applications, and AI workloads using an eBPF sensor that collects telemetry with no code changes.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsTel Aviv, IL
Shahar Azulay(Founder)
Co-investorsAngular VenturesHeavybitJibe VenturesMorgan Stanley
Growthspace provides a workforce skill-development platform that uses AI to match employees with expert coaches for focused 6-8 week skill-building sprints, plus group sessions, workshops, and an AI expert tool.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Omer Glass(Founder)in
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Hippo is an online home insurance marketplace that connects customers with quotes from top-rated carriers and provides expert guidance through dedicated agents.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerInsurTech
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsComcast VenturesHorizons VenturesLauder PartnersMS&AD VenturesNFXTransmedia Capital+1 more
HoneyBook is a team collaboration platform that helps service-based businesses manage clients, projects, and team workflows with built-in invoicing and payment processing.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Oz Alon(Founder & CEO)
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAkkadian VenturesAlephArkin CapitalBattery VenturesBling Capital+10 more
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Cape.io is a campaign automation platform that lets creative and media teams plan, produce, validate, and activate ads across channels including CTV, linear TV, digital, and social, with AI-powered creative adaptation and regulatory compliance checks.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsBeringeaHeadlineAlpha PartnersIbex Investors
Houzz operates an online platform and software connecting homeowners with construction and design professionals for home building, renovation, and design projects.
Construction TechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Adi Tatarko(Co-founder)inAlon Cohen(Co-founder)
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsComcast VenturesFelicis VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalICONIQIngka InvestmentsK2 Global+4 more
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Novee offers a security platform built on a proprietary offensive AI model that continuously tests web, mobile, AI apps, APIs, and external attack surfaces to find, validate, and remediate high-impact vulnerabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Ido Geffen(Founder)in
Co-investorsYL VenturesCanaan Partners
Novee is an AI assistant and intelligence layer for underwriters that integrates with existing systems and Outlook to provide risk insights and automate submission-related tasks.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investors42CAPCanaan PartnersYL Ventures
proteanTecs develops in-chip monitoring technology (Universal Chip Telemetry) that embeds intelligence inside chips to provide deep data and visibility from design through production to field for semiconductor and electronics companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsHaifa, IL
Evelyn Landman(CTO & Co-Founder)inRoni Ashuri(COO & Co-Founder)inEyal Fayneh(Co-Founder & Silicon Technologies Sr. Principal Engineer)inShai Cohen(Founder)inSanjay Lall(Chief Revenue Officer)inEran Ben Horin(Chief Financial Officer)in
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalIntel CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesSamsung Catalyst Fund+1 more
Reali is a real estate brokerage team that helps clients buy and sell homes, offering financing options such as cash offers and buy-before-you-sell programs.
FintechPropTechSan Carlos, US
Dafna Ben Porat Akiva(Executive Officer)Enrique Albert(Executive Officer)Amit Haller(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesSignia Venture Partners
Reco is a security platform that discovers and inventories AI apps, agents, and identities across an enterprise's SaaS environment, mapping their permissions, connections, and risk.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investorsAngular Venturesboldstart venturesInsight PartnersJibe VenturesS VenturesWorkday Ventures
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Sentra is a tool that captures and reconstructs the context behind engineering decisions, linking discussions, tickets, and pull requests to explain why choices were made.
Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrey Starenky(Founder)inAl Rey(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackwards CapitalA16Z SpeedrunAntigravity CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersKey1 CapitalPrecursor Ventures+3 more
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Telit designs and manufactures telecommunications terminal equipment and M2M (machine-to-machine) modules for industrial and IoT applications.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTBoca Raton, US
Co-investors83NorthCanaan PartnersYL Ventures
Tipalti offers an AI-powered finance automation platform that handles global accounts payable, payments, procurement, expenses, and treasury operations for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAccel-KKRG SquaredGroup 11Moxxie VenturesSummit Peak Ventures+3 more
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
PartnerOren Zeev· solo GP
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Decart · techtimes.com · Aug 18, 2026
Audible · gazetteherald.co.uk · Aug 14, 2026
Groundcover · networkworld.com · Jul 31, 2026
AngelSense · dcnewsnow.com · Jul 24, 2026
HomeLight · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Next Insurance · quotesweep.com · Jul 13, 2026
Chegg · barchart.com · Jul 8, 2026
Navan · calcalistech.com · Jul 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Zeev Ventures made?
- Zeev Ventures has 47 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Zeev Ventures invest at?
- Zeev Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Zeev Ventures's typical check size?
- Zeev Ventures typically writes checks of $20M – $50M.
- What sectors does Zeev Ventures focus on?
- Zeev Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Zeev Ventures located?
- Zeev Ventures is headquartered in Tel Aviv, IL.
- Does Zeev Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Zeev Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Zeev Ventures co-invest with?
- Zeev Ventures most often shares deals with Group 11, 01 Advisors, Akkadian Ventures, among 112 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 63
Group 11 is a venture capital firm that backs founders and technology companies, describing its success as entirely dependent on the success of the companies it invests in.
01 Advisors is led by former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, former Twitter COO Adam Bain, and Facebook's former Chief Revenue Officer David Fischer, who bring first-hand experience scaling Twitter, Google, and Facebook from early revenue to tens of billions in sales. They operate as "venture coaches" who deliberately avoid taking board seats so they can provide candid advice without formal constraints, focusing on Series A and B companies that have product-market fit but need help building professional sales organizations and revenue operations.
Angular Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage funding to founders operating in global markets.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
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.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
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.
Greenoaks is a venture capital firm that makes extremely concentrated bets, famously putting ~40% of its initial $50M fund into a single company (Coupang) that returned roughly $8B, and continues to hold and grow public equity positions in its breakout companies rather than exiting after IPO like most VCs. The firm backs only ~15 companies per fund with $25-75M initial checks and operates as a registered investment adviser with a lean team focused on contrarian, high-conviction investments that they partner with for decades.
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.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
▶51 more co-investors
GV (Google Ventures)Redpoint VenturesBenchmarkMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalFloodgateAltaIR CapitalCapitalGViola VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Chicago VenturesMontage VenturesSquare Peg CapitalKrillion Ventures10DGreenfield PartnersFounders FundCraft VenturesCoatue ManagementACME CapitalMayfield FundLiquid VenturesHCVCAME Cloud VenturesBase10 PartnersGSV AccelerationCyberstartsBallistic VenturesCoinFundAmerican Express Ventures (Amex)Science VenturesMosaic VenturesNGP CapitalVertex Ventures IsraelEuclid Venture PartnersWestWave CapitalJigsaw VCNational Grid PartnersTA VenturesEngineering Capital10x GenomicsFlint CapitalBlockchange VenturesBorderless VentureHippo InsuranceTakwin VenturesnoaR-Squared VenturesFinTLV VenturesTomahawk.VC
Firms observed investing alongside Zeev Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Zeev Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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