TechAviv Founder Partners

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Sep 1, 2025	Leo AI	$5.0M Seed	—	Flint Capital, Yossi Matias
Jun 1, 2025	Root	$9.0M Seed	—	2048 Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Decibel Partners, TCG (The Chernin Group)
Jun 1, 2025	WorkWhile	$23.0M Series B	—	Arkitekt Ventures, Cake Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Owl Capital, Reach Capital, Rethink Impact, Vamos Ventures, Fidji Simo, Sagi Paz, Siqi Chen
May 1, 2025	Owner	$120.0M Series C	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Antler, Balderton Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Blu Venture Investors, Browder Capital, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Citi Ventures, Conversion Capital, CP Ventures, FJ Labs, Footprint Coalition, Forgepoint Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, FTX Ventures, Hercules Capital, Ignition Partners, Jetstream, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Mischief Venture Capital, Montage Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Redpoint Ventures, Roble Ventures, Saga, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Summit Partners, Susa Ventures, TCV, The Hit Forge, True Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Amjad Masad, Azeem Azhar, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Fidji Simo, Gokul Rajaram, Hippolyte Genet, Immad Akhund, Jason Lemkin, Jonathan Neman, Joshua Reeves, Julian Shapiro, Justin Mateen, Kyle Vogt, Larry Summers, Mark Gillespie, Matt Macinnis, Max Mullen, Nik Sharma, Parker Conrad, Sagi Paz, Scott Belsky, Sean Rad, Siqi Chen, William Hockey
May 1, 2025	Pallet	$27.0M Series B	—	Alumni Ventures, Day One Ventures, General Catalyst, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Lux Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Soma Capital, Susa Ventures, Torch Capital, Walden International, Y Combinator, Zigg Capital, Alexander Zhuravlev, Alex Zhuravlev, Chafic Kazoun, Claire Hughes Johnson, Jeff Hammerbacher, Oliver Jung, Pete Koomen, Scott Banister
May 1, 2025	Somite	$47.0M Series A	—	Boldstart Ventures, DST Global, Electric Capital, Founders Fund, Han Hua, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Quiet Capital, Anthony Pompliano, Eric Wu, Othman Laraki, Steve Lee
Mar 1, 2025	Kela Technologies	$28.0M Series A	—	Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Original Capital, Salesforce Ventures, sequel, Sequoia Capital, Susa Ventures, Torch Capital, Tribe Capital, Walden International, What If Ventures, Zigg Capital, Chafic Kazoun, Cory Levy, Gokul Rajaram, Jeff Hammerbacher, Liu Jiang, Mei Z., Michael Stoppelman, Scott Banister
Mar 1, 2025	Orion Security	$6.0M Seed	—	2048 Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Decibel Partners, Matthew Brown
Jan 1, 2025	Token Security	$20.0M Series A	—	Bessemer Venture Partners, Evolution Equity Partners, Insight Partners, Glenn Solomon, Notable Capital, Ameet Patel, Sharin Fisher Dibrov
Dec 1, 2024	Numenos	$5.0M Seed	—	Ariel Maislos
Dec 1, 2024	Astrix Security	$45.0M Series B	—	Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, CRV, Evolution Equity Partners, F2 Capital, Insight Partners, Mango Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Glenn Solomon, Oren Yunger, O.G. Tech Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Viola Ventures, Ameet Patel, Nir Erez, Noam Bardin, Rami Beracha, Sharin Fisher Dibrov, Shivon Zilis
Nov 1, 2024	Halcyon	$100.0M Series C	—	Bain Capital Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blu Venture Investors, Cisco Investments, Cyberstarts VC, Dell Technologies Capital, Evolution Equity Partners, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lytical Ventures, Next47, Glenn Solomon, Oren Yunger, Obvious Ventures, Passion Capital, Sierra Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, Storm Ventures, SYN Ventures, Team8, Ten Eleven Ventures, Work-Bench, Ameet Patel, Assaf Rappaport, Douglas Merritt, George Kurtz, Sharin Fisher Dibrov, Yevgeny Dibrov, Zohar Zisapel
Nov 1, 2024	LocalStack	$25.0M Series A	—	Bessemer Venture Partners, Evolution Equity Partners, Insight Partners, Oren Yunger, Notable Capital, Ameet Patel, Sharin Fisher Dibrov
Sep 1, 2024	All Hands AI	$5.0M Seed	—	General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Susa Ventures, Torch Capital, Walden International, Zigg Capital, Chafic Kazoun, Scott Banister
Apr 1, 2024	Somite	$10.0M Seed	—	Boldstart Ventures
Apr 1, 2024	Elisity	$45.0M Series B	—	AllegisCyber Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Evolution Equity Partners, Insight Partners, Glenn Solomon, Oren Yunger, Two Bear Capital, Ameet Patel, Sharin Fisher Dibrov
Dec 1, 2023	Asato	$8.0M Seed	—	General Catalyst, Intel Capital, Lux Capital, Nepenthe Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Susa Ventures, Torch Capital, Walden International, Zigg Capital, Abhinav Asthana, Chafic Kazoun, Jeff Hammerbacher, Scott Banister
Oct 1, 2023	Kasa Living	$70.0M Series C	—	2048 Ventures, ArcTern Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Day One Ventures, Eigenspace, FirstMark Capital, General Catalyst, Golden Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Lux Capital, M13, Multicoin Capital, Reimann Investors, RET Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Staircase Ventures, Susa Ventures, Torch Capital, Trajectory Ventures, Walden International, World Fund, Y Combinator, Zigg Capital, Chafic Kazoun, Gokul Rajaram, Jeff Hammerbacher, Scott Banister, Stefan Jeschonnek, Tobias Lutke, Tom Williams
Jul 1, 2023	Aktivate	$4.0M Series A	—	B Capital Group, Founder Collective, Oak HC/FT, Village Global, Will Ventures
Jun 1, 2023	The Wound Company	$4.0M Seed	—	General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Susa Ventures, Torch Capital, Walden International, Zigg Capital, Chafic Kazoun, Jeff Hammerbacher, Scott Banister
Jun 1, 2023	Astrix Security	$25.0M Series A	—	Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV, Evolution Equity Partners, F2 Capital, Insight Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Glenn Solomon, Oren Yunger, O.G. Tech Partners, Viola Ventures, Ameet Patel, Nir Erez, Noam Bardin, Rami Beracha, Sharin Fisher Dibrov
May 1, 2023	Together AI	$20.0M Seed	—	1984 Ventures, Acrobator Ventures, Addition, Audrey Capital, Canaan Partners, Darco Capital, Davidovs VC, Decibel Partners, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, FirstHand Alliance, Flex Capital, General Catalyst, GoAhead Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Lux Capital, Molten Ventures, NEO, Point72 Ventures, Predictive VC, Saxena Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Susa Ventures, Marco DeMeireles, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Torch Capital, Alex Rodriguez, Walden International, Y Combinator, Zigg Capital, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Anil Stocker, Bala Chandra, Bob Young, Gabriel Jarrosson, Gil Hirsch, Girish Mathrubootham, Ilya Golubovich, Ilya Kondrashov, Jennifer Lopez, Spencer Kimball
Apr 1, 2023	Dimer Health	$2.0M Seed	—	B Capital Group, Oak HC/FT, Village Global, Will Ventures
Mar 1, 2023	Dylibso	$5.0M Seed	—	A Capital, Boldstart Ventures, Cyberstarts VC, Eight Roads Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Graph Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, NFX, SV Angel, Abrahami Avishai, Frederic Kerrest, Immad Akhund, Michael Ma, Ronny Conway, Ryan Carlson
Feb 1, 2023	Penpot	$12.0M Series A	—	2048 Ventures, Audrey Capital, Boldstart Ventures, Decibel Partners, Flex Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Matthew Brown, The Hit Forge, Bob Young, Girish Mathrubootham, Jeff Hammerbacher, Spencer Kimball

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Leadership Team

Key people at TechAviv Founder Partners.

Yaron Samid

Managing Partner

Leadership Team

Key people at TechAviv Founder Partners.

Yaron Samid

Managing Partner

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

TechAviv Founder Partners is a pre-seed venture fund uniquely backed and actively powered by a global collective of 150 of the world’s most successful Israeli company builders, including 37 unicorn founders, tech executives, and top-tier VCs. Their mission is to help Israeli founders build enduring, impactful companies by leveraging collective knowledge, networks, and hands-on support. The fund typically invests between $500K and $3M in early-stage startups, focusing on founders rather than just companies, fostering a lifelong partnership and community. Key sectors include technology-driven fields such as AI, IoT, robotics, health tech, and agricultural tech. TechAviv’s impact on the startup ecosystem is amplified by its founder-centric model, global network, and active involvement in scaling startups to unicorn status[1][3][4].

Origin Story

TechAviv was founded in 2007 as a private global network of Israeli tech founders and investors aimed at mutual support and knowledge sharing. In 2020, this network evolved to launch the TechAviv Founder Partners fund, formalizing its investment activities with $75 million under management. The fund is led by a team of elite founders and executives who have built and scaled multiple billion-dollar companies. This collective approach grew out of the founders’ desire to create a “brother and sisterhood” of entrepreneurs who not only invest but actively collaborate and share equity incentives through carry grants to support fellow founders. The fund’s evolution reflects a shift from informal networking to a structured, founder-powered investment vehicle with a global reach[1][4][5].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Investments focus on founders, not just companies, with a lifelong partnership approach and profit-sharing incentives (carry grants) for portfolio founders who help scout and support peers.
Network Strength: Backed by 150 elite Israeli founders, including 37 unicorn creators, providing unparalleled domain expertise, global customer and talent access, and investor connections.
Track Record: Members have collectively built 131 billion-dollar companies since 2007, demonstrating deep operational experience and success in scaling startups.
Operating Support: Active hands-on involvement from founder partners who provide mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to global markets and capital.
Global Reach: Investments span Israel, the USA, and the UK, leveraging a broad international network to accelerate portfolio growth[1][3][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

TechAviv Founder Partners rides the wave of Israel’s reputation as the “Startup Nation,” capitalizing on the global demand for cutting-edge technology innovation. The timing is critical as early-stage tech startups increasingly require not just capital but experienced operational support and global market access to scale rapidly. The fund’s founder-driven model aligns with broader trends emphasizing community, collaboration, and founder empowerment in venture capital. By fostering a global collective of Israeli founders, TechAviv strengthens the ecosystem’s ability to produce iconic companies, influencing both local and international startup landscapes through knowledge sharing and network effects[1][3][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, TechAviv Founder Partners is poised to deepen its influence by expanding its founder network and increasing capital deployment to capture emerging technology trends such as AI, robotics, and health tech. The fund’s collaborative model may inspire similar founder-powered investment vehicles globally, reinforcing the importance of community and shared success in venture capital. As the global startup ecosystem becomes more interconnected, TechAviv’s blend of capital, expertise, and network support will likely accelerate the creation of the next generation of Israeli and global tech unicorns, maintaining its role as a key enabler of innovation and scale[1][4].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Investments focus on founders, not just companies, with a lifelong partnership approach and profit-sharing incentives (carry grants) for portfolio founders who help scout and support peers.
Network Strength: Backed by 150 elite Israeli founders, including 37 unicorn creators, providing unparalleled domain expertise, global customer and talent access, and investor connections.
Track Record: Members have collectively built 131 billion-dollar companies since 2007, demonstrating deep operational experience and success in scaling startups.
Operating Support: Active hands-on involvement from founder partners who provide mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to global markets and capital.
Global Reach: Investments span Israel, the USA, and the UK, leveraging a broad international network to accelerate portfolio growth[1][3][4].