The top venture capital funds in Israel in 2026 are Pitango and Viola (the largest multi-stage platforms), Aleph and TLV Partners (early stage), Team8 (company-building foundry) and Cyberstarts (cybersecurity seed). By deal count, F2, Team8 and TLV Partners were the most active large Israeli funds. Twelve, below.
Israeli startups raised more than $13 billion in the first nine months of 2026, and while much of the late-stage money comes from US funds such as Sequoia, Accel and Lightspeed, the first checks usually come from Israeli VCs. This list covers locally based funds that founders pitch first, chosen for track record, activity and specialization, as of October 2026. It is a guide for founders deciding whom to approach, not investment advice.
One of Israel's oldest and largest venture firms.
Pitango has invested in Israeli technology since the 1990s and now runs separate funds for early stage, growth and health tech, giving it one of the broadest portfolios in the country.
Its size and history make it a common lead investor for later rounds of Israeli companies.
Israel's largest tech investment group across several strategies.
Viola Group runs Viola Ventures for early stage, Viola Growth, Viola Credit and Viola FinTech, so a company can be backed from seed to pre-IPO within one group.
Viola Ventures closed $250 million in new funds for early-stage investing.
A founder-focused early-stage fund with a strong consumer and fintech record.
Founded by Michael Eisenberg and Eden Shochat, Aleph backs Israeli founders at seed and Series A and is known for hands-on support. It was an early investor in Lemonade.
It is one of the most recognizable Israeli VC brands abroad.
Builds companies from scratch, then funds them.
Team8, founded by Nadav Zafrir and other former 8200 leaders, creates companies in-house around problems it identifies with corporate partners, then recruits founders to run them. Claroty and Sygnia came out of it.
It also invests in outside startups and was among the most active large Israeli investors in 2025, according to IVC.
The seed fund behind many of Israel's biggest security outcomes.
Gili Raanan's Cyberstarts invests at the earliest stage in cybersecurity and was an early backer of Wiz, Island and Cyera. Its network of portfolio CISOs helps young companies find first customers.
In 2026 it co-led some of the largest seed rounds in Israeli security.
One of the most active early-stage funds in Israel.
Founded by Rona Segev and Brian Cohen, TLV Partners leads seed and Series A rounds across enterprise software, security and other sectors.
IVC ranked it among the three most active large Israeli investors in 2025.
A seed specialist ranked among the most active large Israeli funds of 2025.
F2 invests at seed and runs programs that work with founders before they have formed a company.
IVC named it among the most active large Israeli investors in 2025.
A security and enterprise specialist with a dedicated pre-seed arm.
Founded by Kobi Samboursky and Arik Kleinstein, Glilot invests in early-stage cybersecurity and enterprise software and runs Glilot+ for earlier and follow-on investments.
It is a frequent co-investor alongside the security specialists on this list.
Co-founded by the inventor of the USB flash drive.
Grove, co-founded by Dov Moran and Lior Handelsman, invests in deep technology, including chips, AI infrastructure and hardware, sectors where many generalist funds hesitate.
It is a natural first stop for Israeli semiconductor and hardware founders.
A seed-stage security specialist linking Israeli founders with US buyers.
YL Ventures, founded by Yoav Leitersdorf, invests in Israeli cybersecurity at seed and works out of both Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. It was an early investor in Axonius and Orca Security.
It runs a large network of US security executives who advise its portfolio.
A long-running early-stage fund backing AI, fintech and software founders.
Entrée Capital backs early-stage companies across AI, fintech and enterprise software. In 2026 it led the Series A of legal AI startup Chamelio.
It invests in Israel and internationally from offices in Tel Aviv and London.
The most active Israeli micro-VC, investing before most funds will.
Fusion invests at pre-seed and runs a program for founders at the idea stage, often writing the first institutional check.
IVC ranked it the most active micro-VC in Israel in 2025.
Pitango and Viola are the largest Israeli venture platforms by assets under management, each running multiple funds across early stage, growth and other strategies. Global firms with Israeli partners, such as Bessemer, Lightspeed, Insight Partners and Index, write many of the largest checks.
According to IVC Research Center's ranking published in March 2026, F2, Team8 and TLV Partners were the most active large Israeli investors in 2025, Fresh.Fund led mid-sized funds and Fusion led micro-VCs.
Cyberstarts, YL Ventures, Glilot Capital and Team8 specialize in security, and Cyberstarts has backed many of the biggest recent outcomes, including Wiz. Generalist funds such as TLV Partners and Aleph also invest in security.
Seed rounds for experienced teams have grown sharply, especially in AI and security, where $10 million to $30 million seeds are common and some have exceeded $50 million. First-time founders in other sectors typically raise far less, often through pre-seed programs.
A warm introduction from a founder the fund has backed works best. Most Israeli funds list their partners and sector focus on their websites, and several run open office hours or pre-seed programs. Keep the first message short: the problem, the team and early proof.