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“The opportunity in Vertical AI goes far beyond improving workflows—it’s about automating complex, repetitive tasks and shifting up to $3.8 trillion in labor spend to AI-driven solutions.” Today, we’re excited to share our latest article, “Vertical AI Is Here: How to Capture the Opportunity and Win Big”, co-authored by Itay Inbar and Shay Grinfeld—featuring our market map of leading players shaping this space. In this piece, we dive into the untapped potential of Vertical AI—a new frontier of industry-specific AI applications that’s poised to reshape how businesses operate. Dive into our take on why Vertical AI is a massive opportunity via the link below 🔗👇

🔒 What’s the biggest threat to your organization’s cybersecurity? Spoiler: It might not be you—it’s your vendors. We’re excited to share portfolio company, Panorays, has launched The Weakest Link, a must-listen podcast 🎧 for CISOs, security managers, and risk professionals tackling the complexities of third-party cyber risk. Today, securing your supply chain isn’t optional—it’s mission-critical. The Weakest Link delivers expert insights, real-world success stories, and strategies to help organizations identify vulnerabilities, stay compliant, and strengthen their digital ecosystems. Highlights from the series include: - Proven strategies to manage AI-related risks and hidden threats in your supply chain. - The global impact of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). ...and much more! Panorays continues to set the standard for smarter, automated approaches to third-party cyber risk management. 🔗 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/dBVHH6AV Matan Or-El, Demi Ben-Ari, Meir Antar #Cybersecurity #Panorays #ThirdPartyRisk #CultivatingGrowth

Wondering how to bridge the gap between early success and lasting momentum? Geektime גיקטיים recently spoke with Managing Partner Shay Grinfeld to explore how we turn early momentum into long-term, sustainable growth. In the interview, Shay shares our approach to go-to-market, team building, and guiding founders through crucial inflection points. Curious to learn more? Read the interview below to discover how we’re helping companies cross the early growth chasm 👇

We’re thrilled to highlight a game-changing innovation from our portfolio company Silverfort: the launch of Privileged Access Security! This new product takes a completely fresh approach to securing privileged accounts—one of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity today—and marks a significant step forward in the evolution of their unified Identity Security platform 🛡️ Traditional Privileged Access Management (PAM) systems often take months or even years to roll out, can be extremely complex, and frequently leave unprotected gaps. Silverfort’s PAS changes the game by building on their unique technology and architecture. It integrates seamlessly—either on top of an existing PAM solution or as a stand-alone approach—delivering immediate security value ⚡ With Silverfort PAS, you can get up and running in days rather than months, automatically discover and classify every privileged account, enforce least privilege with dynamic, policy-based controls, and achieve seamless Just-in-Time access—ultimately strengthening your security posture while reducing complexity and operational overhead 🔒 In the words of Hed Kovetz, CEO & Co-Founder of Silverfort: “Securing privileged access has been one of the biggest challenges of the cybersecurity industry for decades, and solving it effectively in today’s hybrid and complex enterprise environments pushed us to innovate and break free from the old limitations. “Our new PAS offering can operate on top of any existing PAM solution or as an alternative in places where PAM isn’t implemented. In both cases, it provides broader coverage, adds new security controls designed to stop modern threats, and dramatically reduces time-to-value from years to days.” Congratulations to team Silverfort on this incredible milestone! 🎉 Avery E. Schwartz, Raz Mangel, Ortal Sasson Hendin #IdentitySecurity #Silverfort #CultivatingGrowth

What a fantastic morning at our Founders Breakfast last week during AWS re:Invent! 🌟 We had the pleasure of hosting an incredible group of founders and investors for a morning filled with great conversations, meaningful connections, and fresh ideas. A huge thank you to our co-hosts, Accel, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Red Dot Capital Partners, and TLV Partners, for making this event possible, as well as our attendees who made the event such a success. Here’s to more mornings like this! Shay Grinfeld, Raz Mangel, Nir Goldstein, Itay Inbar, Meir Cohen, Atad Peled, Carlo B., Brian Sack #AWSreInvent #FoundersBreakfast #CultivatingGrowth

We’re thrilled to celebrate Capitolis’ acquisition of CAPITALAB, a leader in Rates Portfolio Compression and Margin Optimization, from BGC Group! This strategic move marks another major milestone in Capitolis’ journey to create safer, more efficient capital markets and deliver cutting-edge optimization solutions to the industry. Capitalab’s expertise in Rates Portfolio Compression and Margin Optimization are a perfect complement to Capitolis’ Portfolio Optimization solutions, in turn strengthening Capitolis’ connections with leading market participants and opens new avenues for collaboration and innovation. As Capitolis CEO Gil Mandelzis shared: ““Capitalab’s highly innovative technology complements our existing suite of award-winning solutions and together we will create a ‘one-stop shop’ for compression.” We’re proud to support Capitolis in shaping the future of financial markets. A warm welcome to Gavin Jackson and the Capitalab team! 🔗 Read more about the announcement from Capitolis here: https://lnkd.in/eskBfuPN Shay Grinfeld, Ortal Sasson Hendin #Capitolis #Innovation #Fintech #CultivatingGrowth

"As a founder, you need to reinvent yourself multiple times along the journey. The first time you scale from 2 to 10 million, the next time when you grow from 10 to 50, 60, 70, 80 million—it requires another complete 180-degree transformation each time." Shay Grinfeld recently sat down with Guy Katsovich on his show, Od Podcast, to share our story and delve deep into the challenges startups face when transitioning from early stage to early growth. In this podcast, Shay discusses: 🚀 The critical transformations founders must undergo at each scaling stage. 🎯 The complexities of moving from product-market fit to scaling operations, and why this transition is often tougher than it seems. 🤝 How venture capital can offer more than funding, providing strategic guidance and building specialized teams to support startups. 🇮🇱 Unique insights into the Israeli startup ecosystem and how it shapes growth strategies. 🧠 The ever-evolving mindset required for founders to succeed If you're a founder preparing for your next big leap, this episode is a must-listen! Please note, the podcast discussion is in Hebrew.

Last week, Managing Partner Shay Grinfeld represented us at Bereisheet Tech’s annual AI event, highlighting the remarkable resilience and innovation of the Israeli tech ecosystem. Key takeaways from Shay’s talk: - $9B in investments and $17B+ in exit volume over the past 12 months. - Generative AI’s growing impact on Seed and Series A opportunities. - Why 2024 is will be remembered as a significant year of bold innovation and growth for Israeli tech. Thank you to Asaf Wolff 🦅, Tomer Shani, the committee, speakers, and hosts for an inspiring event!

What an incredible morning at CFO Insights: Navigating VC Risks! 🎉 Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting some of the most insightful and forward-thinking CFOs in the Israeli VC ecosystem to discuss critical topics like cash and runway monitoring, cybersecurity, and navigating fund risks. Our CFO, Ana Sudnik, shared her expertise on Managing Cybersecurity Risk: The CFO’s Role—a timely and critical topic in today’s evolving risk landscape. A special thank you to our co-hosts, Eva Hubsman of ISF Israel Secondary Fund, Keren Kenan of PICO Venture Partners and Nurit Benjamini of F2 Venture Capital for their invaluable insights and support in making this event a success🙌 From engaging presentations to a dynamic panel discussion, the conversations were rich, the networking was meaningful, and the insights shared will undoubtedly shape how we approach risk management in VC. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to this fantastic event! #CFOForum #PicoVenturePartners #IsraelSecondaryFund #CultivatingGrowth

Earlier this week we had the privilege of co-hosting the launch of Digital Health NY * IL—a vibrant new community for Israelis in the New York area shaping the future of #DigitalHealth. Co-hosted by our very own Itay Inbar together with Nadav Shimoni, M.D. of Arkin Digital Health, Jonathan Machado of Samsung Next, Lotem Leibovich of K Health, Ofer Waks of Pfizer, and Tomer Joshua of Cornell Tech Runway, we brought together an inspiring group of over a hundred founders and industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and ignite meaningful conversations in this growing field. Its clear that the intersection of Israeli innovation and New York’s dynamic digital health ecosystem holds immense potential. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us to help build this community from the ground up! #DigitalHealthNYIL #Community #DigitalHealth #CultivatingGrowth