The Bar Has Moved: Venture’s New Software Dichotomy
AI coding tools are making software faster and cheaper to build. That does not make software startups easier to fund.
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Pre-Seed Is Stronger than ever, but less startups are getting funded
Mega-seed rounds may grab the headlines, but for founders launching in 2026, the capital-efficient, unpriced round remains the smartest path to Series A.
Why “Funding-Contingent co-Founders” are a Non-Starter
Founder: “I’ve got it. The gap in the market everyone missed. With the new Agentic AI workflows, we can automate the entire middle-ware layer. It’s a billion-dollar play.” Me: “The architecture sounds solid. Who’s building it? Where’s your CTO?” Founder:…
Raising a Pre-Seed in 2026: The New Bar for Israeli Founders
The capital is there… but the "flight to quality" is at an all-time high.
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – September 5 2025
The original version of this newsletter was published on Linkedin. Subscribe now to get the next edition in your inbox. In case you’re new here, the word “Firgun” (pronounced ‘feer-goon’) is an informal modern Hebrew term and concept in Israeli culture…
A Pre-Seed Fund’s Perspective on investing in Israeli AI Startups
AI startups in Israel secure nearly 47% of all tech investments, despite making up only 30% of the tech sector. In just 18 months, we’ve witnessed Israeli AI startups raise over $2.8 billion across 180+ deals, yet 70% of these…
Big Funding Does Not Equal Guaranteed Success
Why Startups Should Stay Focused, Even With Millions in the Bank
A wealth of sources for startup fundraising – A primer for founders
The financial side of technology entrepreneurship means that almost from inception, an entrepreneur has to think about and plan his or her sources of financing. Wether you like it or not, startups can merely get a break between rounds of fundraising. It’s hard to know where to start sometimes, so this list should hopefully serve as a friendly primer for London startups.
Startup Campuses Come to Europe
Mega startup campuses, the latest trend in co-working, are spreading their wings in Europe. They are different from the traditional co-working space not just in size, but also in scope and ambition.
As the founding head of Campus London, Google’s first physical hub for startups and now home to over 80,000 registered members, I thought it would be interesting to share the latest developments in this space from my perspective.
How I closed a round with 7 Investors and Survived [Guest post]
Funding is never easy. Even when you hear stories about entrepreneurs who walk out of a VC with a personal check from the managing director, it is usually after 6 months of pitching and hearing 'no'. This is the story by Yaniv Nizan from Soomla, who raised a round from 7 investors and lived to tell the tale.