This past couple of weeks I was lucky to be surrounded by the Israeli tech ecosystem leaders. Whether it was at the excellent Jefferies Tech Trek in Tel Aviv, which brought together leading US and Israeli investors and founders or…
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As a pre-seed VC partner, I’ve watched hundreds of founders struggle with the same fundamental challenge: how do you validate a startup idea without burning through months of time and precious resources? The old playbook of surveys, focus groups, and…
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Generative AI has gone from an early novelty to an increasingly mature consumer category. The days of quick “ChatGPT wrappers” topping the charts are behind us. To stand out today, consumer-facing founders must combine AI-first thinking with the timeless lessons…
Israel has quietly become one of the world's most dynamic spatial computing ecosystems, with over 85 startups collectively raising $3.1B+ to reimagine how we interact with digital and physical worlds.
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The world of AI investing was recently sent into a minor panic, and for good reason. It’s not just the disappointing launch of GPT-5, Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring freeze or the talks about an impending AI bubble about to burst.…
AI agents are beginning to transform how we shop, how brands sell, and how the entire stack of online commerce operates. Whether it is Perplexity shopping or OpenAI’s partnership with Shopify that will let you check out straight from ChatGPT,…
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