Israeli startup Landscape Collection 2026
This is the 2026 Israeli startup landscape collection by VC Cafe. The post will be updated regularly throughout the year as new maps are published.
Eze Vidra
Eze Vidra is the founder of VC Cafe and the co-founder and managing partner of Remagine Ventures, a pre-seed fund investing in ambitious founders at the intersection of AI, technology, entertainment, gaming, and commerce with a spotlight on Israel.
He is a former General Partner at Google Ventures (GV) in Europe, former head of Google for Entrepreneurs in Europe, and founding head of Campus London, Google's first startup hub. Eze writes on Israeli tech, venture capital, artificial intelligence, and founder strategy.
He is also the founder of Techbikers, a nonprofit that brings together the startup ecosystem on cycling challenges in support of Room to Read.
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:…
A Fundraising Conversation I Have Almost Every Week
Founder: “We’re pre-revenue, pre-MVP… and we’re raising $5M.” Me (VC): “Got it. I’m a pre-seed investor, so I’m probably not the right fit at that check size. If you decide to raise less, I’d be happy to take a look.”…
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – January 22 2026
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AI is causing a reckoning moment for SaaS companies
Founders should stop selling "software" and start selling deep vertical expertise.
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 – January 16 2026
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AI Venture Market 2026: Why AI Is No Longer Just a Category
Global AI funding hit $225.8 billion in 2025. This breakdown explains how AI became the center of venture investing, from infrastructure to agentic software.
Weekly Firgun Newsletter – January 9 2026
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2026 AI Predictions: The Year of the “Agent Employee”
I read a bunch of VC AI predictions for 2026 so you don’t have to. This includes predictions by Sequoia, Insight, Bessemer, Greylock, A16Z, Radical Ventures, Theory Ventures, Sapphire Ventures and many others. It’s been 3 years (in November) since…