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June 4, 2026 Weekly insights on Israeli tech, venture capital, and AI

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How AI’s impact on software is pushing VCs from Bits to Atoms

From bits to atoms VC Cafe

For more than a decade, the venture capital world revolved almost entirely around software, chasing SaaS efficiency, product-led growth, and asset-light digital scale. But today, the energy in the market is shifting. We are quietly navigating the “SaaS-pocalypse” (see my…

Israeli Telco Database Startup Xeround Raises $7M

Xeround Systems, an Israeli based Telco Database start up has recently raised 7M in a second round of financing from Benchmark Capital and Giza Venture Capital. To date, Xeround raised a total of $14M. According to their website, “Xeround’s unique…