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Awz Ventures

Founders Michael Fromstein Yaron Ashkenazi

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Total investments 21
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$13M
Portfolio companies 14
Rounds per year 2.10
Lead investments 6
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.33
Exits 1
Key employees 7
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Cyber Security
  • Software
  • Security
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
Summary

Awz Ventures is the famous VC, which was founded in 2016.

Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 2-3 years to receive the investment from the fund. The fund has specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Computer, Cyber Security. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight SIGA OT Solutions, Pcysys, NanoLock Security Ltd.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2 participants. Despite the Awz Ventures, startups are often financed by Maxfield Capital, Firstime Venture Capital, Skywell Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Tencent Holdings, Singulariteam, Renren Lianhe Holdings. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs, Blackstone Group.

The fund is constantly included in 2-6 investment rounds annually. The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 5 - 10 millions dollars. The important activity for fund was in 2017. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 47 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

KTrust LTD

Analytics
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Security
Cyber Security
Information Technology
Internet
Intrusion Detection
Open Source
Penetration Testing
Software
$5M14 Feb 2024 Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

CitrusX

Machine Learning
Risk Management
Software
$4M11 Dec 2023 Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

KTrust LTD

Analytics
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Security
Cyber Security
Information Technology
Internet
Intrusion Detection
Open Source
Penetration Testing
Software
$5M31 Dec 2022 Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Classiq Technologies

Quantum Computing
$13M30 Sep 2022 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Pentera

Compliance
Cyber Security
Network Security
Security
$150M11 Jan 2022 Israel, North District, Israel

DeepCube

Artificial Intelligence
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Software
$7M22 Sep 2020 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Pcysys

Compliance
Cyber Security
Network Security
Security
$25M09 Sep 2020 Israel, North District

Pentera

Compliance
Cyber Security
Network Security
Security
$25M13 Aug 2020 Israel, North District, Israel

Artificial Intelligence
$5M26 Apr 2020 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

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Total investments 21
Average round size 13M
Rounds per year 2.10
Peak activity year 2019
Lead investments 6
Follow on index 0.33
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.38

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

KTrust LTD

Analytics
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Security
Cyber Security
Information Technology
Internet
Intrusion Detection
Open Source
Penetration Testing
Software
$5M14 Feb 2024 Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

CitrusX

Machine Learning
Risk Management
Software
$4M11 Dec 2023 Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

KTrust LTD

Analytics
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Security
Cyber Security
Information Technology
Internet
Intrusion Detection
Open Source
Penetration Testing
Software
$5M31 Dec 2022 Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Classiq Technologies

Quantum Computing
$13M30 Sep 2022 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Pentera

Compliance
Cyber Security
Network Security
Security
$150M11 Jan 2022 Israel, North District, Israel

DeepCube

Artificial Intelligence
Information Technology
Machine Learning
Software
$7M22 Sep 2020 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Pcysys

Compliance
Cyber Security
Network Security
Security
$25M09 Sep 2020 Israel, North District

Pentera

Compliance
Cyber Security
Network Security
Security
$25M13 Aug 2020 Israel, North District, Israel

Artificial Intelligence
$5M26 Apr 2020 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
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