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The Challenge Fund

Founders Yossi Ciechanover

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Total investments 32
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$11M
Portfolio companies 19
Rounds per year 1.14
Lead investments 2
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.38
Exits 14
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Software
  • Internet
  • Telecommunications
  • Mobile
  • Manufacturing

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

EarlySense

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
$13M23 Jul 2010 Tel Aviv District

Crescendo Networks

Architecture
Delivery
Hardware
Software
Web Hosting
$9M30 Jul 2008 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Sense Networks

Advertising
Analytics
Location Based Services
Predictive Analytics
$3M01 Apr 2008 New York, New York, United States

CopperGate Communications

Manufacturing
Semiconductor
Telecommunications
$14M22 Nov 2005 Tel Aviv District

BitBand

Content
Content Delivery Network
Video on Demand
$9M24 Mar 2003 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

CopperGate Communications

Manufacturing
Semiconductor
Telecommunications
$3M19 Feb 2003 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

OnPage Corporation

Android
Business/Productivity Software
Communication Software
Messaging
Mobile
$3M11 Dec 2001 Massachusetts, United States

Celvibe

Broadcasting
Media and Entertainment
TV
$3M16 Jan 2001 Redwood City, California, United States

Demantra

Application Software
Business/Productivity Software
Consumer Electronics
Fashion
Internet
Software
Supply Chain Management
$19M19 Sep 2000 Massachusetts, United States

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Total investments 32
Average round size 11M
Rounds per year 1.14
Peak activity year 2000
Lead investments 2
Follow on index 0.38
Exits 14
Group Appearance index 0.97

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

EarlySense

Biotechnology
Health Care
Medical Device
$13M23 Jul 2010 Tel Aviv District

Crescendo Networks

Architecture
Delivery
Hardware
Software
Web Hosting
$9M30 Jul 2008 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Sense Networks

Advertising
Analytics
Location Based Services
Predictive Analytics
$3M01 Apr 2008 New York, New York, United States

CopperGate Communications

Manufacturing
Semiconductor
Telecommunications
$14M22 Nov 2005 Tel Aviv District

BitBand

Content
Content Delivery Network
Video on Demand
$9M24 Mar 2003 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

CopperGate Communications

Manufacturing
Semiconductor
Telecommunications
$3M19 Feb 2003 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

OnPage Corporation

Android
Business/Productivity Software
Communication Software
Messaging
Mobile
$3M11 Dec 2001 Massachusetts, United States

Celvibe

Broadcasting
Media and Entertainment
TV
$3M16 Jan 2001 Redwood City, California, United States

Demantra

Application Software
Business/Productivity Software
Consumer Electronics
Fashion
Internet
Software
Supply Chain Management
$19M19 Sep 2000 Massachusetts, United States
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