Summary:
Hetz Ventures secures $140 million for its fourth fund, boosting total assets under management to nearly $500 million
The firm focuses on early-stage investments in cybersecurity, data, and AI infrastructure, targeting foundational technologies
Hetz-backed companies have achieved over $1 billion in exit value, including high-profile acquisitions by Intel, Armis, and SentinelOne
Recent financing rounds for portfolio companies like Majestic Labs and BlinkOps highlight Hetz's strategy of supporting founders through growth stages
Managing Partner Judah Taub emphasizes that Israeli innovation has accelerated despite challenges, with Fund IV showing confidence in the ecosystem
Hetz Ventures has successfully closed its $140 million fourth fund, achieving this milestone during a period of wartime and global economic uncertainty. With Fund IV, the firm now manages nearly $500 million in total assets, just eight years after its inception. Hetz Ventures specializes as an early-stage investor in cybersecurity, data, and AI infrastructure, focusing on foundational technologies rather than consumer applications or late-stage growth.
Notable exits from Hetz-backed companies have generated over $1 billion in value, including acquisitions like Granulate by Intel in 2022, Silk Security by Armis in 2024, and Prompt Security by SentinelOne in 2025.
Beyond exits, Hetz highlights ongoing momentum in its active portfolio, with recent financing rounds for companies such as Majestic Labs and BlinkOps. This underscores the firm's strategy of identifying founders early and supporting them through multiple growth stages.
Judah Taub, Managing Partner at Hetz Ventures, commented: "Despite one of the most difficult years in Israel’s recent history, innovation here hasn’t paused for a moment but even accelerated. There has never been a more ambitious generation of Israeli entrepreneurs who are thinking bigger. Combined with the technological disruption we’re seeing across cybersecurity, data, and infrastructure, we believe this cohort will produce some of the most important companies of the next decade. Fund IV is not just a vote of confidence in Hetz, but in the Israeli ecosystem at large."
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