Hi everyone,

As we approach Yom Kippur, this is a good week to pause and reflect on the choices we've made and how we want to show up for others in the year ahead. In a community that's always looking toward the next milestone, I hope we also make time to appreciate the people who help us get there. Wishing everyone observing a meaningful fast and a gmar chatima tova.

On a personal note, it was a big week for our portfolio company Keewano, which emerged from stealth with $12 million in seed funding. We co-led the pre-seed round at Remagine Ventures, and we're proud to back the team as they bring KeewanoDB, a database built around how AI agents use and reason over event data, out into the world.

Elsewhere in Israeli tech, Buildots raised a $130 million Series C and crossed into unicorn territory, building AI tools that help construction teams track progress and catch delays early. MIND raised $72 million to protect enterprise data as it moves between people and AI agents, Noetive emerged from stealth with $41 million to bring AI into factories and physical operations, Loora raised $22 million to make English tutoring more accessible, and FIZE Medical closed the first $20 million of a planned Series B for AI-guided care of critically ill patients. On the exit side, OpenAI acquired Israeli camera-technology startup GLASS Imaging for more than $300 million, and Ondas Autonomous Systems bought GATE Technologies for $205 million. Dvash Group and the Hebrew University also launched a new $50 million deep-tech fund to commercialise academic research into spinouts.

Let's dive in!

Eze

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